Summer treats

One thing my kids know really well is treats....thanks to both daddy and mommy! There is nothing better than a yummy neapolitan ice cream cone. Don't you just love summer....I sure do! I can't believe that in a few short weeks it will be over and my Samuel goes off to kindergarten and Jack goes to preschool. We have been enjoying every last bit of summer left!

Summer

I love summer. The hot weather, being outside, the food, warm evenings outside, visiting neighbors, riding bikes, swimming, going on walks, but mostly I love watching my children play outside in the summer. Here are our busy kiddos enjoying some super hero popsicles and water guns on a very hot day!

Moving Back

After 15 months of living in Vernal, our time here is coming to an end. We found out today that the company Jake works for got a job at the University of Utah building student housing. We have known for several months that Gramoll was trying to get this job at the University. I have mixed emotions about this. We feel very blessed to have another job to do but I also am going to miss the people and things about Vernal. We have met some wonderful people here and live in the best neighborhood. I sure am going to miss it.

We will still be here until next spring as the job doesn't begin until February and Sam and Jack are going to be in school/preschool. We have been so blessed to have been given the opportunity to live here for the past year but we are grateful we now know where we are supposed to be next.

Could she be any cuter?

This morning I took out my flat iron and straightened Ava's hair.....I think it looks adorable and makes her look more and more like a little girl and not a baby! After all she is almost 21 months old! Look at those baby blue eyes and strawberry blonde hair......even though I really really wanted my little girl to have my dark hair and green eyes, I think she is the most adorable little girl on earth! She is our little girly girl....she loves for me to do her hair and has a fascination with her shoes! She is always wanting to put her shoes on.

Bike Riding

Ava watching and cheering her brothers on. This is her pose she likes to do.....she tips her head to one side as if she is shrugging her shoulders. She does this and knows she can get her way!

Samuel got a bike for his birthday back in March and has really liked it, but has been really timid on it. Jake spent a good hour with him in the church parking lot yesterday working on riding it and helping him to gain more confidence on his bike. He has done great and is a lot more confident on the bike.

Jack has outgrown his tricycle so yesterday we got him his very own big bike. He LOVES it and has caught on to it very quickly. He has wanted to ride it nonstop. Sam and Jack love riding their bikes with each other and I think Jack getting on a bike and riding it has helped Sam to get more confident.....I don't think he wants his little brother to beat him on it!

After the downpour

We had a HUGE summer storm in Vernal tonight with a little bit of everything: rain, wind, clouds, sunshine, power outage. The kids LOVED watching the rain come pouring down from the front porch. After the downpour, they had even more fun playing in the water!

Echo Tri 2010

Last week we spent an entire week in Salt Lake/Park City. The main reason for going was to watch Jake participate in the Echo Tri. Once again he did a great job and even beat his time by about 11 minutes! He did the Olympic Version again.....1 mile swim......26 mile bike ride and a 6 mile run. I am so proud of you Jake for putting your mind to something and accomplishing it! I have a feeling this is just the beginning of the triathlons/bike races!