This summer has been awesome! We have really enjoyed swim lessons and now all three of my big kids know how to swim. (Jacob already knew how, but now he is KILLER! He is so fast. I wish we had a pool closer so he could be on swim team.) I broke down and paid for David to take lessons. It was worth every penny. He was hilarious!! I myself got VERY WET when we would attend family swim. It was a great time for me to help the kids practice what they had learned. Jacob really enjoyed jumping and diving off the HIGH DIVE with his friends. We spent hours every day playing at the St. John's park. And we made lots of friends while we were there. My new friend Mendie was predestined to be my friend. I'm sure of it! It was super fun for me to spend time with her and pick her brain about home schooling while our kids rode scooters around the park.
I decided to keep Rachel home this year. She is doing so well with the homeschooling and because we are doing the Co-Op, I wanted her to get to be a part of it too. (plus she's so stinkin smart!) We are LOVING the Explode the Code Books. (Mom's this is a great one for teaching your child phonics!!!! Rachel is a big fan!)
We went to Albuquerque and to Grants last weekend where all of Winslow's siblings and spouses attended a sealing session with his parents. It was so incredible. Amazing feelings were had by all! We are so looking forward to Bryant and Audrey having their new baby sealed to them next month!!!
The biggest excitement of the weekend was Winslow and Clifton being "detained" (meaning handcuffed and placed in the back of a police cruiser) for shooting at a train. Okay so what they were actually doing was shooting out the car window with a blow gun (which isn't actually Shooting it's DARTS for heaven's sake!) and they were aiming at PRARIE DOGS!!! But a concerned citizen decided they were armed and dangerous! So the police came to check it out. Kind of funny when it was OVER!
I am trying to learn the art of Sourdough. Any helpful suggestions are welcome :)
Winslow has been super busy at the office and we are VERY GRATEFUL!
We went camping this weekend and RACHEL, JACOB, and ABBY all went down the ZIP LINE. They are braver than I am. And the Bishop and our ward PILOT flew overhead and dropped candy from an airplane! Super Fun!
What have you loved about summer?
