July 13, 2016 - Battlecreek Falls

We heard about this waterfall up Pleasant Grove Canyon called Battlecreek Falls. I've lived in Utah 

County my whole life and I never knew about this place. So we decided to see what it's all about.

Melody was happy to find rocks to throw into the river.

Being so close to the waterfall means that you can feel all the mist from it.

Pat is always the adventurous type and he was brave and walked 

through the falls. He said it was freezing cold though.

A view of the valley from near the falls.

Later that night, Mara and I were able to go to preview night of JD's play, 

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat at Spanish Fork High School. 

He did a really great job, even if the direction of the play 

was really weird. I love that he still does theater!

July 9-12, 2016 - Nickel Mania / Splash Pad

Oh the joys of summer time. Jaina rarely ever sleeps in, so the fact that this particular 

day, she got up, went to the couch and fell asleep again, was really crazy. And she 

stayed there for almost 2 hours!! So she didn't get up for the day until around 10 am.

I love the days that Mara opens up her room to her sisters. The older she gets the 

more possessive she is and she doesn't like sharing. So when she is nice, it's amazing.

Melody had is mishap with the Strawberry Shortcake RC car. Oddly enough, 

I couldn't find the spot that it came from. Hopefully it will grow back.

We love summer time and being able to play with the water table.

Pat and I went on a date night to Nickel Mania. It was so fun to be there without the kids.

Pat even won 1000 tickets from one game! It was awesome!

I have the hardest time falling asleep anywhere but my bed, 

so it surprises me when the kids fall asleep in weird places.

We decided to check out the local splash pad. When we got there 

the water was off, so we had to wait patiently until it came back on.

Xander and I just hung out on the grass watching the girls. Also, a new game has been released 

called Pokemon GO! We have it on our phones, and it makes you go out in the world to find 

and catch different Pokemon. Pat, Xander and I all play, but when we're out, we let Xander use 

our phones to login to his account to play. So that was also what we were doing at North Park!

Just a girl and the wood chips. This stage is so funny when kids like rocks, wood chips and pinecones!

July 4-8, 2016 - Butterbeer / Seven Peaks

For the 4th of July, we really didn't do much. We didn't even go see any fireworks! But I 

was able to take the girls to see Alice Through the Looking Glass at the Watergarden's. 

We had heard from Lana that a snow cone shack by the Scera Pool had Butterbeer snow 

cones. So we made the trek to Orem to check it out. And they were FANTASTIC!!!

For some odd reason Jaina decided to hang from a tree at the snow cone shack.

It amazes me that he is comfortable enough to fall asleep in the car like this.

Hanging out at Morri & Liza's and these two were being funny. 

They are both so tall (Xander especially) and it's hard to believe that they are only a few weeks apart in age.

It was our weekly Seven Peaks day. This time we went in the morning and there was NO ONE there! 

It was great, but still a little cold. I think I prefer the afternoon/evening just so it's a little warmer.

Jaina decided to try out some new slides this time. She just LOVES waterslides!

I love my little bookends.

Melody is finally loving the pool and her floaties.

Melody doesn't like the wave pool too much when the waves are going, so we usually end up 

sitting in the shallow end with the waves crashing into us. Somehow, she actually likes it.

Due to our recent Butterbeer obssesion, we found an easy recipe on Pinterest and made 

it for a dessert and also started to watch all of the Harry Potter movies with the kids!!