Weekly Update and Cute Pics

I just thought that I would post a few cute, but random pictures of the girls.

I'm sure you would have to agree that these are 2 of the cutest kids in the world!

To keep cool this summer Claire has been playing a lot in the sprinklers and her pool.

Claire made her name out of play dough. She was so proud, she wanted me to take a picture. I was pretty proud of her myself!

Allie and mommy playing at the park. (This is for Michelle who says I don't post pictures of myself!)

Allie is learning so much now, it seems like every day she learns something new! She says about 10 words and pulls herself up on anything that will hold still. This was her first time playing in the sprinklers at my mom's house.

This is one of her favorite games, playing catch with Claire.

In other news, I haven't been taking pictures of our last couple Tuesday adventures since they have mostly consisted of keeping cool! Last week we had a picnic at the park and then went swimming. This week we went birthday shopping for Allie and let the kids play at the toy store and at the mall. I also finished my second summer class on Friday, only one more to go! Yea! One last funny story. Karen bought the kids little squirt guns at the toy store yesterday and when we got home Claire and Payton went out back to have a little water fight. Nate got in on the action with his super soaker and they all ended up soaking wet, but laughing and squealing. He is such a great dad/uncle. Unfortunately Payton had to ride home dripping wet, but they had fun!

A Fun Train Ride

We did something fun yesterday. My dad wanted to try out the new Front Runner train from Ogden to Salt Lake so we all tagged along. The kids loved being on the train. It took a little longer than driving but it was nice and cool and no traffic! When we got to Salt Lake we had lunch at the Gateway and then we took the kids to the Discovery Gateway Children's Museum. It was a lot like the treehouse museum and the kids had fun. The best part was that we were out of the 100 degree weather. We took the kids over to play in the fountain, which was packed! Payton got pretty wet but Claire chose to stay dry and just watch. Then we walked back over to catch the train. It was a new adventure and a very fun day!











Choo-choo!

Summer swimming

As you can probably tell from my lack of blogging, this week has been a busy one! I have had classes and workshops all week so I am really looking forward to the weekend. For our weekly adventure this week we decided to go swimming at the Brigham City pool. I had actually never been to that pool before so it was exciting. Allie was napping so Nate stayed home with her and Karen, Payton, Claire, and I went. I was so proud of my little swimmer! She is getting so brave! I wish I had some pictures but I didn't want to get my camera wet or stolen at the pool. I have some other pictures of the girls playing at the park that I will post later. Anyway, it was super fun and we are looking forward to going back with Allie and Nate soon!

A fun week

On Tuesday it was another cold and rainy day, so our plans to go to the dinosaur park were scratched. We were already headed to Ogden so we just went to the new Salomon center and took the kids miniature golfing, bowling, and to the Pizza Factory. We were only going to go bowling, but when the kids saw the cool 'glow in the dark miniature golf' area, they got excited. Really they had the most fun climbing on the free play area, maybe next time we will skip the activities that cost money and just go for the freebies! Isn't that always how it works, they like playing with the box more than the toy!
I also took Claire swimming at the nat this week. I decided that she should probably learn how to swim. I thought about signing her up for lessons but she is so shy I doubt she would do it. We had lots of fun and she was braver than I thought. She put her face in the water and swam along the side. I'll keep you updated on her progress.
I started my classes again on Thursday, it is hard to go and sit in class for 7 hours a day, but it will be nice to have it done!