I have had the great privilige to be around to enjoy a few summer festivities thus far. I think that summer may be my favorite season for many reasons. I love the weather(HEAT!!!!), I love the sun, I love being outside, I love playing in the water, and most of all I love sharing fun times with people I love. I'm so glad I get to spend time with my family!!! Here's a few pics of some of our Summertime fun!!!
We went to Gateway mall and ran around in the fountains (above). Halle & Ryker seemed to like them. It was fun to see their faces when the water came up and surprised them. (Note: there will be no pics of me in swimming gear posted for anyone to see). They had just as much fun going up & down the stairs (below). They are both getting so big.
We have spent a few days at the pool so far this summer. Halle & Ryker seem to love swimming. Their favorite thing is to jump off the side of the pool into someone's arms. They're just so confidant that someone will be there to catch them. In the times we have been swimming we have had Heather's sister & nephews, Jana & Torie, and Cassidy & Tucker come with us. I think everyone has enjoyed the pool and had a good time...minus the sun burns!!!
In between swimming days we celebrated the 4th of July (see blog from before). That was a fun day at my sisters where we stuffed ourselves with goodies, watched the "Culd-a-sac of Fire!", and generally picked on each other. Good times!!!
The next great event to come up was Pioneer Day (its a Utah thing).We celebrate this with a large parade on Main Street. People go crazy setting up their chairs the day before and sitting in the heat for hours. We had a group of us that went that night: Grandma & Grandpa, Me, Tucker, Kelly & Kids, Jay & Tammy, Takara, Heather & Halle. We sat under a large canopy with our cooler of cold drinks and snacked on "Bird-Seed". It was a great time minus the few moments where I almost took on a lady for stealing our spot (remind me to tell you all about it). jk
All the kids loved running out into the road to catch candy, Halle liked dancing to the music, and Tucker liked all the cool cars.
After the parade we went to Grandma's house for pancake breakfast...for dinner!
The next event was a family reunion at my cousins's house. Reunions aren't really my thing because I don't really know the people I'm related to. Let's just say that its my mom's "thing". But it was fun! They had a large pool to swim in and good food. That's enough to make me happy. Here's some of the pics
(more to come).
When its all said and done...this summer has been pretty fun so far. Nothing fancy going on, no vacations, nothing but spending time with family & friends. I sometimes think that it can be more fun than anything else!
