Oh Summertime and sister sleep overs. Usually Jaina will sleep on the extra mattress in
Mara's room but this night Jaina wanted Mara in her room and they both ended up on the
floor. It amazes me that kids can sleep anywhere, while I feel horrible if I'm not in a bed.
We were going on a date to the temple and took the kids to Grandma &
Grandpa's house. This is how I found these two before we even left.
Later that day, we had a wedding reception to go to and wanted to go to dinner first. so we
took the kids to Mana's and headed down to The Riverwoods to eat at the Happy Sumo.
After dinner we did a little Pokemon hunting and found this giant Pokeball by the shops.
After we got home and put littles to bed we went to see the new Ghostbusters at the Watergarden's.
It was so great to be able to take time out here and there for just us. It was a day with three dates!
Summer was coming to an end soon so we decided to take the
kids to Trafalga. Jaina just loves this place and was super excited to go.
This was Melody's first time on the frogger ride and she was so nervous and ended up crying!
We were excited that the roller coaster was working.
The boys went on it first then I took the girls.
This was also Melody's first roller coaster. I had my arm across her body the whole time to
keep her in. I think she liked it a little because she didn't completely freak out! So yay!
We went on the boat too.
Jaina was happy to be able to be in her own bumper boat this time. There are perks of growing up!
After Trafalga, we got some dinner, went to Mana's to change into our swimsuits and
headed over to the Lindon pool. It's been year since we've been there (before Jaina was
born). We had been talking to Lana and she and the kids came and met us at the pool.
Being that it was the middle of August the weather was a little overcast, but we went
anyway. I'm glad that we did because there were maybe 2-3 other families there besides
us. So we pretty much had the place to ourselves. It was a little chilly, but still fun.
Since school was starting soon, I made eye appointments for all the kids. I already knew
that Xander needed a new prescription (even though he got new glasses in the spring).
Mara needed a new pair also and she decided on this cute blue pair. Jaina has great
vision and didn't need anything, but she was upset because she wanted glasses badly. So
I took one of Mara's old pairs into them, they put non-prescription lenses in them for her.
With the kids getting older, there are more and more times that Xander doesn't want to hang
out with us. Since he has an iPod and a was to contact us, I'm good with letting him stay home.
After all, he is 12. Anyway, we took the girls to see the new Pete's Dragon. This was Melody's
first real movie and she did better than I though she would. I really liked the movie even
though it was very different than the original. But times change and movies change too.
We had heard that the jetty at Utah Lake was a good place for Pokemon, so we grabbed Karri
(Xander got her to start playing) and headed over there. We knew we would probably be there
for awhile, and there wasn't much for the girls to do, so we hooked up the portable DVD player
in the car and the girls watched a movie in the car while we walked up and down the jetty.
Xander was going on a campout that he had to hike into and out of. He was
excited for the new adventure and looked so cute with all his gear on.
While Xander was gone we picked up some dinner, met up with Karri, Mana, JD and
Chris and went to Nielson's Grove. These girls just love parks and adventures.
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