June 2015 - Splash Pad

June 10th

The girls were getting restless and Jaina really wanted to go to play at the splash pad. I knew it looked a little chilly outside but she wanted to go anyway.  So I got all the girls ready to go and we headed over to North Park.  We got there about 10 minutes before the water turned off for an hour. 

Melody just wanted to sit with me and watch her sisters play in the water. It was windy and a little hot, and I forgot to put on sunscreen, so Melody and I sat cuddled up in a towel to keep the sun and wind off of us.

When the water turned off, we went to the adjoining park to play for a bit.

Later that day, Pat picked a bunch of Strawberries from our garden. He had washed them and put them in a bowl and left it on the counter.  Next thing we know, Melody had found the bowl, sat down and started chowing down on them. She was so happy and ate every single one!!!

June 2015 - Cabin Time / Temple Dedication

June 5th

It was finally time to go to the cabin!!!!  This was the first time this year and the kids were so excited to be there. We stopped off at Tee-Cee's for dinner with Mana & Karri. Melody didn't eat much there but she was really happy with her sucker, and it made the rest of the car ride more quiet too.

While we were away the kids started to work on Brag Tag activities, and decided that they wanted to make Duct Tape crafts. Mara even has a book of How-To's. So they brought all the fun tape that they bought with Mana & Karri so they could make new crafts.  Mara just loved the tape that had mustaches on it!

This is always a fun part of the cabin, watching movies!  We introduced Melody to Winnie The Pooh!

The next morning I was able to get a few fun pictures of the kids on the steps.

It was a quick trip but a fun one.  We left the next day after lunch so Melody could nap in the car.

Jaina even got in a nap too!  It's always nice when she naps.

June 7th

This was a day I was really looking forward to: The dedication of the Payson Temple. They did it in 3 sessions. For all of us to participate, Pat & Xander went to the 10 am session.

Mara & I went to the 1 pm session.

The sessions were broadcast to our Stake Center so we didn't have to go far. I really loved being there with Mara and sharing in this experience with her.  I hope that she will be able to remember this event.

I was able to go to the dedication of the Mount Timpanogos temple when I was a teenager.  We were able to get tickets to attend INSIDE the temple. I will always remember that, and because of that experience I knew that was where I wanted to get married. And I did!

June 2015 - First Seven Peaks Day

June 4th

We were so super excited for this day. My kids love love love Seven Peaks and were ready to go!  

This means that it's officially summer!!!!!

I was able to take some quick pictures while we were waiting for Pat to get our tubes.

I wasn't sure how Melody would do, seeing as she hadn't been 

swimming since January, and she was a lot smaller then.

I love that we have a giant umbrella. It always makes going swimming a lot nicer.

Oh this boy really loves his baby sister.

We took a quick group picture, but I'm not sure where dad was and why he's not in the picture.

Jaina absolutely LOVES these two slides and would be happy to just do this all day long.

She was so happy to go down with Xander too.

He was really cute and held her hand on the handle the whole time to make sure she didn't fall off.

Mara was the single rider.

Melody did okay in the water, but wasn't too happy about it. She just clung onto 

me the entire time. I know by the end of the summer she'll love this place.

She was worn out from a day in the sun and zonked on the way home.  It's always nice 

to be able to just lay her down when we get home so the rest of us can get showered.

Yay for summer!

June 2015 - Jaina's Birthday Party

Jaina's birthday was during the last week of school, so we decided to have her birthday party the next week. Since it was the start of summer we had the party outside!! 

We started the party with the kids just playing for a bit on the swings and with the water table.

She wanted a My Little Pony party.

I cut out cutie marks for the cupcakes.

They played Pin the Cutie Mark on Rainbow Dash

I made pony tails for the kids that matched all the Pony's from the show.

While wearing the tails, they played Red Rover.

It was finally time for presents!!!!

She got a Frozen themed Art Mat from Lily.

Norah gave her a My Little Pony Play-Doh set.

Ashlyn gave her a fun sticker book.

She got a book about the Rain Forest and a flashlight from Evan.

Abby & Stephen gave her a fun butterfly watch.

She got her favorite candy, Swedish Fish, from Finley.

I was barely able to get a picture of her blowing out the candle on her cupcake.

Over all it was a fun party and she had a great time with all of her friends there.

Happy Birthday Jaina!

June 2015 - While Mom and Dad Were Away

While Pat and I were on our getaway, I was sent a few pictures of the kids adventures.

Picnic in the backyard with Karri. 

Playing on the swings.

Going on a walk, but needing Jaina's helmet for some reason.

Playing with water guns.

Getting wet with the water table too.

When we got home we took the kids to Taco Bell for dinner. 

While waiting for our food, Xander built a house of hot sauce!!