Back into the Swing of Things!

It's funny how one week can get everyone off schedule.  I was lucky and the kids slept in until 8 in the morning until the end of the week when Hayden started thinking 6.30 AM was better.  And they do seem to like a later bed time too, though their cranky attitudes don't really convince me.

Well, there was a heat wave down here this week.  Which basically means... don't go outside.  Unless it is to swim!  We did all our swimming in the morning this week, before the sun baked everything to a crisp in the afternoon.  We went swimming Monday, Tuesday, and on Wednesday we went swimming with Kylie's friend Peyton.  They loved having a friend to swim with.  

On Thursday we skipped swimming and went to the library like usual.  Nothing too crazy. That afternoon Kylie's friend Sophia came over to play which was super fun for everyone.

Friday we did make it out early and went to a park where the kids played in the puddles left over from sprinklers.  Then we went swimming again, and invited Sophia along and played with her all afternoon again.  

On Saturday the kids finally got to see their daddy, who had been working like crazy to make up for our semi-vacation last week. In the morning we went... swimming!  Only it was ten times more fun with Brandon there.  Then we took shelter inside for the afternoon before running some errands.  Then we attempted to take the kids to play pickle ball that evening.  That meant keeping them awake past their bedtimes and hoping they weren't too cranky.  Luckily being outside was interesting for them and they loved chasing the balls for us.  So hopefully we can keep this up!

Also I didn't take any pictures this week.  Because I am a terrible mother.  My kids will never know what they looked like this week.

To Grandmother's House We Go!

On Sunday last week (the 12th), we got a visit from Grandma Shari, Grandpa Gary, Aunt Kelsey, and Uncle Jordan!  They had come down in the RV to visit us after going to the family reunion (that we missed!  Ooops!)  We went and showed them our new (hopefully) house, and then we packed up Kylie and Hayden in the RV and Brandon and I waved goodbye!!  They were going to spend the week with their grandparents!!  And Brandon and I got to have a little kid-free vacation!  We were all very excited.

Grandma Shari kept the kids nice and busy going to the dinosaur museum, parks, splash pads, and even out to the movie Finding Dory.  On Saturday the kids got to spend the day with Grandma Tess and Grandpa Pete, playing and swimming some more!  It sounds like everyone had a great time and enjoyed themselves a lot.  Of course there were some hard parts (late bed times and early morning wake up calls, and fighting), but the kids were super happy to be able to run outside and play all day without burning to a crisp.

Brandon and I had a 'date week' and got to do all the things we couldn't do with little kids around, like going to play pickle ball late at night and to the movies and the temple.  By the end of the week we were excited to have our little firecrackers back!  Today we went to go pick them up in Beaver and they were so excited to see us!  Hayden was beaming so hard and Kylie was so cute!  Now to get them back into our summer schedule! (or lack of schedule...)

I'd like to thank everyone who made this fun little vacation possible - Grandma Shari and Grandpa Gary for hosting the crazy kids and Grandma Tess and Grandpa Pete for entertaining them as well!!  We loved it and can't wait until next year ;)

Stay-cation!

What a super fun and busy week we have had!  First of all, we did nothing but go swimming for the past week.  With temperatures in the 100's we don't really have any other choice!  Saturday was a big day.  First we had a birthday party for baby Riley.  He is turning one!  So we went and had cake and played at the bounce house.

Afterwards we met Grandma Tess and Grandpa Pete and toured our new (maybe!) house.  The kids were so excited to see their grandparents!  When we were done seeing the house we went to the Worldmark, where Grandma Tess and Grandpa Pete were staying and went swimming!  This pool was so much fun and even had a waterfall!

Grandpa Pete got some good pictures, and then miracle of miracles, he got in the water himself! I know, right?  The world is ending ;)

Saturday was also Grandma Tess's birthday, so we got to celebrate with more cake!  And a BBQ!  Super fun!

They came to church with us on Sunday and we got to have a relaxing afternoon with them at the Worldmark again.  Then they had to go back home.  It was such a short visit but packed full of fun!  They even had the Worldmark booked for three more days that they weren't able to stay for because of work, so they let us stay there for the rest of the time!

So we had a little stay-cation until Wednesday!  We did have to go home and do laundry on Monday, but otherwise we had fun swimming over at the Worldmark and playing the games in the clubhouse, and hitting up the parks on that side of town.  We even got to see baby birds that fell from their nest!  Kylie and Hayden thought they were so cute and it was hard convincing them not to pick the birds up.

After coming back home on Wednesday our normal lives resumed... library, swimming, playing inside, swimming...  Summer is in full swing!