Summer Fun

In between the traveling and having family visit, we were able to do some of our favorite summer activities. One of those things, being the drive in theater.  So we loaded up in Dad's truck and for the first time, watched the movie at the drive in from the back of his truck. It was fun!

We saw "Minions- Rise of Gru" and we all enjoyed it. 

Of course, we also all enjoyed the movie theater popcorn and sodas. That always makes the movie-going experience even better. 

We also spent so many days at the pool. SOO  many days !

We also checked out the book bus a few times during the summer. This is a mobile library that our elementary school sponsors. They drive through the neighborhoods in our school zone and the kids can all check out books and then return them the following week. They also hand out bags of snacks and the kids love it. 

We also did some night swimming so we could hang out with Dad. He doesn't get to the pool very often, so we always enjoy our night swims with him. 

We had lots of playdates with friends at the pool too!

We went to the park and splash pad. 

We were lucky to get some mild days and got to enjoy some fun playgrounds around the city. 

Bailey also could not get enough books. She loves going to the library to check out as many books as she can carry. Crazy girl. 

We are also obsessed with stealing our friends' babies during sacrament meeting. This is sweet baby London and she is one of our favorites. 

Of course, Summertime calls for snow cones so we had to oblige a few times.

Bubble baths are also a must in the summer. So many sweaty boys smelling like grass and sweat. 

We also made time for lots of naps- especially on Sundays.  I love my Sunday naps with this sweet man. 

We went to the Rogers Aquatic center a few times as well. I'm getting pretty good handling all the four kids alone at the water park. We had a lot of fun there,

 Tucker got to go on a playdate with his friend Ivy and they had the best time together. 

 

Bailey finished the summer reading program and earned a new book of her choice, a kids meal from "Slim Chickens" and a few other little prizes. 

We also got to go support some sweet friends at their musical performance. 
It was a Disney remix medley and it was so fun to watch.

We loved getting to support Hannah and Thomas Marwadel. 

Now it's time for school to start and while we are going to miss all our summer fun and relaxed schedule, we are excited for school to start!

 

Kindergarten Kickoff

Today we celebrated our last little kindergartner. The kids loved getting to party with Benson and a few of his cute little friends. Benson is so excited for kindergarten and that makes it even more fun. 

We sure love this kindergartener- he really is the  apple of our eye. 

Benson was so excited to have a few of his little preschool friends over for this party. They were so cute together!

From left to right: Jameson, Haley, Benson, Eli and Emily. 

It was such a cute theme and the apple balloons are my favorite ever!

I'm seriously so weirded out that my baby is starting kindergarten. It's so crazy to me.

The kiddos had a great time together. It was the perfect way to get the kids ready for kindergarten. 

We are so excited for school to start. 
It's going to be weird having the kids gone all day every school day, but they are excited so I am excited!

Here we go!

 

Back to School Dates

School is starting in just a few more days and we are having alot of mixed feelings about it. 

One of our favorite ways to ring in the new school year is back to school dates with each kid. 

The kids always look forward to this too. It's so nice to get to spend some one -on- one time with each kid. It doesn't happen near enough. 

This year, I got to take Tucker and Benson. 

First, I took Tucker on his date and he decided he wanted to go to "Sushi House". 

This kid loves sushi and we had fun ordering and eating together. 

 

 

After dinner, Tucker wanted to go to the pool. He loves quality time and this was so fun. 

We played and swam together for about an hour. 
The pool was basically empty and we enjoyed it!

After the pool, we played at the playground for a bit while we dried off. 

 

We had a great time and I still can't believe Tucker is entering 3rd grade. My little buddy is getting so big!

Chris got to take Bailey this year and they decided to go to "Cracker Barrel". This is place is a favorite for both of them. 
True to Bailey form, while she waited for her food, she read her book. 

But they both said their food was delicious and they had fun. 

 

After dinner, Chris took her to "Barnes & Noble" to get a new book. 
This is basically Bailey's love language and she loved it so much!

They followed up the bookstore with ice cream. It was probably the most perfect date Bailey could have imagined. 

Another night I got to take Benson on a date. 

This future kindergartner picked "Poke Bowl" for dinner and he was so happy with his huge portion of food. 

This is the kid that I use to always share my poke bowl with. We would grab one after preschool occasionally and he would always eat all the seafood and leave me the seaweed and rice. He loves poke bowl so much. 

 

Look at that serious eyebrow action. 

 

After we ate, Benson wanted to get snow cones so we finished our date by going to our favorite snow cone place. This little cutie is so fun to be around. 

 

We had a great time and went back home to watch some tv together. 

Lastly, Tanner and Chris went on their back-to-school date. Tanner chose the Ramen bar for his dinner and they both loved it. The pictures make my mouth water- the food looks so delicious. 

 

After they finished their dinner, they went to Cabela's to do some shopping and browse around.

They had a lot of fun together and stayed out quite a while hanging out together. 

We had a great time spending time with our kiddos. I know it's going to be a great year. 
I can't wait to see how the kids thrive!

Just a few more days and all four kids are off to school. 

Wish us luck!