July week 3

Soooooooo tired!  Last week was a packing week.  We are going to Moon Lake with my family.  I packed and cleaned, shopped and cleaned some more.  Pretty boring week.  When I fully recover and have all of my laundry done I will post about the trip and all the new things from this week.

Stay tuned......

July week 2

Oh it is so nice to be able to recover from Girls Camp.  So Monday was FREE Slurpee day.  After we went to lunch we decided to stop by and get a Slurpee.  The kids thought Julie and I were the best mom's.  Later that day we were hot so we decided to try to get another one at the 7-11 close to our house.  So we got a little exercise and walked to 7-11 and got another FREE Slurpee. 

So on the way home, the boys decided that they wanted to do a lemonade stand.  Julie and I have no idea where they came up with it but decided that they could try it.  They made signs for Connor to hold and got everything ready.  They had 2 people stop buy and bought a drink and then they got bored, so they decided to go start knocking on doors.  After they went through the entire neighborhood asking if they would like to buy lemonade the made a total of 14 dollars.  So they went to Macey's and bought King Kones.  They were happy kids. 

We took Colby to the Orthodontist on Tuesday for him to look and see if Colby is going to need braces.  Since he still has a lot of baby teeth Dr. Bills thinks that he is about 1 year out before getting them on.  He says that he is not as bad as Ashlee but plan on braces.  Oh Joy!

Wednesday we took the kids swimming.  They are fish.  They love to be in the water.  We were there 3 hours and they were not ready to go. 

I spend a little part of Thursday going to lunch with friend Rebecca.  It was so nice to catch up with her over the summer.  It was a last minute thing before she left town but it was a lot of fun. 

Plus I got my car fixed again this week.  THANK YOU JAKE!!!!!  I have decided that this car is going to kill me.  This time it was the fan clutch.  I really hope that nothing else goes wrong with it the rest of the year. 

On Friday night Jon pull a graveyard shift at the hospital.  He was in the Womens Center so I really didn't worry about it.  I was wrong.  I get a call at 3am with him in a fight with someone.  At 3am it woke me out of a dead sleep.  Come to find out the lady bit him on the chest.  She broke the skin so he had to be admitted to the ER.  They cleaned it up really good, gave him antibiotics and he finally was released at 5am.  Of course he is pressing charges so once again he gets to go to court. 

July week 2

Holy cow!! What a great week.  WARNING...this might be a long post.

We started out the week with the West Jordan parade.  Since Jon,Colby, and Colton were walking in it, it was just Ashlee, Connor, and me to watch.  So I went down at 7:30 to get our seats because this parade route fills up really quick.  It was much better waiting for the parade to start with 2 kids instead of 4.  We had some breakfast and did snaps to waste time.  The parade was fun, and it was fun to see my kids in it. 

 

Ashlee and Connor waiting for the parade to start.  We had Julie and Neffy join us for the parade. 

We then went to my moms house for a BBQ.  The kids had fun playing with their cousin doing snaps and crackling balls and just playing outside in the rain.  We ate and then we were off to Sugarhouse park for the bands and fireworks.  I don't think I ever would have gone but we won tickets this year to the best seat in the house from RC Willey's.  The first two bands were not wonderful but the kids were having a great time.  The band that we went for was Ryan Schupe and the Rubberband.  This concert was awesome.  He played for an hour and a half.  It was great.  Ashlee was really excited because she got a t-shirt and a Frisbee from Ryan.  After Ryan it was time for the fireworks.  They were fantastic and went for 30 minutes.  It was great. 

If you have never seen Ryan Schupe and the Rubberband live I would totally suggest it.  I saw him live the first time at PTA Convention last year, and it was amazing.  This one at Sugarhouse was even better.  If you want to see one of my kids favorite songs here is the link. http://youtu.be/zCkQZw9Flhc

After the fireworks were over at 10:40pm and we were back to our car, we have the word that I hate the most...TRAFFIC!!  I'm usually really good at being able to get out and fast but this was totally insane.  The cars were not moving.  We finally made really good progress at 11:00p.m.  We got home at about 11:30 and then I had to do the thing that I totally had put off.  Pack for Girls Camp.  I kept thinking that I would have time but never did.  So by the time I got packed and had all of the food ready I got to bed at 2:30 a.m. 

The wonderful alarm went off at 5a.m.  I got up and started packing the trailer and truck next door.  We left at 7:45 and made it to Heber Valley Camp.  We got unpacked a little and we were off.  We went to the ampitheather for a meeting with the missionaries.  The first thing they say to us is there was a bear in our camp right next door to our cabin and he ate their lunch.  It scared the leaders but the girls were thinking it was cute.  I kept telling them that his paws are bigger than your head, and anything bigger than your head is scary.  Here is the cute picture of our bear. 

So next we took the girls to Legacy Lake.  What a beautiful place.  When we got there it was beautiful blue skies with puffy clouds, but when we left the clouds were dark.  Here are great pictures from the lake.

 

Notice the clouds!

  We had a great rest of the day with dinner and skits. 

Then the rain started.  It rained most of the night.  When we woke up the next morning it was gone, and beautiful.  We had the morning to do a couple of things together then after lunch we were headed to the ropes course.  I had to help with a station in the ropes course so I kept telling the leaders to make Ashlee do the high course.  She had no trouble at all doing it.  It is a 20 (I think) foot pole you have to climb, then you side step 20 feet on a wire to the place where you zip line down.  I kept thinking Ashlee you have to do this.  You will feel so good about yourself if you do it, not knowing that I would end up doing it in the end.  Here are some great pictures of Ashlee doing it.  I will get mine up as soon as I get them. 

 

 

Here is a link to her video.  I was so proud of her.   http://youtu.be/09o-M373Pzo

The next day was just our relaxing day.  We had the Bishopric coming up and we had to make dinner.  This was also our skit night.  The girls did their skit for the Bishop, then the leaders did their skit, then the Bishopric did their skit.  We had a great time.  Later that night the Stake put on a Knight Hike.  It was a wonderful experience.  The girls really enjoyed it.  We then went back to the cabin for our testimony meeting.  What a great week at camp.  I'm so exhausted though. 

I learned when I got home that Jon had taken the boys swimming and roast marshmallows.  They also had a great week. 

We ended the week going to the baptism of Jaiden.  What a great day that we spent with them. 

So this was our week this week.  I will post videos and pictures later. 

July week 1

So this has been a very busy, boring, fast week.  Can I say all of those in one sentence?  So I have been busy all week getting ready for Girls Camp.  I'm so excited!!!  Ashlee is a lot more excited than me.  She has been packed for several days and keeps asking when I'm going to pack.  She even offered to pack for me.  What a good kid.  She has no idea that I have to pack the food, pans, bowls and everything else we need, on top of my clothes.  That usually happens about 4 hours before we go.  Why change!!

It has finally turned to summer.  The kids spent a lot of time this week in the water.  Either by Jon squirting them with the hose or running through the sprinkler. 

Shock of all shocks...we cleaned out the shed this week.  It is so nice to be able to walk in there again and actually fine the things that we need  I swear through the winter we just stuff things in there and every summer we clean it out.  Jon's favorite thing to do is make sure that he has all of his Christmas lights ready to go.  Yep he is already thinking about the lights.

Spent the day Friday shopping for the food for Girls Camp.  With only having to do 2 lunches and 1 dinner you would think it would be easy.  NOT!!  We still have to pack everything in the kitchen for 3 meals.  Oh the joy. 

We did another movie night on Saturday.  This time we decided to roast marshmellows before hand.  Ashlee got to try to start the fire using nothing but steel wool and a 9 volt battery.  It took a little bit but we got it started without a match.  The first marshmellows of the season are always sooooo good.  We started our movie and enjoyed the first 45 minutes when all of the sudden there were tons of fireworks in the sky.  We ended up watching more fireworks than the movie, but they were awesome and straight over our house.  Pretty cool. 

Last year's fireworks picture.

So tonight we were doing our firework, because we are going to Sugarhouse park tomorrow and Colton came to sit on my lap.  He has been in an off mood tonight and I figured out what was wrong.  He came up and said that he is worried that I'm leaving to go to Girls Camp.  He said that he gets scared when I'm not home, and that he always misses me.  This totally broke my heart.  I'm always worried about leaving them but thought he would have a great time with his dad.  Glad to know that I will be missed by someone.

See I told you...pretty boring week at our house.  Next week I promise will be better with Fireworks tomorrow, and Girls Camp it will be good, and Dad home all week with the boys.  It will be exciting I'm sure of it.

I can't believe that we are almost half way through our summer break.  WOW this summer has gone fast. 
And just think half way through the year.

June week 4

So this week was the end of baseball.  Connor had closing ceremonies Monday and Colton had it on Tuesday.  What a crazy spring we had with all of the rain.  Colton got to go to his first Pack Meeting as a cub scout.  They played water games at the Church and they had a great time. 

So I am trying to get ready to go to Girls Camp.  The 12 years I was out of YW's this is the one event that I truly have missed.  Getting to go to Youth Conference was a lot of fun but Girls Camp rocks.  This year our theme is "Your Happily Ever After" from Elder Uchtdorf"s talk.  This year it is a Stake Girls camp.  We have some great things planned and it sounds like the stake does to.  This is also Ashlee's first year going to camp.  She is really excited and has wanted to start packing already.  I keep telling her to wait, but I'm sure she will be packed by Tuesday night. We are completely planned (Thank goodness).  Since I'm going and won't know what is going on at home this will be my entire post.

Summer has officially started this week.  Thursday we spent the morning at my mom's doing the water slide.  The kids always have a great time getting wet.  We always take the Gedge's along with us when we go.  We decided that this is the 7th year we have had this slide.  The kids seriously could spend hours on it.  Here are the pictures from last year on the slide.  I think I need to take some new ones this year.

Seriously I can't believe that they have so much fun.  The thing that I like is it is clean and they never have to wait long for their turn.  Thanks mom and dad for the electricity, water and the yard.  My yard is just not big enough!

Saturday we decided to go out to the Riverton Hospital Health Fair.  I had no idea what we were getting ourselves into.  We were at the hospital at 10 in the morning and we left at 1:30.  The kids had a blast.  We started in the ER where they got to look at broken bones.  They got a little stuffed bear that they decided if it had a broken arm or leg.  Then they cast them.  From there they got to look at an MRI, CT scan, Ultrasound and a xray machine.  We then went and toured the Primary Children's side of the Hospital.  The kids got to perform surgery to get candy, put ears tubes in, saw the inside of an eye, and saw the surgery areas.  After this area we got to enjoy slushies!!  Now we were back into the medical office part of the hospital.  The kids got food, water bottles, shirts, candy, water guns, and tons of other stuff.  We then went outside where the kids got to slide and bounce on the inflateables.  Afterwards we walked over and saw the firetrucks, ambulances, and motorcycles.  

 

They loved being on the motorcycles. They got to play with the sirens and horn in the ambulance.  Next we got to see LifeFlight.  The kids have seen the helicopter before so it is not new, but it is always fun to see it again.  The minute we got up the the helicopter they had to take off to help with an accident.  Colby and Colton were the only two that got to go in this time. 

Ashlee was really excited next because she saw the DARE car.  When she graduated from Dare it was in February and there was tons of snow.  Officer Hoffman said he would bring the car so the kids could get pictures but, the car was buried in snow.  So here is her picture by the DARE car with Colby.

They also got their picture taken with Elmo.  They were all being silly in this picture.

It was a great day, and the kids got so much stuff they are still going through their bags.  Thanks Riverton Hospital for such a fun event.  

Happy Birthday Colton!

I forgot to do my Birthday post for Colton.  With the baptism we have been a little crazy.  I just love this kid.  He is such a quiet soul.  He loves to be the life of the party.  He has such a tender heart which I just love about him.  He takes things so seriously.  He loves sports or anything outside.  He is really excited to play football this year.  I hope that you had a great birthday this year buddy.  I love you so much and I'm so proud that you chose to get baptized.  You are an amazing person, and surprise me everyday. 

                     Happy Birthday Colton!

June week 3

So I'm still doing good.  3 in a month, not to bad.  What a great week we I mean I had.  The kids also had a great week but mine was awesome. 
The week started out with Ashlee babysitting for our neighbors.  She loves going over and spending time with Cody and Dylan.  On Tuesday she was sitting on the couch almost a sleep at 5pm.  It was hilarious.  I looked at her and said, honey are you tired.  She looked at me with that look like she was going to kill me.  Jon then nicely explained to her how hard it is to be a mom.  She absolutely loves baby sitting for our neighbors, and the money was not bad.  She was really excited. 

On Tuesday, Colby and I got to return to the dentist.  Colby had to have one of his molars pulled because the tooth was coming in on top of it.  Not to bad for him.  I had to have a great filling done.  YUCK!  After trying to numb me 3 times (I am the worst patient) we were finally working on my tooth.  Thank goodness that is over.  Never want to have to go through that again.  Maybe I should give up my Diet Coke that is ruining my teeth.  NAH!!

Connor and Colton had their last Baseball game this week.  It is sad to know that this season is over.  With all of the rain this Spring I really thought we would be playing until July, but we got them all in.  I will post pictures soon.  I promise!

We took Ashlee to the Orthodontist on Wednesday.  I thought it was just a normal ortho visit.  I was wrong.  They took the Ark bars off of her Herbs that is in her mouth.  In English terms they have her mouth full of metal and ark bars on the side moving her jaw forward so she doesn't have such an overbite.  She was so excited when they took off the bars.  She kept saying...look mom I can open my mouth completely.  I can understand her excitement since she has not been able to open her mouth completely for over a year. 

Wednesday also started Youth Conference.  This was a great week.  We planned on taking all of the Youth to do Baptism.  Well it didn't totally work out.  We ended up taking 4 YW to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple.  What a great night.  The leaders even got to help.  It was so much fun.   

Thursday we met at a neighbors house The Landeen's for a breakfast and to officially start Youth Conference.  The whole time there I kept thinking I really hope that I don't die hiking to Timp Cave.  After breakfast we all loaded up in the car and headed to the cave.  It was a fun ride.  3 girls and I ended up riding with our Bishop.  He kept telling stories which were hilarious to watch the girls react to.  We just have to remember the Bishop is use to having boys in his car.  His stories mostly relate to boys, but they were fun to hear.  The Owl story was the best.  Ask me sometime about it.  It is better to tell in person.  The hike to the cave was fun hard.  I had 3 girls hang back with me which was nice to not be alone.  I know that they could have gone faster but they were so nice to stay with me.  At one point I thought I was going to die, but after resting for a few minutes was able to go again.  It was such an accomplishment to reach the top.  Yes it did take me an hour but I was grateful to have reached the top.  Our tour guide was amazing.  She shared a lot of things about the gospel in the cave which helped our youth relate to the Savior.  It was fantastic.  After the cave we went and had lunch and went to the cabin.  What a fun cabin.  The girls slept in bunk beds in the basement, the leaders were on the main level, and the boys were in the loft.  We let the kids play and just have fun the rest of the day.  Back at home Jon participated in his first K-9 bomb dog competition with Roky.  He had to use Roky this time because Kliff is not bomb certified.  They did OK.  They didn't win anything but I told him that it was a good experience for him, now he knows what to expect for the next competition.  Also that night, Ashlee went to YW's with the beehives that were home.  They went to the Jordan Parkway and passed off their hike towards certification for camp.  They had a great time.  The thing Ashlee came away with was how fast the water was moving.  Welcome to tons of snow pack this year.

Friday started out really early for me.  I was up a 6:30 to start getting ready and to cook breakfast for everyone.  We had breakfast and a little devotional and we were off to the care center.  It was a little weird when we first showed up.  I really don't think they knew what to expect from us.  We spent 2 hours at the care center visiting with the 10 residents, giving them flowers, and singing with them.  It turned out to be a great morning.  I think it is an experience that the youth will never forget.  We spent time at a park in Heber, had lunch, and headed back to the cabin.  The youth had a little free time while we were getting the scripture scavenger hunt set up.  I thought that the hunt would take about 20 minutes, it ended up taking an hour.  I really hope the youth had a good time with it.  It was fun to watch them run around finding clues. We ended the evening with a testimony meeting, and just spending time with the youth until 1:30 in the morning.  The youth in my ward are amazing.  I love them so much.  They are great examples to me and to my children.   The kids and Jon went swimming at home at the out door pool.  I sounded like they had a great time.  Since I was not here I only get to hear about the fun times at home. 

Saturday we got up, had breakfast and came home.  I was exhausted but had a great time.  Jon and the kids went out to the K-9 trials to watch some of the dogs compete.  They had a good time. 

Long post I know but it was a great week.  As soon as some of the girls (hint hint) post pictures, I will get them on here.  Otherwise enjoy the story.