summer photo’s & a summer job

These are just a few of the great and beautiful places we were able to enjoy this summer with our wonderful family and friends!!

This summer we spent several weeks going down camping! So we could see Tristin. He got a job in Cedar City for the summer. We (well I) miss him everyday, I know this summer has been good for both of us. Oh trust me I still text or talk to him every day. He is a very good kid and makes me so proud. He has the kindest heart and willing to do anything for anyone. He is learning about what to do with his time, money, working hard, and has a new appreciation of things. He also now as a better understanding of what he doesn’t want to have as his career. So for the most part I think it was a success all around. He comes home in one week and it can’t come fast enough.

Summertime its coming to an end..

Going into this summer I hoped it would be full of making memories!

Guess What?

I think we accomplished that.

Most of this post will be pictures,

but to me pictures are worth a thousand words.

Some of the Highlights were:

Playing night games with kids from the neighborhood

Fishing at Puffers Lake

Camping

blanket forts

Family Game nights

Going to Lowe’s extreme Air sport

Long car rides

Shaved Ice

Cousin time

Movies at the district

Water Parks

Mini Golf

Bee’s Game

Cabelas

Fireworks

and many more activities!

I’m most grateful that all my kids are still home with me.

That they like to hang out with there Mom.

That we aren’t just family but we are best friends!

 

Schools out for SUMMER

So this year I had one child in High School, one in Middle School,

one in Elementary, and one at home with me.

All the kids schools start at different time, and get home at different times!

They all have different schedules after school too.

This is been a very busy, fun, interesting year.

You have to be organized or try to be.

Lucky for us Scott is almost always home when they get home from school too.

Breakfast for instance this year we have tried something different, Sunday

nights we would make things like French toast, breakfast burritos, egg mcmuffin

sandwiches. So they only have to heat them up, and eat on the go. Gavin rides the

bus. Scott took Tristin half the year til he got his license and now he drives himself.

I take Whitney and 2 neighbor kids.

This seems to work out well and great for us.

Our kids do chores, homework, activities, help with dinner, Tristin works after

school, play with friends and of course with each other.

This is Payton's favorite time of day she loves when they get home.

Basically this is Family Time!

Bedtime comes at 9:00 pm this means no more TV, Computers, I-pad, and Cell Phones

are turned into me. The boys know this rule and have no problem doing it.

The house gets quiet, the lights get turned off and we

get settled for the night. To me honest I like this time of day! I stay up awhile

longer doing things like dishes, watching a TV show I missed

or I have on DVR,  talking to Scott, or finishing a project.

But things around here are about to change, I am so excited to spent the summer

with all 4 of my kids, so I have been thinking of fun stuff to do with them.

I know the first few day they will want to sleep in which is totally fine with me.

But soon I will be hearing I’m bored!!! I have been thinking of stuff for us all to do.

Like waterpark fun, park time, shaved ices, swimming, lemonade stands, late nights, sleepovers,

movies, hikes, fishing, camping, bike rides, picnics, BBQ’S, make homemade

popsicles, I know life gets alittle crazy and I rarely have a quiet moment. I

know my grocery bill will go up in the summer. I know most of my weekends

are already filled up with stuff scheduled, we have scout camps, Youth

conference's, reunions, bike trip with Scott, swimming lessons. But mostly I just want to spend time

with those I love. One of my favorite quotes by Marjorie Pay Hinckley is:

the trick is to

enjoy life.

don’t wish away

your days,

waiting for better

ones ahead.

and that is just what I intend to do.

Wish me luck

I'm going to need it!

Last day of School is tomorrow!

Beach day!!!

Today we left Disneyland and drove to Santa Monica we checked in to our Hotel which was pretty much right on the beach. AWESOME!!  We spent the day at the beach and swimming at the hotel. That night we sent down to the pier and walked and eat dinner downtown. The girls loved it and had tons of fun. They were ready for bed and we left for home early the next morning. What a week it was..

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