Summer Wrap-Up

We met Ben and Suz's new Sheepadoodle puppy, Teddy.  He's the cutest!

Dustin was kind enough to bring over his cousin's real light saber for

Jack to hold and play with a little bit.  Very cool!

LEGO time

Painting on a Sunday afternoon.

Dustin was kind to put up with these guys at the Lindon pool.

Luke earned all of the requisite stickers from completing
exercises in a reasonable amount of time in order to get -

his first Build-a-Bear!  Unfortunately, he wasn't able to actually
build the bear since the store was out of the skins for the bear
he wanted, but he chose the assembled bear and we found a few
Ravenclaw accessories for him.  His name is Fudge.

We spent several hours at Splash Summit (refurbished Seven Peaks)
and had so much fun!  It was really crowded the Wednesday before school
started so next year we'll have to go a little earlier in the season.

One of the things on Luke's summer bucket list was to eat a "Sponge Bobsicle."
That last week of summer I stopped at a gas station near us that has a spot for them
in their cooler but they were always out of stock.  After Splash Summit Luke and I went
together and he crossed everything he could, hoping an employee would find one
in the back, but no luck.  We'll have to keep trying...

I took the kids to Donut Falls, one of the most well-known hikes in our area.  It was up in Big Cottonwood Canyon and we were surprised by how chilly it was up there in the morning.  But we grabbed a few blankets and set out.  The hike was very easy until the last tenth of a mile, when you have to go down a small cliff to the stream, then up a bunch of rocks to see the waterfall.  This was the week I was having random arm pain, and of course I'm still recovering from knee surgery so it was a bit precarious, but the kids helped me and in the end all of us made it up to the waterfall that went through a hole in the rock like a donut.  It really was cool to see!

Cat's soccer season started the week before school started.
And this year, she's a captain!

Scera Pool with Savannah

Savannah spent the night with us the weekend of the volleyball clinic
and the girls were nice enough to let Luke hang out with them.

We had a packed house for our recital at the Wellington!
Cat was sick that day so at the last minute I filled the extra time by singing a few songs.

We had some time to visit with Oma before and after the recital.
She was so happy that we came and performed for her and her friends!

Matt invited us to his house for swimming and a cookout -
Eliza is so sweet with younger kids and William only wanted to be in the pool with her.

Jack made two new friends at Matt's house. The first was a man
who was willing to listen to Jack telling him all about the
upcoming Star Wars starcruiser experience at Disney World.

The second friend was a Rhodesian Ridgeback named... Jack.

Just hanging out together on a Sunday afternoon.