Britt's Blog - A Picture a Day

Farmington Fun

On Skyler's last "free day" of summer, he chose to go to New Mexico and play.  We found a Bounce House that was a lot of fun, especially because we were the only ones there.

These horse races got a little rough.  Here's Sawyer back flippin'.

  

This is Skyler wearing his undershirt over his pants because his jeans were "to slow".  He looked stupid, but he slid FAST.  Macey was just happy to not get hurt every time she fell.  I wish we could pad our whole house.

  

We also found a Teddy Bear Connection.  It's a lot like Build-a-Bear except the animals cost $8.00 instead of $25.00.  Yes, thank you.

You know the drill, first pick your animal.  Then stuff it and put a heart inside it that you've kissed.

  

Next bathe it and brush it.  Then name it.  Shaylin named her bunny, Vanilla.  Sawyer named his teddy bear, Ted.  Funny.  When we asked Macey what her puppy's name was, she looked at us like we were idiots and said, "Puppy".

Last you take your animal home to love forever.  Sweet.

 

Good day.

End-of-Summer Primary Activity

This one is my favorite Primary Activity of the year.  Just set up a bunch of water activities and popsicles, and let the kids go.  Then we just sit back and watch how cute they are.  

Our primary is getting bigger.  We have about 30 kids now.  (And all you Utah primary leaders with 200 kids stop rolling your eyes.)  That's pretty good for us.

        

I love these kids.

Dance Recital

Here's a little taste of the kind of entertainment I get every single day.  Shaylin and her friend Scottlynn did a major dance recital for us.  There were invitations, costume changes, props, AND confetti.  It was a big deal.

  

Sawyer and Macey joined in, each doing their signature move.

  

Here are the boys in the audience being REALLY good sports.  What a show.  Who needs broadway?

  

The Lake

We're borrowing my parent's jet skis and our friend's kids :) this week.  We decided to take them all to the lake.  There are three lake that are each about 10 minutes from our house.  My husband is DYING to get a boat.  

Here is Macey practicing and Sawyer doing what Sawyer does - all day long.

  

Here is Colten water skiing.   And a fire fighting helicopter coming down to fill up with water.  Both were very fun to watch.

  

Here are the cute girls and the boys wishing so badly that they were old enough to drive.

 

Check Ups

All four kids had their annual check ups this week.  I can tell that our doctor's office isn't used to large families.  They acted like I was bringing in a whole preschool.  Wimps.

We did pretty well.  There was a little trauma when Skyler was helping Sawyer pee in a cup, and Sawyer peed on Skyler's arm.  Skyler felt it was intentional.  Sawyer swore that it wasn't, but he kept giggling, and that didn't strengthen his argument.

Besides that, we did well until the very end when the doctor announced that everyone but Shaylin needed shots.  Skyler was NOT expecting this.  (He had already gotten his middle school shots at school).  He got a panicked look on his face when the nurse asked him to go first.  Sawyer and Macey were watching him closely to see if they should be scared.  

I whispered in Skyler's ear, "I will give you five bucks if you pretend to be REALLY brave right now."  Then he hopped up on the table and said with a huge smile, "I love shots!"  I was so proud of him.

Sawyer wasn't fooled for long.  He had to get SIX shots.  It was horrible.  I held him still while they poked him over and over again.  He whimpered softly, and I sobbed.  

Then Macey got her four shots.  She was furious.  She kept saying, "I do NOT like going to the doctor anymore.  And I don't want their suckers!"  

I can't wait until next year.

Book Tag

Alright, Amy flattered me here into doing this tag.  (But she didn't have to.  I'd do anything for her.)

This one is an easy one...

1. Collect the book that you have most handy.
2. Turn to page 161.
3. Find the 5th complete sentence.
4. Cite the sentence on your blog.
5. Pass it on to 5 other bloggers.

The book I have nearest to me, is one that I just picked up from the library (and am so excited to read).  It's called Gift from the Sea by Morrow Lindbergh.  It only has 132 pages, so I took this from the last page. And I'm giving you the 4th AND 5th sentences because together they're cool.

"For the enormous problems that face the world today, in both the private and the public sphere, cannot be solved women - or by men - alone.  They can only be surmounted by men and women side by side."

Now I'm tagging: 

Tif (because she reads even more than I do)

Kenya (because I love her)

Danae (because she has great taste)

Janice (because she never goes anywhere without a book, and I love her soapboxes)

and Laura (mainly because I just want you all to go to her blog and see the GORGEOUS pictures of her new baby).

Have fun!

This one is an easy one...

1. Collect the book that you have most handy.
2. Turn to page 161.
3. Find the 5th complete sentence.
4. Cite the sentence on your blog.
5. Pass it on to 5 other bloggers.

The book I have nearest to me, is one that I just picked up from the library (and am so excited to read).  It's called Gift from the Sea by Morrow Lindbergh.  It only has 132 pages, so I took this from the last page. And I'm giving you the 4th AND 5th sentences because together they're cool.

"For the enormous problems that face the world today, in both the private and the public sphere, cannot be solved women - or by men - alone.  They can only be surmounted by men and women side by side."

Now I'm tagging: 

Tif (because she reads even more than I do)

Kenya (because I love her)

Danae (because she has great taste)

Janice (because she never goes anywhere without a book, and I love her soapboxes)

and Laura (mainly because I just want you all to go to her blog and see the GORGEOUS pictures of her new baby).

Have fun!

Lame Travel Log

I know my blog is starting to feel a lot like a travel log this summer.  That seems to be all I can find time for.  I'm sorry about that.

I AM still doing my picture-a-day to capture our every day moments (see side bar).  That's my favorite part of my blog.

The County Fair

We liked seeing all the animals, and the kids enjoyed watching their friends show their entries.  

 

Sawyer could never cut it as a cowboy.  He has a far too sensitive nose.

   

We especially liked having an excuse to wear our cowboy hats and say "yee haw" all day.