Summer is half over and we have been having a good time. July 4th, we went boating at Pineview reservoir. Lance and Kade Stubbs along with Edmund Clinch were able to join us. Matt and Mimi rented a boat, and the kids had a great time scurfing, water skiing, and tubing. All was going well until the tube popped. The kids hit a big wave and the impact caused the tube to pop. No one was injured thank goodness. It was fun visiting with my siblings and watch the boys dig holes and bury each other. The big joke is that boys are kept busy by digging holes or throwing rocks.
It was so fun having the cousins join us for a few days. They originally flew out to go to the All Stars Camp in the Uintah’s. Then they stayed a few more days. We went swimming and shooting. We got concretes and watched fireworks. Lance was super helpful always asking what he could do to help. Kade loved being on the dirt bikes and Edmund was always catching up on his sleep. They are such fun boys. McCabe is cracking me up. He is constantly looking at himself in the mirror and flexing. Then he will come over to me and lifts his shirt and contort his body to say, “see mom, I got some definition.” He is really into his looks right now.
We love having cousins over.
Xavius and Canda got to spend the night at our house. We decided to make chocolate dipped
strawberries. Canda told me all about
how her mom makes cookies with a double boiler.
She was ready to instruct me every step of the way. I did not follow her mom’s method. I melted the chocolate chips in the
microwave. The kids oversaw washing and
dipping the strawberries. Xavius was
ready to eat the strawberry right after it was dipped. I told him he had to wait for the chocolate
to hardened. He was a little bummed but
enjoyed the strawberries immensely once they were ready. Chocolate was all over the kids faces.
One of my favorite Sunday activities is to take a walk with
the family around the temple. There is a
house with a shark in the tree. We don't know the story of the shark. It has been there for years. Teagan
had to get a picture. On this particular
evening (7/10/2022) the sunset was beautiful.
We like to look at the colors and the mountains in the distance. We live in such a beautiful place.
Free slurpees! Every
July 11th, 7-11 gives out free slurpees. We just happened to be on of the patrons on
this fabulous slurpee day. It was quite
refreshing considering the temperature was around 100 degrees.
Saturday July 16th, Jacinda and I got to walk in the
Bountiful handcart days parade. She was
handing out flyers and lollipops to onlookers advertising Little Shop of Horrors
for Bountiful High theater. She had a
great time. The kids are a good
bunch. I am impressed at how much they
take care and look out for each other.
One boy, Xavier, gave his shirt to another person because they were one
shirt short, and he did not want her to feel bad. How kind was that?
Teagan decided to cook breakfast. He wanted to make egg muffin sandwiches. He cooked the eggs in a cupcake pan. It took about 20 minutes for them to bake. Yes it would have been faster to cook them on
the stove top but it was all about the experience. He felt like making the breakfast like a
campout.
We went to the Provo Rec. Center on Thursday to keep
cool. The temperatures have been in the
low 100’s. The kids had a great time swimming
and going on the waterslides. After, we
went to Macey’s for a kong kone. Teagan
was brave enough to get the one pound of ice cream. He did not finish it but sure had fun
trying. My ice cream was melting faster
than I could eat it. By the time I got
home, I was a spotted ice cream mess. It
had dripped on my shirt and lap. At
least the ice cream tasted good.
Dog days are here.
Fozzie is getting more comfortable with the pool. He climbed on the boogie board and Xadia took
him around the pool. He likes the sun
bench but does not like the deep part of the pool.
I love these primary kids.
They did a great job singing the handcart song in sacrament meeting
today. I know our pioneer ancestors
would be proud.
