July

Peek-a-boo!

P1 and P2 had a "Balls of Fun" class in July. We had neighborhood friends in the class, so that was fun. After the class, the kids always wanted to play at the park.

Picking raspberries! We even had some at our house this year. P3 loved to pick them and eat them all, even the white ones. One time we picked a whole bowl full at Grandma's and we were saving them for dinner. Ilana asked if she could have a few and I said yes. When I came back, there were only 4 raspberries left.

My kids are good at playing inside which is super nice for July! It is just too hot to be outside!

 

We found our friendly snake underneath one of our bushes. P3 loved it! He kept coming over to say hi. And now every time we go outside, he checks for his friend under the bush.

Sunday walk:

Our friends rented out Jump Around Utah for a birthday party for all 3 of their kids. The kids had a blast playing on all the inflatables. I got my work-out chasing P3 around. He was cautious at first, but by the end he wanted to go on everything.

P3 loves Star Wars, especially Darth Vader. It's fun to watch him fight with the toys.

P1 and P2 did a second round of swim lessons. Poor P3 was stuck with mom. Both kids did awesome and passed their classes! Next time P2 can take Preschool 3, and P1 can take Level 3.

We had a few play dates with friends:

Swings!

Just chillin' with their favorite aunt:

Fourth of July

We went and saw the NSL fireworks on the 3rd of July. The weather was fantastic this year! We got a great parking spot and it didn't seem as busy as usual. We went up a little after 5, and the kids enjoyed snacking. Both my family, and PE's family were there.

 

The fireworks were fantastic and all the kids liked it. We made it home quickly thanks to our great parking spot. Last year we were stuck in a church parking lot for a very long time. This year, we hopped in our car and were off! And we were able to avoid almost all of the traffic.

June 13 - 30

Horsing around on grandpa:

P2 graduated from Upstart. It is a great program and she is beginning to read!

Cute little boy: 

We did a session of swim lessons in June. P1 had to be in the big kid class now that he is 6. They were both in level 2. P2 was a little nervous to be in a class with P1, but once she finally got in she did great. They both had fantastic teachers! Something finally clicked for P1, and he can now swim by himself! That was so fun to watch, and I am so proud of him!

P3 didn't love swim lessons, because he didn't get to swim. Poor baby. But he found other ways to entertain himself. Thankfully the lessons are only 25 minutes long!

Just lounging in a giant box of stuffed animals:

Splash party at a friend's house! Poor P3 was shivering the whole time in the water. He just has no body fat!

P3 rockin' the outfit he picked out:

Sword fighting (P3's favorite activity):

We did a craft class at Michael's with our friends. They made slime!

Waiting at the doctor's office for P2's 5 year check up:

P1 and P2 drew Buzz Lightyear:

 Playing at McDonald's: