This week was all about swimming lessons! We went every morning for about an hour. Lily and Annie are taking lessons this year. Tommy WISHES he was taking lessons. The first day when we arrived at the pool, Bubba was so excited he started squealing and waving his arms around. It has been a long battle all week to keep him out of the water. I'm thinking of hiring a sitter for next week. It is just torture trying to keep Tommy away from the girls and the pool.
Lily and Annie requested nail polish. Annie wanted bright yellow nails. Lily wanted a different color on every single nail - including her toes. It was a fun project to do together while Tommy was napping.
Things got so hot in our house that we had to escape to the mall to enjoy some air conditioning. We played on the toys and spent almost two hours in Barnes and Noble reading books and playing with the train table. Tommy really loved the trains.
Our local mini golf and bowling center is doing a 99 cent summer special. So we had a fun afternoon there playing a round of 99 cent mini golf. Tommy and Annie were a little scared of the dark. Tommy cried every time I set him down to hot my ball. But by the end of the game everyone was feeling safe and brave.
After mini golf we went up to campus to run through the gardens. We got our feet wet in the fountains and played hide and seek. Fun way to spend the afternoon.
We made a whirlwind trip to Utah for a funeral on Thursday. Our sister-in-law Becky's mother (Janice Gilchrist) passed away last Saturday and we wanted to support Becky and her family for the funeral. We got everyone in the car at 6:30 a.m. and arrived in Orem just in time for the funeral. We stayed for the luncheon - thanks for inviting us Becky - and turned around to go back home. A little more than 12 hours after we left our house we were back at home. We made a pit stop in Malad, ID for some BBQ that we heard was amazing. It was not amazing. It was good, but nothing to write home about. The kids hardly ate a thing. We are so sad for the Gilchrist family. Janice was a beautiful, gracious woman. She was always so kind to us when we were young newlyweds living in Provo. It was a sweet funeral. Full of wonderful stories of Janice and her family. The stories inspired me to be more patient and loving as a mother.
Saturday morning was our stake pioneer Dash-n-Dine. They do a 5k run/walk, Primary pioneer parade, and then a huge pancake breakfast. Jeremy had to be there at 6:30 to help cook. That meant I had to be up at 4:45 to get in my 8 mile run before Jeremy had to leave. It was a long morning. But the activity was really fun. Our ward is assigned to wear the color green for the parade.
Going through some old family photos, we found these of Jeremy as a baby/child. I can sure see where Tommy gets is good looks - and adorable big brown eyes. He is a cookie cutter of his Daddy for sure.
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