Summer Vacation Week 3

Sunday - Tuesday we went to Gettysburg, PA (see previous post). After returning Seth and Lucy had doctor appointments. Seth 3 year check up and Lucy 6 month check up. They both got shots but did really well. Seth is up to 31lbs which is in the 41%, that is a change for him as he has always been in the 20%. Seth is 39 inches, tall, that is in the 80%. He is definitely growing. Lucy is 14lb 7oz and still in the 20%. But she is tall also, 26.5 inches which is the 76%. They are both very happy and healthy.

After the doctors appointment we headed to Fredericksburg, VA to Sean's parents. Sean's sister and her kids were also there. We had tons of fun and of course I forgot to take a single picture. I had the camera but never took it out. Sean and the boys went to the movies while we were there. We all also went swimming. There were very late nights but is was all worth it to be with our cousins that now live on the other side of the US.

Thursday and Friday were spent at home cleaning and relaxing. One of our neighbors has a pool and Jacob spent a lot of time in the pool.

We are having a fun summer and are looking to many more hot, steamy days ahead.

Trip to Gettysburg, PA

Last Sunday afternoon we packed up the van and headed to Gettysburg, PA. It is only about an hour drive from us. We stayed until Tuesday. We had a good time. We were going to camp and were looking for campsites and found one that had cabins. We thought cabins would be fun. It was nothing glamorous, basically two rooms, one with what they called a queen, but much more like a double and one with two bunk beds. The campground had several playgrounds and a pool. Monday we drove through Gettysburg. The kids did really well and had a good time. Monday afternoon daddy took the kids swimming while mommy and Lucy took a much needed nap. Monday night after dinner we had Family Home Evening around a campfire and made smores.

Gettysburg National Cemetery

This is where Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.

I am not sure this is allowed but I was in the van feeding Lucy so I had nothing to do with it.

By the way I am not sure what in the world Seth is doing.

Smores!!

Emma roasted her marshmallows very slow and took her time that they were just right.

Our Cabin.

I got some ashes on my finger and thought it would be fun to make the kids "warriors". They enjoyed that. Emma did not want her picture taken with "dirt" on her face, she is such a GIRL!!

Tooth Fairy Please

Jacob has had two "wobbler's" for a little over a month. Yesterday he lost not just his first tooth but his second also. Sean took Jacob and our nephews Justin and Eric to see Night at the Museum 2. When they came home Jacob showed me his new smile, which was minus one tooth. The other one was bleeding because he was wiggling and pulling it. A few hours later while he was out back playing badminton he was able to push and pull the other one out. He was concerned that the Tooth Fairy would not find him because we were leaving Sean's parents house so late, but no worries she found him and he is $2 richer today.

Happy Father's Day

A picture of 3 wonderful men (FATHERS) in my life.

I am very grateful everyday for my wonderful husband. He is a great daddy to our children. He is very patient, kind and always lots of fun. I am grateful that he works to support us so that I can stay home. I love him very much.

I asked my kids, "Why do you love daddy?"

Emma says, "He gives me hugs and kisses before he goes to work."

Jacob says, "Because he plays "HORSE" with me. I love him for a lot of things because he goes to work for us."

Seth says, "I love about daddy that he writes paper, that he goes to work sometimes, that he plays the computer sometimes."

I am grateful for Sean's dad. I am grateful that he raised a wonderful son. I am grateful for the things he taught Sean about being a dad. I love the grandpa he is to my kids.

I have the best dad in the world. He raised my sister and I by himself for 12 years. He was always involved in everything we did. He was our soccer coach. I always loved when he would come eat lunch with me at school. I also remember a time when he came to career day at my school. He even somehow managed to make it through puberty being single with two daughters. I am sure that was no easy task for him. He would do anything for us. I remember one Christmas morning getting up at 2am and opening presents. We got roller skates that year and he let up got outside, at 2 am, and roller skate. The majority of my best memories have him in them because he has made my life what it is today. He has been a wonderful example to me of what kind of parent I want to be. I am blessed everyday to have him in my life. I love that he is a wonderful grandpa. He even plays the "scary game" with my kids.

Summer Vacation Week 2

Monday I had a doctor's appointment in the morning. When I returned home we packed the kids in the car and went strawberry picking. It was a lot of fun. We learned that Emma is a very diligent and patient strawberry picker. We picked almost 10 pounds of strawberries. They are all now in the freezer.

Tuesday morning Sean and Jacob headed out to a free movie. They saw "Space Chimps". We will probably see a few more free movies this summer. They do it every Tuesday and Wednesday at a movie theater near us. Tuesday afternoon was swimming. We have a friend at church who has a pool and has invited everyone over on Tuesday and Thursday's, we will definitely take advantage of that this summer. Jacob was very comfortable in the water and was even going off the diving board. This is a big step for him and I am glad he is more comfortable in the water since I have others to worry about and make sure they do not drown.

We headed to Fredericksburg to visit Sean's parents on Thursday morning. We ended up staying until late Friday night because of Sean and some military police. He is fine and did nothing wrong but Friday was a long day of going back and forth from the DMV, to the bank, to get paperwork out of the van and making phone calls to insurance companies.

Today Jacob had another birthday party. It was a swimming party. He has already been swimming quite a bit this summer and really enjoys it. It was a friend from his kindergarten class. He had fun seeing friends that he has not seen since the end of school two weeks ago.

Tomorrow we are headed to Gettysburg, PA for a couple days.

Summer Vacation Week 1

Last Saturday we travelled to Buena Vista, VA to celebrate my younger brother Hyrums high school graduation. It is hard to believe that he is old enough to graduate. It ecspecially makes me feel old because he was born the October of my Senior Year and now he is graduating. Where did all those years go??

Starting Monday I was watching one of our neighbors sons because she is a teacher and still had to work, so we had one extra all week. On Monday we went to Pump It Up, which is an indoor arena with many different blow up moon bounces, slides and obstacle courses. The kids really enjoy it. The remainder of the week was filled with fun outside riding bikes, climbing trees, sidewalk chalk, bubbles and much more.

Saturday was a busy day. Our neighborhood had a yard sale and I decided at 6am that there were probably a few things that I could get rid of. I also told the kids that if they sold any toys they would get to keep the money. It was a great way for them to clean out the toy box. Jacob actually made $10. After they yard sale we came in for lunch and a little down time. Afterwards we headed down the street to a birthday party. We were there until about 7pm. Needless to say the kids were very tired. There was no arguing at bedtime. :-)

Sunday was church as normal. We are still meeting from 3pm - 6pm. We are also driving about 40 minutes to our Stake Center in Winchester, VA. Originally we were told 6 weeks and yesterday was 6 weeks. Yesterday we were informed that the carpet would not even be delivered until July 15th. I expect that we will not be back in our building until the end of the summer.

End of the School Year

First day of Kindergarten
Kindergarten Graduation

Today was Jacob's last day of school, it is hard to believe. He had a graduation on Wednesday. It was very nice. We really loved his teacher and aide this year. It was hard to say good-bye to them. I look forward to Emma being in her class in two years. So, in the fall I will have a first grader, Emma will be in preschool 4 mornings a week and Seth will be in Joy School 2 mornings a week. On the weeks that I am not teaching Joy School it will just be Lucy and I for a few hours, how strange will that be. We have many fun things planned for the summer. We will keep you posted throughout the summer when we do things.