10.24.2013

Ballet Recital

June 14, 2013
The last day of school was also the end-of-the-year ballet recital on the "big stage" at the High School.  {Forgive this very poor photo shop job- I just wanted to show all the cute poses of our darling little ballerina.}  Ella is coming along so well with her dancing.  Usually she is very technical in her routine, to the point where we have to remind her to smile and be animated.  At the end of her performance she started exaggerating her curtsies and even blew showers of kisses to the crowd.  It was a riot.  I guess she really took our talk to heart.

Falling Behind

Remember the "I Love Lucy" episode where she is working in the chocolate factory?  The one where she starts to fall behind, so she keeps popping chocolates in her mouth?  Remember?  That is how I am feeling about my blog lately.  Too bad I don't have a chocolate motion belt that I am dealing with.


As Christmas nears, yes I realize that we are still a week away from Halloween, I feel like Lucy in the factory.  Life just keeps moving and I can't seem to keep up!  Beginning to think about photo books as Christmas gifts, I hopped on my much neglected blog to see where I'm at with photos and journaling; only to see that in "blog world" it's only the beginning of summer break!

Since joining Instagram, I have been posting my pictures there and forgetting to also add them to my blog.  As I've said before, my blog acts as my family history journal and therefore it is more important than Instagram to me- or so it should be.  Now that I've had this awakening, I plan on updating my blog and filling you in on all the fun summer adventures we've had and bring you up to date on what we are doing now.  Stay tuned!

7.15.2013

Basketball

Ethan is still going strong with his basketball pursuits and Kent is still coaching him.  It is a lot of fun to watch Ethan play and I am thankful for the bond he and Kent are building.  It is wonderful to know that my husband is so involved with Ethan's activities. It's reassuring to know that Kent knows the kids that Ethan spends most of his time with.  I'm thankful to have an activity that keeps Ethan active and out of trouble.







Ethan was able to play in a 3 on 3 tournmaent with the Prosser team.  They had a lot of fun.  It was a super hot day and playing on the asphalt made it even hotter for the players, as you can see by their red faces!









7.13.2013

Suncadia "Glamping"

Kent's mom, Laura, came out to help with the kids while I was at girl's camp.  Once I got home, we took everyone up to our favorite mountain resort called Suncadia.  We had a great time.  Some highlights were biking the trails, scooter rides, swimming, playing chess in the lobby, hiking the mountainside, roasting marshmallows, and just enjoying the fresh air along with the beautiful views.

Bubs is such a trooper.  He just goes right along with us and has a great time.
 We rented bikes and a trailer to hit the trails on this beautiful summer day.  Ella doesn't know how to ride a bike yet and they didn't have any bikes with training wheels.  Kent "sacrificed" and rented a scooter to take Ella on.  I had the privilege of pulling Cannon up and down the hills.  All in all we had a great day!








 






 Grandma Laura and I took turns carrying Cannon.  He loved being outside but he sure gets heavy after awhile.



 They have a few fire pits around the grounds for you to warm up near as the sun sets and the crisp mountain air gets cooler. They had a table set up with ingredients to make your own s'mores.  Yum!






 We started out eating at the nice restaurant in the hotel.  We waited for our food for nearly two hours.  TWO HOURS! We finally asked them if they could deliver it to our room so we could get Cannon to bed.
Once they brought it up to our room it had taken so long that they offered us their most expensive bottle of wine.  Since we don't drink, we respectfully declined.  The next morning the manager called us and apologized about the inconvenience and offered us spa passes and free paddle boarding. It was worth it!


 They have fun activities throughout the resort grounds.  Here we were able to make our own ice cream.