Swimming with the Cousins!

The reason Tiffany was in town from Reno is that she had a rental house she has been trying to sell, and she finally got an offer and was needing to do some final repairs before they could close on the sale.  We spent quite a few hours at the house last week helping her get it ready.  Monday after lessons, we spent a few hours working on it before heading to the Brigham City pool to cool off and have some fun with our cousins.  Even Natalie was able to come with her girls and we all had a blast.  Preston and Alivia were loving the slide and even went down by themselves.  I sure love their puddle jumpers.  They make it so easy for them to swim and be independent.  Here are pictures from our fun day at the pool.

We love that pool so much!  We will have to go there a lot this summer!

Swim Lessons at Bear River

On top of the full house we had at my parent's, we also started swim lessons last Monday for all the kids.  They were so excited!!  They all did super great!  At least Preston did for the first 20 minutes.  Then he stepped off the step and went under the water and it scared him enough that he got out of the pool and didn't want to get back in.  I was a little worried that he wouldn't want to get in the water later that day when we went swimming with my sisters, but he had no problem at all (more about that later).  However, on Tuesday, he freaked out after just 2 minutes with the teacher.  A long time friend who teaches the mom and tot class took him one on one for a bit but couldn't get him to calm down.  So I got him out of the water early again and we decided to try the mom and tot class on Wednesday, instead.  That seemed to work better, but he gets bored pretty fast and we only make it about 20 minutes through the lesson and then he complains he is cold and wants to go home.  It is so frustrating!  I am happy that after a week and a half, tomorrow is the last day!  He is great in the water.  Loves to kick, reach and pull, and even puts his face under water with no problem.  So I hope this is just an age thing and next time he will do better with class lessons on his own!  The other kids have had a blast every day and has made great progress.  Carson and Kaylee are both in level three and are both doing amazing.  I hope they both pass!  We will find out tomorrow!

A Full House!

It was quite the full house last weekend at my parent's.  Marisa and Tiffany and some of their kids all came Sunday evening.  We had dinner and then all had ice cream.  My kids were excited to see their cousins and they were in heaven pretty much the whole time they were here.  

 

We put all the kids in the family room to sleep and the adults got the beds.  Even though it sounded crazy, it was a lot of fun.  Since we don't get to see them all the time, it is always a treat to spend time with them!  More to come about all the fun we had with them!

Just Our Luck.....Stake Conference!

After we got home from the ward campout, we got to visit with my Grandma and Grandpa Edstrom for a bit before they headed to a family reunion.  We sure enjoy seeing them and I think Grandpa Edstrom is such a cute man and we are glad he is part of our family.  

As I had mentioned before, Luke and Carson spent the afternoon playing together.  All of of the kids enjoyed the water, which we have done almost every day since we have been here.  Oh the joys of summer!

We stopped by the house on our way to Woods Cross and our friends the McKays also stopped by on their way home from the campout so we got to show them the house.  We had been invited to a party for our friends who had just adopted their foster kids and gotten sealed to them.  They had it at the splash pad in North Salt Lake (one of our favs) and they also had yummy hamburger dinner.  It was a blast!

On Sunday, we all got up early so we could attend our new ward in PV.  Our ward starts at 9 and so we had to leave by 8:15.  It was rough, but we barely made it and got there with about 10 min to spare.  When we walked into the church, it seemed very quiet and we opened the chapel doors to find the lights were off.  We found a bishopric having a meeting and found out that it was stake conference that day.  Just our luck!   If it hadn't had started at 3 would would have gone, so we headed back to Tremonton and went to church with my parents.  We did make a quick stop by the house and saw they had the sheetrock all ready to be hung and the front pillars put in.  It will be wrapped with rock and then have white columns that taper to the top.  The shingles were also on the roof ready to be put on.  The front porch cement had also been poured.  It is so exciting to see the progress.

Ward Campout 2015

Even though we had moved out of our ward on the 8th, we still went to the ward campout that weekend on the 12th and 13th.  We would have probably gone no matter where it was held, but as luck would have it, they held it at Crystal Hot Springs (only 10 min away from Tremonton) so it made it that much easier to go!  We went up Friday evening around 5 after Nick got home from work and the kids got to make paper rockets while we waited for dinner to start at 7.  The rockets were a hit with the kids.  Nick helped them launch them and they did that for about 2 hours straight.  

 It was so fun seeing all of our friends there.  Kaylee was happy to see Ryan and spent most of the evening lugging him around with her.  It was adorable.

 After dinner, Nick headed home to go to bed since he had to work the next day, and that is also when Karaoke started.  The bishopric started it off with "Happy" and then the Primary workers did "Shake it Off" with me singing lead vocals.  It was hilarious!!  We had scout leaders in tutus, teachers in masks and hats and feather boas.  It was a lot of fun and the kids even joined in at the end and had a blast.  

 After the show we made smore's and visited before heading back to my mom's house for the night.  The perk of being so close!  I promised the kids we would go back for breakfast the next morning, so we got up early and I took the two older kids with me and we ate yummy pancakes, eggs, and bacon.  For some reason, pancakes taste so much better on a grill when you are camping then just at home on the griddle.  We visited for a bit before heading back home.  It was such a fun time and it was so sad to leave and know we wouldn't be seeing our friends every week at church or during the week.  It was sooooo sad.  But I am glad that we at least had this last chance to enjoy our ward family.  Loved every minute of it.  As a bonus, Carson's friend Luke was able to come home with us and play for a few hours before we headed back to Woods Cross for a party we had been invited to and took him home.  The boys had a blast and it was good for both of them to get a little more time together.  They have been good friends since they were born and so it is another sad part about leaving.  I have to keep telling myself this whole move will be worth it and we will find more friends and have just as good of a ward!  Let's hope that is what happens!

Splash Pad!

Friday, after the auditions and lunch, we headed to the splash pad in Tremonton with Grandma.  We hadn't been there yet so we wanted to check it out.  It was ok and the kids had fun.  It wasn't as fancy as the ones we had been to before, but the kids still had fun.  It was nice to just sit and relax and enjoy the afternoon.  Preston was so funny and liked to sit on top of the water jets and kept pulling the funniest poses.  It was hilarious!  I am sure we will make a few more visits there before the summer is over.  

Bike Rides, Slip n' Slides, and Auditions

On Thursday of our first week at Grandma's we ventured out on our bikes to Park Meadows.  We packed sandwiches for lunch and enjoyed the playground.  After we got back home the kids got out the new slip n' slide and played in the water for a bit.  Right after dinner I met Grandpa at the Elwood Gas station with Kaylee so she could do a short run with him in his truck.  She was so excited about it!

 Friday, the two older kids got to audition for the Garland Children's Theater play.  They were so excited and both did an amazing job!!  They are looking forward to doing the play and working with Grandma.  I am also planning on helping out with the music for the play.  They have never been in a play, so we are all excited about it!