Week in Review

i figure this is the easiest way to post.......
It's been a fun week...
Wednesday - Carpet. we finally finished our last carpeted room. the living room, which was the worst of them all. our house was a mess, trying to fit all the big furniture in other rooms and the poor piano, it's a beast. but it looks great now!
Thursday - JD's Bday #9. We had a fun day, i suppose, we just hung out and played with Jules. they did craft projects while i tried to clean for the party. we normally go swimming but it wasn't quite warm enough for that. the fam all came over and we had cake, ice cream and opened presents. we love being together as a family! Jos got some American Girl doll clothes, a big bulletin board to pin her fashion designs on, earrings, since she just got hers pierced, and a metranome for her beautiful piano playing (she's been using an old one of mine that's not quite on beat) She had a good day, she said. I hope she enjoys being 9.
Thursday - Our Anniv #10. Jon brought me a dozen beautiful roses. ain't he sweet? we'll be going to Logan next week for a little outing. can't wait!
Friday - Grotto Hike. This was the first time I've ever been. The sis-in-laws go all the time and are always so awesome to take my kids with them. it was very wet. i loved it! it was traumatic for most of the kiddies who slid down the muddy mountains and couldn't handle the bone chilling cold water, but i loved it! i can't wait to go again! Betsy was so well behaved in the snuggly, i was shocked. it made the trip all the better. afterward, we stopped at a picnic area and had lunch. there were baby caterpillars everywhere. everytime you turned around there was another one trying to eat your lunch. CJ loved it and gathered as many as she could in a paper towel and tried to save them, because they needed some place to go... loves bugs, that one! it was really an awesome day.
Friday Afternoon - Swimming at Sara's. after the hike we went to sara's and swam in the alligator pool and the slip and slide. the kids had fun just hanging out. brynn loved the water and crawled right onto the slip and slide and played. it was cute. it was fun to relax!
Saturday - Scottish Festival. Every year we try to make it to the Scottish Festival at Thanksgiving Point. My mom helps out in a booth so we go to visit her as well. this year we took Tessa, Max & Julia with us. I hope they had a lot of fun, they said they did but everyone was so tired it was hard to see that enthusiasm. the kids got to go on the blow up thing for FREE and then they got to put on some helmets, shields and a sword and fight a night. they liked that. we also got to see some irish dancers. we missed the animals, but it was fun to listen to the bagpipes and see all the costumes. Payson's Scottish Festival is in July when we're in Bear Lake so I'm a bit sad, but, there's always next year!
Sunday - Father's Day. Jon had a meeting first thing, but the girls made him cards and we gave him his gifts as soon as he got home. then to church and then we went to visit Gpa Duffy. It was fun to see him relax, even if only for a minute. We had dinner with the Tucketts. Kabobs! Yum! the meat was excellent but my favorite part was the pineapple! Thanks Dorothy! then the sis-in-laws came to visit too and we all visited. Fun!
Monday - swimming at SF pool. Lins Lu came and Sara brought Andrew, Julia, Tessa and Max. it was fun to have so many friends! josie loves swimming and had tons of fun! it was Betsy's first time and she LOVED it! I wish that i had pics of her in the pool. she couldn't get enough and just wanted to crawl right into it. chloe had fun playing with little Max and was a little more daring this year getting into the deep... scary for mom. i tried to put sunscreen galore on myself, cause i have a really bad habit of not caring, but i missed some spots on my back and am suffering greatly! when will i learn?
Monday Night - Bike Ride with the fam. With the stimulus check from the Govt...we decided we could get Jon and I some bikes. He's always taking the kids on bike rides and now we can all go together. we bought a seat for brynn to put on the back of my bike. she's so teeny in it... we went down to the trail by the river/ball parks. we all had a great time!
Tuesday - Migraine of the century. I get headaches every now and then, but yesterday, oh boy, thought i just might lose it. thanks to brynn for being so good and the girls are always good at entertaining themselves when i ask them too. i was able to rest in the morning. then...
Tuesday - Projects with the Cuzzins. At the Scottish Festival, they had all sorts of cool gadgets to buy, but of course, quite a ripoff, so i decided we'd make our own gadgets. i bought some fake flowers and some duct tape and... voila.... princess headbands and cardboard swords. i think the kids had fun, and bummer, i didn't get any pics of them. i love projects!
Wednesday - rest and relax day. even though there is so much to do, i'm just taking it easy, no headache, nowhere really to be, just cleaning a bit and blogging... what could be better!
hope you liked my week in review! til next week!
ta ta