Summer's End

Summer is coming to an end in exactly 8 days. Ugh. I can sense that my kids are getting bored and restless so I think it's time for THEM to go back. As for me? I've never been ready to go back to school not matter my age! After spending the first month and half of summer trying to get all our family past walking pneumonia and the flu I feel like I really need to fit as much fun into these past few weeks as possible! So here are a few of our end of summer fun activities:

 

Play date at a Herriman reservoir with friends

 

We signed Tristan up for his first season of tackle football through the Copper Hills football league. He had a full week of 2 hour a day try outs to see which team he'd be on. He made it on the "A Team" which is for the most skilled players! He (and the rest of us) was ecstatic!

 Way to go buddy!

 



 

The kids and I went to Gardner Village one afternoon to feed the birds some extra bread we had sitting around. Turns out the fish wanted the bread more! We made a trip to the candy store and it was so hot and the stores are overpriced so we headed home.

 

My parents joined us for a little field trip to the Aerospace Museum. I love this place! It is so full of war history and it's so cool to see the different types of planes! It makes me miss being on the USS Midway. I kept thinking I wish I could have been there just once with my grandpa. He would have been telling me all kinds of stories! I miss that man.

 

 

Tristan's football tryouts got rained out after an hour so we were able to attend Bill's work party at the aquarium for a bit. We got to see the baby penguins (which didn't look at all like babies).

 

Saturday afternoon we headed up Big Cottonwood Canyon with Emily, Cole and Dylan and hiked to Donut Falls. We had a little picnic when we got there. I always feel happiest when I'm in the mountains. So beautiful and peaceful.

 

And the not so fun of summer. This sweet girl had to have 2 more teeth extracted to make more space in that tiny mouth. Being the brave woman that I am I had my daddy come support the both of us (just in case I pass out again, ya know).  I can't handle seeing my babies in pain. He was so sweet. He gave Stella a blessing and she was such a trooper! Not scared at all and she said "the shot freakin' hurt!" Can't wait for her to be done with braces!

One more week to live it up!!!