Random.

Most of our week consisted of swimming. We are very grateful to have my dad’s pool around the corner and thankful that he lets us use it whenever we want. Thanks Dad and Judy. When we went swimming there this week we let the kids ride over in the back of the truck. They always think that is so much fun. We swam there a few times this week and Jason also took the kids out to his parents to swim and visit with them.

For mutual this week I took my class ice blocking and decided to bring Jaden along. He thought it was way fun and wants to go again with our family. I thought it was pretty fun myself. I haven’t done that for a lot of years and forgot how fun it is. I think everyone had a great time and I am sure we will be doing it again before summer is over. Another little thing that happened on Wednesday that I was a big thing for me was that I had left around 4:30 to run to the grocery store for a few items and some ice blocks. Jason thought I was leaving for the night and wouldn’t be back until after mutual was over. So when I returned home around 5:30 he had made dinner and was feeding the kids. It was so nice to not have to worry about dinner and just eat and enjoy a few minutes before I really had to leave at 6:30.

During the week Mindie and I decided to take our girls out for a girls shopping night. We went over to the Premium outlets on Charleston (my personal favorite mall) and to the mall at Town Center. I love that my girls are old enough to shop with me. I have always hoped that they would love to shop and they do. Not that we have lots of extra $$$ to be shopping every day with, but I love that they like to go to stores look around at everything, pick things out and try stuff on. My boys ALL HATE stores. They don’t like even being in them. When they do go they want to be IN and OUT and just get what they had to go for. They even get all grouchy when they have to go to the grocery store. So I am thrilled that I have my two little girls to be my shopping partners.

This is a random picture of Macy. One night this week I woke up hearing someone downstairs. So I went down to find out whom it was and it was Macy up to the table eating carrots and ranch at 2 in the morning. She has always been a night owl and I have tried so many tactics to get her to go to sleep with the rest of us. I finally decided that I can’t make her fall asleep and apparently she doesn’t need as much sleep as the rest of us. So we have an understanding that she can stay awake as long as she wants as long as she stays in her room (it seems that she ignored that rule this night). I have a feeling though that she will decide to go to bed earlier once she has to start getting up for Kindergarten.

Friday my stepsister Shayla went through the temple with her fiancé Cris Hilsabeck. I actually set them up last year and am so excited that it really worked out. They are the cutest couple. It’s always nice to be at the temple with lots of family and friends and was happy to be able to be there with them. Then on Saturday they were sealed and had their reception later that evening at my dad and Judy’s. Their reception was beautiful. Very simple yet very elegant. I was taking lots of notes for my daughters one day. Hooray for the happy couple!! Aren't they so cute?

Saturday was also the 3-stake Pioneer Day celebration. The different wards made floats and threw out lots and lots of candy, which was of course my kids favorite part. After the parade they had a breakfast and lots of game booths. Jaden beat and now holds the new record for the dunking booth. The score to beat was hitting the bull’s eye with 3 of the 4 balls. Jaden hit the target with all 4. Maybe he should give baseball a try!