July 6-10, 2009

We are really enjoying summer! I am still working hard on not doing anything but having fun and relaxing in the months of July and August.

This past week we had a Primary Activity Day. The theme was pioneers. The kids learned how to make butter (okay they already new this one), ate homemade bread, learned about taffy, played pioneer games, sang pioneer songs, made their own rope, and pulled a handcart. They had a lot of fun.

They also had their last week of swimming lessons. They did really good and are getting stronger and stronger each year.

We also had a family reunion in Boise for my side of the family. We went to the zoo, a park, had a yummy family dinner, played "career games," saw a late night movie at a local park, went to a state park, had a ping-pong tournament, swam at a lake, rode a water slide all afternoon, had a barbecue, and sang happy birthday to my sister. It was great fun!

Caleb had a birthday! He's 7 now. All he wanted was "real" cowboy clothes, a cowboy hat and spurs.

Luke continues to write stories on the computer. He's also spent a lot of time drawing the characters from his story so we can visualize them with him.

Jared enjoyed swimming a lot and has played hard.

Olivia continues to work on her 4-H horse project. She's also reading a lot, cooking a lot and creating things....

I took a BYU midterm. It was the hardest test I've taken so far. Whew! I've also read 3 more Work and the Glory books and a youth fiction with Olivia.

Alex keeps working hard. He's swam with the kids a lot and been just a GREAT dad.

It was another great summer week. We are so happy.