Swimming

The other day we went swimming for the first time all season! I didn't get any pics of the kids in the pool, but here they are on the way out. It cracks me up that the girls wanted me to wrap their heads in the towels.

Kids' Class

At Gold's Gym they have kids fitness classes 3 days a week. One day is a sports agility skills class, one day is a boot camp-type class, and one day is an aerobics class. I try to get there for it when I can, and the kids seem to have a fun time with it. Here are some pictures I got of them the other day through the glass. Ha ha!

Silly Girls

It's so fun to hear the kids play together and all the crazy things they come up with .The other day the girls were being extra silly. They were trying on all these clothes with both of them inside the clothes! Shirts, pants, underwear...crazy, I tell ya! Here are some pics I was able to snap of the silliness.

Michael's Tooth

Michael lost his first tooth! (Finally another one the kids has lost one. Katelynn's been losing 'em left and right!) We think he may have swallowed it! The tooth had been loose for a little while, and the other day we were eating popcorn. I saw Michael from across the room and said, "Hey, bud, did you lose your tooth?!" He felt inside his mouth and said, "Yeah! I didn't even notice!" We looked around for it some, but never found it. Then I suggested that maybe he had swallowed it. He thought that was hilarious.

Drive Home!

The drive home was full of...fun. I have a power steering leak, so I had to keep stopping every so often to check my fluid level and refill it. PLUS Katelynn decided to throw-up. Emma said she threw-up, too, but that she "drank it". *Shudder* AND, I also had my 'check engine' light come on, so I was pulled over to the side of the highway for a while, while Scott talked me through checking different fluid levels and what-not, then decided whether I should risk it and keep driving. Oy! Here is one of our "I have to throw up, pull the car over!" stops.

But, we still had some fun along the way. One place we stopped had a LOT of trash on the side of the road, and the kids asked if they could clean some of it up. Sure... Katelynn was talking about how we need to clean up the Earth because it makes Jesus happy when we make the Earth beautiful. I had to practically drag them back into the car, because they wanted to stay and keep cleaning up. I wish they were that excited about keeping their bedroom & playroom clean! ;)

For dinner we stopped at Burger King. Crowns are a must!

I thought the kids would play longer n the play area, but they just wanted to get back in the car and go home! I was ready to be home, too, but we still had about 4 hours to go at that point, I believe. Luckily they all fell asleep shortly we got back on the road and stayed asleep until we got back, except for Katelynn, who still wasn't feeling that great. We arrived home about 1:45 am. What a long day!

Singing for Larry

While I was in Utah I found out that one of my old professors from UVSC, Larry Johnson, had passed away. The family had asked if his former students, friends & colleagues would sing two songs for his service, Danny Boy (his favorite, which we sang every year) and O Lord God. I had planned to leave for Arizona Tuesday, but decided to stay and attend his funeral Wednesday morning.

On Monday and Tuesday night we had choir rehearsals to practice the two songs. Although it was a sad circumstance we were meeting under, I was thrilled to see a bunch of my friends from the music department. Some of them I hadn't seen in many, many years.They all commented on how big the kids have gotten, and how well behaved they were. That always makes a momma smile. :)

One of the voice teachers brought her daughter along to the funeral to watch any kids who might be in attendance, which was wonderful. Then I could focus on the service and not worry about keeping the kids entertained. Blessing! It was wonderful to sing in a choir of that caliber again. It made me realize how much I miss it. It also reminded me of how *close* I am to finishing my bachelor's degree. I have actually started doing a little digging around to see if I could finish up and graduate this next year!

Playdate

While we were in Utah I was also able to get together for a playdate with a couple of my friends from UVMOM (Utah Valley Mothers of Multiples). I've actually known Lyndsie a lot longer, though. We were in the same BYU married student ward, so we went through the trials of trying to get pregnant together, then worked on restarting the MOMs group after she had her twins & while I was pregnant with my triplets. We met Heidi through UVMOM, and have been good friends with her these many years. It's crazy that we all met so long ago, and now our kids are becoming so grown up!

Pirate Island

While we were in Utah we met up with some friends from our old ward at Pirate Island. It was so fun to see them, and to see how much their kids have grown up! We got "The Kracken", which is this huge 2 feet wide pizza, and spilt it between the four families, and it worked out just perfectly!

Discovery Park

In Utah we met my friend Bryn at the park, and I was able to meet her new hubby! It was SO great to see my friend, and the kids had a good time at the park. Oh, and when we drove up to the park Michael said, 'Hey, this park looks like Hogwarts! Lol!"

Scottish Festival

We went with my sister, Chaia, and some of her friends to the Payson Scottish Festival. The kids had a good time. We found out that we are part of Clan MacKay (pronounced Ma-Kie, with a long "I" sound). The kids loved the balloon animals, face painting, swords and Bison Brew they were able to bum off their aunt!

Grandma C

We couldn't go to Utah and not visit my Grandma Coleman. We would be in big trouble!

Roadtrip to Utah

When we left Oregon we went to Utah. Here are some pictures of our travel day.

Stopping for lunch at a beautiful rest area. I brought along a picnic lunch.

Oh! It was funny...in my bathroom stall there was a little poem. It said:

"If you love your man

Have some class

Don't write his name

Where you wipe your *%$!"

The scenery was so pretty, and I was getting a little bored, so I took some pictures on the way. (That's probably a really bad idea, now that I think about it.)

Katelynn, Michael & Penny are sleeping, and Emma's doing a seek-n-find page.

One time when we stopped for gas I let the kids get push-up pops. Do you remember those things?! I hadn't had one in ages!

Fourth of July

We spent our Fourth of July in Oregon with Scott's family. See, Kristen, you're not the only one just getting to a Fourth post. We didn't do a whole heckuva lot. We had popsicles.

The kids played in the sprinklers.

We did some fireworks. Grandpa let the kids light some of the little ground worm things, which they thought was pretty cool.

Camp Oakey Oaks

We were able to attend my niece's awesome 3rd birthday party. It was a camping theme! We had hot dogs, chips, s'mores, dirt cake & lemonade to eat. They presented the colors and had a campfire ceremony, just like at camp! 

My sis-in-law asked the kids and I to do a skit during campfire. It was pretty cute. The kids sang, "The Ballad of the Lost Sheep", so I cued them and they just went, "Baaaaa!" Ha ha!

Katelynn & Oakley roasting marshmallows 

 Jillian holding her new baby niece

 Katelynn hammin' it up.

 Jaime calling the camp to order.

The kids shooting BB guns with the help of their uncles. 

 Michael doing this weird dance during, "If You're Happy and You Know It".

 A shot of a bunch of the family in attendance, chatting away.

 Katelynn & Liz with linked glow bracelets "like handcuffs".

 Emma chillaxin' and snackin'

 Showing off their goody bags.

 Some of the awesome decorations, HANDMADE by my bro & sis-in-law.

 Grandpa, David & Grandma. (Scott's folks)