Parade Season

Once we got back from St. George, we started going to lots of parades.  Taylor was in the marching band this year, so we attended all of the local parades he was in.  I believe there were six.  Taylor did a great job, and the rest of us got really good at getting people to throw candy at us.  The girls even got to march in one of the parades as girl scouts.

More St. George photos

Starting Summer With a Bang

We started off summer vacation by going down to St. George. Jeff's parents were kind enough to invite us to stay at their condo with them, and we were happy to go.  We all had fun swimming, hiking, and four-wheeling.  I'd say relaxing, but there wasn't much of that.  When you have seven kids you are always on the go.  That's ok though, because it makes life fun and interesting as well.  One of our favorite parts was going to Snow Canyon.  The kids loved the sand dunes, and those of us who dared loved our adventure into a lava tunnel (ie underground cave).  The best part of the cave exploration was breaking and throwing glow stick juice on the walls of the cave.  It felt like you were in the middle of outer space.  The glow stick disappears after 30 minutes, and we of course took all of our trash, and other people's trash, out of the cave.  Anyway, it was a lot of fun.  Other things we did were go to a splash pad in town, visit Brigham Young's summer home, and see the temple. 

Last day of school

On the last day of school the kids put on a dance festival for the parents.  It's pretty fun to watch, and the kids like performing.  This year Parker did the toe-knee-chestnut song for kindergarten, Emily did a hippie dance to the 1..2...3 song, and Ashley did square dancing.  My parents were able to come which was also nice.

Memorial Day

On Memorial Day we thought we'd be clever and go to the Copper Mine since we had a coupon to get in free.  Well, apparently a lot of people had the same idea.  We were worried when we had to wait in line in our car until a parking spot opened up, but when we got in it really wasn't too bad.  It was pretty cool seeing the deep pit they have dug mining for copper.  The kids especially liked the big trucks and wheels.

Friends

In May I was blessed to have my friend Traci come to visit for a day.  Carolyn also came over to say hi.  Also in May my friends Cassie and Lorena from high school got together with me for lunch.  It was fun catching up on old times.  Finally, my own kids had fun playing with neighborhood friends when a fire hydrant started shooting water.  It was a cold day, but that didn't stop the kids.

Spring and Summer Synopsis

Since I write in my blog about as often as I write in my journal, I am obviously behind.  Since I want this to be a record of our life, I still want to include what we've done this summer, but I think it is time to catch up.  So here we go.  In April and May, after our Spring Break trip to Arches, we had some fun school things happen.  Taylor was Mr. Bundles in the play Annie at his junior high, and Parker and Carter got to go on field trips for their school.  Carter went to the fire station, and Parker went to a local farm.  Both enjoyed their outings.  Emily also participated in the Spanish Fiesta for the Spanish Immersion program.  Three kids played soccer in the Spring, so every saturday we had three soccer games to attend.  It was fun watching the kids play, but it was rough keeping the babies in the stroller and off the field.