A Slice Of June

Last Friday I took all the kids to the dentist. All except Laena, who was still in Provo. There were no cavities! I was excited. : ) When we got home, we immediately left for Cherry Hills, and our ward/neighborhood camp out. The kids had a great time. Swimming, water slides, etc, and don't forget dinner! One of those pot-luck jobbers that are so nice because you have all kinds of variety and minimum clean-up. The food has personality. I had fun too. I was freezing all night. Jeffy got a couple of mosquito bites, which he is evidently allergic to, and his eye swelled shut. Everyone asked us all weekend what had happened to him. The right side of his forehead was the size of half a baseball. I thought about telling them that he'd gotten in a fight with a much bigger kid, but responsibly decided against it.  : ) He had also smacked his foot on the side of the pool when he was jumping in. For a while we thought it was broken. So glad it wasn't. Saturday night Eric worked at the Theatre. Charlie took Jefferson to work with him to do an upload. They had a great time playing with Frank and the screaming monkeys.  : ) Will that husband of mine ever grow up? I hope not.

Sunday we were in our new chapel. I was in charge of getting the little kids to sing some fun Father's Day songs in Sacrament Meeting. It went pretty well. I have no idea why I should be nervous about songs I've known since I was a baby. . Silliness really. Monday we had a short Family Home Evening, where the little buggers taught the rest of the family (those that were here) the song we'd been learning in Primary class. It was fun. Jeffy said I had made a 'cool poster'. You know you're doing something right. . . Tuesday we dealt with my Grandmother's passing. Wed we took it easy. Today the tamale lady came by. "Quieres tamales hoy?" she said with a big smile, as always. Her white teeth contrasted dramatically with her brown skin. We bought 3 packages of 6. Her tamales are always a big hit. Wednesday we spent the afternoon at the fun center, mostly swimming. Laena wasn't actually working, so she was able to help some with the little kids. They really liked the big blow up shark slide. . It was nice actually, to play in the kiddie pool with Lincoln, and Jeffy and Aleia. We had a great time. Tommy especially, on the water slides. Unfortunately some of us got a little bit sunburned, (sigh) so we'll have to be more diligent next time. . . but a fun time was had nonetheless. Laena even got us pizza and drinks. It's her dream job. Like on High School Musical 2!  : )

Last Monday Lea went to her first 'non-cousin' sleep over. The rule was that she had to be 8 before she could do sleep overs. From what I heard, they had a lot of fun. The consensus is. . that now every night should be a 'sleep over night'! Because, after all, it's SUMMER!  : ) Uh-huh Baby! Here's to gearing up for Scout Camp and Lake Powell next week. And of course there's the 4th of July. One of my very favorite holidays! Love the parade, the watermelon, and the fireworks. : ) Good times. On a different note, it's been kind of nice this week to have structured activities for the big boys to go to. And they seem to be enjoying themselves! I love EFY!  : ) If only we could have similar activities set up for the entire summer! Then maybe I could hold on to my sanity.  : ) Just kidding. Actually it's holding up pretty well right now. Charlie just booked us a weekend in New York. It's not till December, but it's something to look forward to, and maybe we could fit some more fun times in, in the meantime. . . Till then, we'll be hanging on to those fun summer moments!  : ) Tonight, it's dinner with Grandma and Grandpa, tomorrow a funeral for one Great Grandma, and a birthday party for another. Is that ironic? I'm not sure. Should be interesting. . . We shall see.