Lake Powell

The Highlight of this trip would have to have been the tube! Ali and Katrina LOVED it. The pictures that were taken while they were on the tube didn't turn out so we recreated it for memory sake. The first time the girls went out all three of them went with dad. Tyson went really slow and by the time Amanda got off they were ready for some real action. Steve, Ali and Katrina went out and they picked up more speed and bounced around. Once they got off then the real fun began as the adults were being bounced, flipped and thrown from the tube. Ali was the bravest and went out with Uncle Nick and Aunt Megan. She was pleased to return and report that although Nick and Megan were flipped from the tube twice while she was on that she had only fallen off once, after that she went out whenever anyone would let her tag along.

4TH of July

As I stated in my last post Grandma Grandpa, Steve, Ali and Katrina started the day by walking to a free breakfast. Needless to say it was not all it was cracked up to be so Grandpa treated everyone to some extra breakfast at McDonald's, then they picked up some extras for our barbecue later that afternoon before they walked the mile home. Ali learned that if you look longingly at something grandpa Lang will buy it for you and if he doesn't see you looking at it just ask; at least that is what they told me when they got home and showed off the cupcakes he had purchased at their request. We had a fun barbecue with most of the Lang family and then went to see the new Disney movie (I have no idea how it is spelled) =) After the movie we went to Grandma and Grandpa Borrowmans house and the kids played while the adults loaded the boats for our early departure to the lake the next morning. We got done just in time to head back to our other grandparents house and watch the fireworks that Uncle Randy had provided. All in all it was a great day.

Swimming

Well no pictures yet because we are having problems with our camera again! But yesterday we went swimming with Summer and her kids and the girls had a blast. Ali is a little fish and the fear we saw in her last year has been replaced with confidence =) She is so proud of herself so those of you who will be swimming with us this month be sure to take note and ask her to show you her stuff. Katrina who has never had a fear of the water,which instilled a fear in me, but yesterday she finally learned how to pull her head up and breath while she is swimming. Yeah! Still she needs lots of supervision and practice but is trying hard to keep up with her big sister. Amanda Who is my big baby when it comes to the water, (she wouldn't even get in the water until this year) is found a love of the water and loves to jump from the side of the pool and have mom or dad pull her up from UNDER the water. The baby is content to just do whatever and is so easy to have around, yesterday she had her first meal (squash) and ate just like a pro and finished nearly the whole container on her first try. After swimming we came home and got ready for the evening and went to meet aunt Jessica's boyfriend or soon to be fiance. We had a nice time and the girls always love playing in grandma Borrowmans amazing toy room. In fact we are lucky enough to have two grandmas that have dedicated rooms full of toys just for the grand kids.
Today is also a full day and Steve, Ali and Katrina went out for a free 4Th of July breakfast and should be home soon. I will update you tomorrow on Today's activities but we should have lots and lots of fun. We hope you do too.
Well that is enough for one day, hopefully we get this camera thing sorted out and I can post some cute pictures as we have a very full week ahead of us.

Friends

Here is a picture of Katrina and some of her friends, they love getting together and during the summer we are getting together once a week to watch a movie. Our friends have a projector so we all bring pillows blankets and chairs and watch a movie outside. It is a lot of fun and we enjoy the cool nights and the friendships we are able to foster with everyone.

Getting into the cupcakes

Amanda has figured out the stool and uses it to her advantage all the time now. In this picture we had made and decorated cupcakes for an afternoon activity and we still had a couple left that we were going to decorate for our afternoon treat the next day. After feeding, and putting the baby down I came into the kitchen to find this munchkin up on the counter enjoying herself as she ate a few bites out of each of the remaining cupcakes. Maybe I should have got upset but it was so cute that I just grabbed the camera instead and took a picture of my adorable daughter. I guess that we had just had so much fun that she didn't want it to end......right =)

Quick update

I always say quick and it ends up longer but here goes anyway! The last couple weeks have been very busy...Steve finished school on the 9th and for the first time since he began teaching is taking the entire summer off and the girls and I are very excited to spend so much time together. That night (the 9th) we went over to the church for a final practice before the ward luau on Saturday. I was preforming the Maori poi ball dance with some of the sisters in the ward while we were there the men talked Steve into learning the 3 men's dances to preform with them the next day. He learned the Hakka, Slap and Fijian dances that night and preformed all 3 the next day. For only one practice he did an amazing job. The next day we were busy getting things ready and we had a ball with a couple of pigs and all the trimmings for the evening. I love that we have so many Polynesian individuals in our ward and that we get along so well. Monday and Tuesday Steve finished up some loose ends at the school and then it was all about having fun together. We have loved playing in the back yard and watching the girls run all over yelling mommy daddy watch this and look at me. We filled the pool in the back yard yesterday and hopefully in a day or two the water will be warm enough to swim. I will try to get a picture or two in in the next day or so. Until then we love you all.

We got a new Bishop

Sunday Steve came home from his morning meetings to help me get the last minute things done so we could make it to church on time and told me that the Bishop was getting released. Well you know what that means? Steve gets released too, and I was so excited because it was only 30 minutes before Sacrament meeting and we had not received a call from the Stake so that meant he would be able to sit by me again during the meetings =) well that wonderful feeling was short lived because as soon as we arrived they pulled Steve aside and asked him to serve with the new Bishop as the 1st counselor instead of the 2nd. Well at least I am safe for a while and can enjoy my calling in the primary. All in all it was a really good day. I love that my husband is worthy AND willing to serve when the Lord calls. I mean really who can't use the blessings that come when we do =)