It's been awhile since this trip, but I had to post these pictures. I just got them from Cerese. My kids favorite activity at Wildhorse was playing in the river, specifically jumping off the bank. I was up at the camp with Kenna while she napped so I missed the begining jumps. Luckily my Dad and Cerese took these great pictures for me. Connor wanted to set the record for the most jumps. He jumped 30 times and was pretty darn tired by the last one.

Chase just jumped a few times. He also liked floating down the river.

Here is Katie's infamous jump. If her brothers can do something, so can she. You can see Karen's head as she prepared to save Kate. My Dad took this shot, so you can tell where his prioritiy was. J.K. Anyway, I wanted to put this out as proof for you, Karen.

Today we drove to Bear Lake for the afternoon. It was our last little trip before school starts. The boys and Mike swam, but it was to cold for me. I helped make our excellant sand castles. I love it when we get away from the house and spend time with no distractions. I also like it when I feel like I have time to just sit and watch my kids. Kenna was so excited, she spent the first ten minutes running through a puddle, just zooming back and forth. Kate collected shells and very seriously, built her sand castle. The boys pulled Mike out to swim, then Chase built a moat and Connor and I built a castle. We didn't stay as long as we would have liked because a storm came in. On the way home, we stopped at USU and saw Cerese. The kids have been wanting to know where she goes to work. This last picture is how my kids sleep in the summer. I think it is so funny, but they love to sleep on the floor and all together. During the school year, we only let them do it on Friday nights and Katie would start counting down on Sunday how many days until she could sleep on the floor with the boys. Why would anyone want to sleep on the floor when they have nice, comfy beds? I have no idea, but I'm glad that they all like each other and get along so well. I wonder how long it will last.
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Another normal day

Last night I went to the University and Cerese showed me some of the process of print making. It was really interesting. I like to hear where she gets her ideas from. My mind just doen't work that way. I am always fasinated by people who can create art or write books or music. I like to enjoy it but I sure can't create. I'm glad there are others who have those talents. Here are my boys. Connor tried out today for a pre-swim team, team. He isn't sure he wants to do that though. I think it is hard to help them find something they love. Chase said he just doesn't understand soccer or basketball. "All you do is run to one side and when you get there, you have to turn around and run back. It's just alot of running," he said. He does have a point. Only two weeks until school starts. Summer went so fast, I'm not ready, but the kids are. They are starting to fight and pick at each other. Katie wants school to start tomorrow. She is so excited for Kindergarten.

Potty Training

So, I had my kids all set with their very healthy, well fast, breakfast of cold cereal and went to take my 2 minutes or less daily shower. When I was done Connor was complaining that he had to help Kenna go to the bathroom. I had taken her already, but of course she had to go while I was busy. We are pretty much done potty training, but every time I want to have my diaper burning party, some little problem pops up. Any way I guess it was going to take awhile, because this is how I found her. Connor didn't want her cereal to go soggy. I hate potty training. You would think it would get easier each time, but no.

Other news, Katie is taking swimming lessons. She is a little fish, with no fear at all, so I thought we had better start giving her some skill to go with the bravery. She is doing awesome and loves to be there. She especially likes jumping off the diving board or the side. She also asks me everyday if summer is over so she can start school. I definately don't hear that from the boys.

Cerese is staying with us and it's really fun. I like learning about her job. It's new to me and very interesting. My kids love here. Kenna was pretending Cerese was her baby for an hour last night while we watched a movie. Cerese was so patinet and went along the whole time.

So this is my first time creating a blog and all I can think of is that I have to boring of a life to put it out for anyone to read. I have been reading a bunch of my relatives blogs and I think it is a great way to get to know someone. My husband is on a business trip. My four angels :) are finally asleep and this some quiet time to myself. Isn't it funny how sometimes you love your kids more when they are sleeping? Our summer is winding down, with only two and a half weeks left until school. Honestly, I'm not ready. I like the lack of structure in our summer days, even though they still seem very busy.