Summer Fun!

Why is it that it is so hard to post in the summer (for me)? I remember having this same problem last summer. I don't mind that summer is ending. I absolutely love everything about fall. Utah summers are hard. It gets so hot in the afternoon that you really end up stuck inside. Meg doesn't handle the heat really well. She lasts about 2 minutes and then ends up complaining and back inside. Adin stays out longer but gets really flushed and hot within about 10 minutes. On top of that, this is our first summer with a swamp cooler. We are all excited for fall and slightly cooler weather.
Brian did the unthinkable. He gave Adin a summer buzz. While he is still adorable, I am really excited to have it grow back. This is his "cheese" face.

This is kind of random, but cute. Adin driving my brother Andy's police car. Adin thought it was so cool.

Liberty Park is a lot of fun. They have this play area with streams and waterfalls and a very small wading pools. It's free and the kids love it. We've made quite a few trips there.


A sad, sad replacement for our planned trip to Disneyland...Lagoon. Blah. The kids loved it, but it just really isn't that cool. The first day we went was a beautiful day. It was about 80 degrees and on a weekday so it wasn't very busy. Brian's dad came with us and the kids loved that. His dad hadn't been for 30 years.

The only negative to the weather was that it took forever to dry off after the water rides. Out of everyone, I got soaked the worst. We did the water rides in the morning and I was still soaked by the end of the day. At lunch, I pulled my socks off and rung them out and left a huge puddle. Meg had just barely dried and then Adin spilled an entire cup of ice water in her lap.

Ha Ha! I was shocked that Wendell went on this. I didn't even go on it. He did lose his hat about 5 seconds into the ride.

One of Adin's best buddies (again the cheese face).

Not sure why I didn't zoom.

We bounced back a few weeks later with my family. It was really hot this day and we were all trying to chug the water to keep hydrated. It was a lot of fun to be there with my family. This is Adin's FAVORITE ride. He rode it over and over and over again. He would get off and then run back into the line. He mispronouces the word space ship. He really emphasized his mispronunciation and would yell this over and over. He would replace the "p" with a sharp "t".

Daddy was Meg's best bud at Lagoon. She was nervous about a lot of the rides and since Daddy is her protector he got to be her consant companion. He didn't mind.

Oddly, the stupid haunted rides were Meg's favorite. She always closed her eyes and gripped our hands, but then wanted to do it again.

DIS-GUS-TING! Corn dogs bigger than their heads.

My fam riding Wicken. Our kids adore each one of them. I had a serious Dr. Pepper withdrawal migraine so I hung out with the kiddos and let Brian ride some of the grown up rides with these guys. At least Brian got to have a little more fun the second time around. Kuddos to Sarah for riding all the scary rides.

This was Meg's general attitude the whole second day. Sheesh! It all started when we convinced her to ride the rickety white roller coaster. She came off bawling. The ride is horrible or I am old.


Summer is over for us on Monday. Meg starts kindergarten. I have already shed many tears about this. She is just plain excited and counting down the days. She has 14 days worth of outfits hung up and tagged in numerical order. I just hope she sticks to the order because that means 14 days that I don't have to argue with her over what she wears that day. I am really excited for her. I know she really wants to go, and I know that I bore her at home.

And, to end on a happy note. This is just a silly little video of Adin jammin'. It is quite a calm version. Usually he dances and does some back and forward leans along with the jammin' face.

Big Changes

So now that we are all settled (and loving it) in Salt Lake, we are about to have our lives turned upside down.

Meg starts kindergarten on the 31st. Online it listed that our elementary school's kindergarten was a full day. Brian and I were having a lot of anxiety about that. We felt like she was being yanked away too early, and we worried about her getting bored with a whole day. I went to her registration on Monday and was happy to find that I could choose between a full day and a half day. Now, I feel much better about it. I am actually really excited for her to get entertained by someone other than me again. :)

Brian starts school on the 24th. We've debated back and forth over whether he would keep his job while in school or not. His bosses were begging him to stay. They told him that even though he is on salary that he didn't need to work 40 hours a week. They told him 30 would be fine and he could do his homework while at work as long as he got all his work done. This was all jibberish to me because I know how busy he is working 40 hours. There is no way he could do it all and school. We had been looking at trying to get a research assistantship on campus because it would waive Brian's tuition and pay him a stipend. Apparently these are really hard to get. All Brian had to do was email the dean his resume, she emailed him back requesting an interview, he interviewed and they wanted him. Phew!

I will no longer be driving to Orem three times a week to work. We have been waiting to find out about the assistantship before I quit. I knew I would quit either way, but since he got the assistantship I know that I don't need to get another job right now. Meg is so excited that I won't be working anymore. She says that she is so happy that I can do fun things with her again. I am not sure where this came from because I usually work when she is asleep. :) Cute, nonetheless.

Well, that's that. Just wanted everyone to know what we're up to.