Summertime!

Summer in full swing, we had a rude awakening!  The very first week of summer vacation commenced dance lessons for Lainey, Craft Camp for Brielle, Tennis Camp for Brielle, Summer Preschool for all 3, and swimming lessons for all 3.  Several were daily for a one or two week stint.  I went from running around all the time to racing around all the time!  It was short lived as some were just temporary camps.  But it was a whirlwind at first!

Once things slowed down, we had time for home made healthy fruit smoothie popsicles and riding bikes, etc.  The kids have played outside a lot.  We've gone to Grandma's to swim once or twice and played in the sprinklers/hose out back here a lot. 

I saw something similar to this online and made up a chart for the kids to use as an incentive for getting good exercise.  For every mile they ran/bike/swam, they could color in a number block on the chart.  Combined, they had to reach 100 miles to be able to go to Roaring Springs this summer- our water park near Boise.  Well, they really got into it and finished it in three weeks!  I told them that for every 100 miles, they could go again.  So they're working on their second trip even though weather/holidays/and previous engagements have kept us from going to the water park yet.  But we're hopeful for this weekend!

We're watching the weekly summer kids' matinee movies at our local movie theater as well.  So far, we've seen Madagascar 3, Disney's Earth, and Hotel Transylvania.  

Another event so far this summer was the sad departure of our friends, the Nattress Family.  Brielle's very close friend, Amy is their daughter and this photo is of a going away party that her friends gave her.  The Nattresses moved to Arizona where Elder Nattress will serve as mission president for 3 years.  They plan to return to Fruitland, to their same home, even.  But we miss them.

Here she is with her buddy at the family going away party that same weekend.

A positive result of their mission call and move, was that Todd's brother's family were the ones to rent the Nattress' home while they're away.  Brielle, Ashton, and Lainey are especially excited that their cousins are much closer to get together with and are now in our ward where they can see each other more also.  We're happy for them that they were able to sell their home in the nick of time to make this move and use these next 3 years to start planning/building their next home closer to town where they had been commuting 20+ minutes to all these years.

This picture was taken of the majority of the ladies coming to CrossFit (minus 2).  But sadly, the purpose being that one of them was moving.  Melissa, the one with the cute pregnant belly in front, and her family just moved to Twin Falls. We threw her a going away workout/party.  Every movement in the workout done with a medicine ball- even the L-hangs, etc.  As though it were extra baby weight lugging around with us.  All the rep ranges and rounds were related to 9 for 9 months or the numbers of her due date.  It was fun and we'll miss our friend!

We had a lot of rain and many rainbows our first couple weeks of Summer Vacation.

But it's pretty hot out now.  Even in the heat, Todd and the kids took time to break out the grill to make s'mores.