Before I can move on to August stuff, I have to wrap up
July. It was a fun month!
We went to Ross Park again.
The kids have fun on the lily pads.
Ryan had fun too.
My raspberries came on strong!! Yum! I
had the kids picking them for me until they were tired and whiney. It was hard keeping up with them! But I don’t think we let too many go to
waste.
And this is a newer flower in my yard that I happened to
take a picture of. Clematis.
I met up with my crew at the park for a bit one day. We can’t get together without taking a selfie
I guess. At least not when Ingrid is
there. The girl loves her pictures. These girls are always a fun time.
Kaden! I know I
skipped over his 8 month update. And
he’s now 9 ½ months. I will get
there!!! He’s so fun.
We went to the Delta Dental sponsored Chukars game again
this year. Dylan ended up nabbing a foul
ball that nearly hit Ryan and/or Kaden.
It was pretty cool. Luke got a
ball when they were warming up too. So
they were both proud of their balls and they had the Chukars bird sign them.
Ryan decided to take Dylan on a hike the day after the
baseball game. He had planned on taking
Kylee, but her foot had been hurting her and he wanted to do a LONG hike. He wanted to take them up to Table Rock. It’s like 12 miles. And it’s not easy from what I’ve heard. It’s a very popular hike here for young men
and young women and whoever else. I told
Ryan it was a bad idea. I told him Dylan
was going to melt down on the mountain and he would have to carry him
down. I tried to get him to choose a
different hike. They wouldn’t listen to
me. They set off before 6 am with a
backpack full of food and water (but sadly, no toilet paper- which would’ve
come in handy later). I got a call while
we were eating lunch. It was Dylan
telling me he was at the top of Table Rock.
They had done it. Mostly just to
prove me wrong. But also because of the
square ice cream Ryan promised him. I
was incredibly impressed.
Ryan filled me in later about how Dylan freaked out at the
top of the mountain. A combination of
being too hungry, cold, exhausted, and apparently afraid of heights- at least
when the wind is blowing. Ryan says he
tried to stop before they reached the top, like “okay, great, we made it, let’s
go back now.” When they were just about
to get to the top. Funny.
So he was not in a picture mood at the top of the mountain.
But they said after they got down a little ways and ate
something, he was much better. They took
the longer trail up and came down the face, which is steep. Again, I’ve never been there but I hope one
day to be invited to all these fun hikes everyone else goes on.
I took a trip to Logan to meet up with my high school
friends. Jaclyn is living in Tokyo so I
don’t see or hear from her often. We met
at a park and the kids had fun playing while we chatted. Marci and Karlee couldn’t make it. We were actually supposed to meet the week
earlier and Marci and Karlee were coming then and we were going to do dinner
but I woke up with mastitis and a fever of 103.
I had to cancel. They still went
to dinner without me. I was sad. And I was sick for a good week. I blame Kaden for biting me while
nursing. He’s better now. I forgave him. Anyway, we played at the park. Dylan brought his new metal detector that he
bought with birthday money and money from chores.
Our neighbors Nicole and Jameson Ferney invited us to go
boating with them one evening. It was a
lot of fun. The kids loved it!
Dylan, the thrill-seeker, always saying "faster" (thumbs up).
The tube they have is really big and sturdy so there’s not
any real fear of tipping it over. Of
course Dylan is an adrenaline junkie and always wants them to go faster.
Even Sadie took a turn on the tube. We convinced her we would go slow and it
wouldn’t be scary.
Ryan did some surfing.
Then he took Dylan out there with him. That was fun!
Dylan loved it.
I did some surfing too, but Ryan just took a video of that
so no picture. For the record though, it
was my first time ever doing it and I got up easily and caught on fairly quickly. But my leg muscles were dying from the new
workout videos I had just started and I really thought I might pull a
muscle. Even still, it was fun to try it
out.
My brother Kevin came for a visit from Seattle. He spent most his time in Cache Valley, but
he drove up here to spend a few hours with me and the kids. We had a good time.
And lastly, here are the big family pictures we took at the
first of the month when Sara and her family were in town. I thought they turned out really good!
And that was July (I mean, other than what I’ve already
posted, like Lagoon, Bear Lake, the 4th… you know.)
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