Handcart Days

The kids and I went to the Bountiful Handcart Days with my parents and sister. The kids had fun, and P2 was braver this year and tried more rides. They liked the inflatables. They had a caterpillar one where you go in the mouth and come out the rear. We told P1 to go through it with P2. Well....P1 came out quickly, but not P2! So we were getting a bit worried that she was stuck inside and probably crying. A worker went in after her and brought her out. She was perfectly fine and had just been having fun inside. Silly kids!

 

Fourth of July

Even though PE's parents moved down to St. George, they still wanted to do the fireworks at NSL on the third of July. Since we didn't have a house nearby anymore, we decided to get up there earlier and pack a picnic. We borrowed a sun shade from neighbors, and packed a cooler. The kids had a lot of fun, and P3 really loved munching on everything while we waited.

 

The fireworks were great as usual, and P3 even enjoyed them! Getting home was a pain though. We'll have to find a better place to park next year. We were stuck in the church parking lot for 45 minutes or so.

On the Fourth of July, we did sparklers and pop-its with the kids. P3 thought it was hilarious!!! He was so cute to watch. He really couldn't stop laughing!

Summer Fun

We've enjoyed a lot of time at Grandpa's pool this summer. Swimming lessons has helped the kids be more confident with putting their face in the water.

 P2 has the best Sunbeam teachers ever! Her class is AMAZING every Sunday. One time I walked in  and they were all sitting on the floor eating popcorn (which was everywhere), and they had a blanket over the table for the den because they were learning about Daniel and the lions den. Her one teacher received her mission call though, and they had to say goodbye to her. P2 still asks when she will be coming back.

P3 has discovered a newfound love for ice cream. He had never even had ice cream before, but he knew that he had to have it! And of course he loved it, and now no one can eat ice cream in peace.

Just chillin' at home:

 Christmas in June:

We had a water party at a neighbor's house, and the kids really enjoyed that. P3 has no fear of the water, and just dives right in.

Our city has a summer reading program at the park. One week they had a fire truck there for the kids to see.

We went with Grandma and Grandpa to the Rockin' E Country Store, and the kids wanted to ride the horse. They panicked a bit when Grandpa put in some money to make it go...

New Beds!

P3 has been "sleeping" in our room since he was born. And I use the term sleeping very lightly, because this child does not know how to sleep. He wakes up 3-5 times a night, and I usually only get to sleep in 2-3 hr stretches. It has been so hard. We didn't want to move him to the kids room until he slept better at night, but I had finally had enough. P3 needed to be evicted from our bedroom.

We bought bunk beds for the big kids so we could fit them in the same room. Twin beds are so huge!!! I've been so used to the toddler beds. P1 and P2 were very excited to have a bunk bed. We got them new Star Wars sheets, and P2 loves "Arty-Dooty" (R2D2). 

I bought a $20 Wyze Cam to use as a baby monitor, and it works pretty well for only $20.

We put P3 in the room with P1 and P2 and wished them good luck! P3 thought it was pretty fun to be in the same room as his siblings. And apparently we needed to do this way sooner, because after a day or two, P3 was "sleeping" through the night! (The camera shows he still gets up a few times, but now he usually puts himself back down). So at least mom and dad are finally getting to sleep through the night! P1 and P2 have handled it very well, and they seem to sleep through most of it.