Let's be honest here, people. It's STILL summer here. Just because the kids have started school doesn't mean that it's nice and lovely weather. I'm going to petition that school start in the beginning of October and go six days a week until the end of April. Just a thought.
So this summer vacation raced by. Here's a sample of what happened. And don't bother thanking me for putting it all together in one tidy little blog instead of dragging it out over two months.
Swim team: Olivia was very nervous to swim in her first meet and was in tears the night before because she couldn't bear the thought of coming in last place. Her first event, she got first place, and continued to dominate those 6 and unders. She came in 6th place in the for the division championships for butterfly, which was out of probably 60 swimmers. She has postponed her swimming career this fall in order to pursue her career as a gymnast/dancer. Dillan broke his wrist two weeks before championships, so he competed, but it was apparent that it affected his racing. Chloe did very well and got 6th in IM and 2nd in breast stroke for championships. Can I get a woot woot? Actually, I only deserve the woot woot because I was the driver to and from and to and from swim. The swimming ability and coaching has very little to do with me. Here is a sample of Chloe's swimming in the Finals for the Title of Division Championship for the 9-10 year old Girls in the 25 m Breast Stroke:
We went to Utah for three lovely weeks. I love Utah in the summer. And it seemed like we were there for a much shorter period of time than three weeks, probably because we were going here and there and having a grand time. We saw everyone we could squeeze in, and still, we didn't get to see everyone. I will try to recapture the fun in a photo essay shown here:
Fun at Grandma's with a Marshmallow Shooter. I opted to not use the fancy device and tried to hit the kids with a marshmallow shooting out of my mouth. I think I was a better shot with that than the actual shooter.
Chloe and Malia at the Reese Family Reunion. Unfortunately, Olivia and I were two hours late for the event and missed chatting with most of the cousins. Another unfortunate thing was that someone broke in to my parents and sister Jen's minivans! We were in Davis County on the 24th of July! Don't robbers take the day off?
Two beautiful nieces, Tiana and Kailee.
Sisters picture. Uh, Kellie, the color scheme for the day was peach.
Olivia on a rope swing at Heritage Park.
Blake getting a shave at Heritage Park.
Funeral luncheon after Kevin's Aunt Linda's funeral. Notice the dress I am wearing. It is the ONLY one I brought for the three weeks thinking that I would only have to wear it three times to three different churches. Well, I was WRONG. There were four other events where I needed to wear a dress. And one of them was the next day with the same group of people! I warned them ahead of time that I did have other dresses. But after I thought about it, I felt like a Pioneer Woman who only had one dress and didn't complain. I tried to hold out and not get another dress while I was there, but when I saw a dress that was too good to pass up, I couldn't resist.
Other events worth noting: I spent the most wonderful afternoon/evening with my former roommate from college, Kim, which I will blog about separately, and I had a lovely evening out with Julie. We are planning on celebrating our birthdays together on a girls WEEKEND. Just the thought of that will get me through tomorrow. And I had a double exercise day when I went to see my friend, Kami, who I have known since I was five (don't do the math, please). We picked her kids up from school via bicycles and jogging stroller. Then there was a huge hill and of course, what child can resist rolling down a hill? Olivia and Blake certainly couldn't. That was such a fun day. Herriman is the happening place to be. When I was growing up, I was so jealous of Kami's super long ponytails. I wanted my hair to be that long, but my mom never wanted to take care of long hair, so I never got the chance. Sigh.
That's what I can remember so far. If there is anything noteworthy, I will try to remember it. For those of you who give me a hard time about not blogging more often, I'll have you know, I blog ALL OF THE TIME in my head. I wish there was a way that I could think up a blog and it would already be there and I wouldn't have to sit and put it all together, like this. Then I would be a much more prolific blogger. And since I'm making requests for things that will never happen, I would also like books that I don't have to sit down and read, ones that all of the information just goes right into my head and I know it and act on it, because I have been spending way too much time reading. I know, because I have gotten complaints. I'm not saying who from.
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