June 14-20: A wedding!

June 14.  Saturday morning we woke in the tent in Grandma and Grandpa's backyard.  Pancakes and sausage were for breakfast!  We thought about going for a hike, but it was rather chilly.  So we played some more xBox Kinnect and went to the Lego Movie at the Kaysville Theater.

June 15.  On Sunday after church we headed back up to Kaysville to celebrate Father's Day with Grandma and Grandpa Hansen.  We had a delicious dinner and nice time hanging out.  Afterward we visited an old friend of mine, Amy Lee, with whom I went to BYU in my undergrad days.  She just moved from Phoenix to Kaysville and has a lovely home on the west side with a view of a horse pasture.  (Dad, I am pretty sure she lives really close to the Belnaps).

June 16.  Monday was a long work day for me.  It was so long that by the end of it Kimball was ready to kick London out of the house.  This is unusual because typically the kids love for London to come over.  We ended the day with FHE, Slurpees and more xBox Kinnect.  Our house is a little small for the Kinnect so we had to find a way to place it over the TV.  A diaper box worked just fine.

June 17.  Tuesday was a cold rainy day.  I actually wore a sweater.  After work, Kimball had his first piano lesson.  His teacher is a neighbor of ours and she won him over by teaching him the Star Wars theme.  The boys also had swim lessons and I went to a Relief Society activity.

June 18.  Wednesday we went to Thanksgiving Point Gardens with our friends Gabe, Victoria, Sebastian and Maria.  It was a great day to go.  Not too hot.  

 

 

June 19.  I spent most of Thursday making the cake for the wedding of Bryce's brother, Derek.

The boys had swim lessons again.  I didn't take Abby to the splash pool this time so we got to wander around and wait.

This is a picture that Stan drew of me with a snowball.  I think it a remarkable likeness.

June 20.  Friday was the day of the wedding!  We got to go to the courthouse in Ogden and see Derek and Melanie get married.  It was a sweet ceremony.  

Afterward we had a nice lunch at Costa Vida with the bride, groom and their four daughters, Grandma and Grandpa Hansen and our gang of monkeys.  After lunch we took the girls, Tylee (9), McKenna (8), Maren (5) and T.J. (3) to the arcade called Fat Cats.  Each kid got a number of tokens and we divided the tickets so everyone got a couple of prizes.  Then Grandma and Grandpa treated us to the movie How to Train Your Dragon 2.  After the movie Melanie's parents hosted a roast beef dinner.  Overall it was a wonderful day.  We are so happy for Derek, Melanie and the girls.  

Melanie's parents have a big long driveway and 14 wiggle cars.  They were enjoyed by nearly everyone.  Abby loved them and was able to control them remarkably well, but I forgot a photo.  :(

June 7-13: A Luau, Swim Lessons and a Camp Out

June 7.  On Saturday, I went to the wedding shower of one of my mission companions--Kristin Hatch.  She is marrying a guy who is completely deaf.  I am very happy that they have found each other.  I wish I would have taken a picture.  So I will just steal one from Facebook.

For dinner, we went to the ward luau.  One of the highlights was the pinata.  All the kids got to try it on after it was smashed and the candy retrieved.  It was a really fun night.  We have such great neighbors.

June 8.  It was my turn to host the Norman family Sunday dinner.  Everyone except John was able to make it.  We even watched a little of the NBA finals after dinner.  I love getting together with family.  It's nice to be with people who love you no matter what.

June 9.  Monday was another long work day with no pictures.

June 10.  After work, I had a friend come over and make some home made rice-a-roni in a jar with me.  We made 24 jars.  Next I took the kids to the rec center for swim lessons.  I played with Abby in the splash pool while the boys practiced their skills.  They got to join us afterward.

June 11.  I had to stop working a little early when the internet went down.  We couldn't leave and do anything fun because we had to wait for a technician, so we made the best of an afternoon home with caramel pop corn and a movie under a suspended blanket.  I was attempting to make a fort that wouldn't block the TV, but Kimball told me it was just a roof.  Sometimes Mom can't win.

June 12.  Thursday was another day of work and swim lessons.  Bryce met us at the pool after work and joined in the fun.  

June 13.  We had planned to go up to Bear Lake on Friday, but Grandma and Grandpa Hansen were busy working on some remodeling at one of their rentals.  So we headed up to the Hansen's for a camp out in their back yard.  The boys were also dying to give Bryce his Father's Day gift--a Kinect for the XBox and some new games.  We had a fund night with pizza, games and a sleep out.  I slept well thanks to a blow up bed and a remarkable baby who didn't cry once.   

May 31 - June 6: In which we celebrate the end of school by making a valiant effort to have fun

May 31.  Saturday morning the kids found a box of dressups.  So everyone (but Mom) put something on.  Even dad found something to wear.

Once we were finally ready we took the kids to Westminster campus to see where Dad went to school. There was a brunch for all the graduates.  A jazz band played so Abby and Stan danced.

We also checked out the classrooms in the business building where Daddy took most of his classes.  We pretended to go to school.  Bryce gave us a fantastic lecture on the boat Bucky from Jack and the Neverland Pirates.

 

June 1.  Sunday was Stake Conference.  Bryce hadn't slept well and still had a cough, so he stayed home with the kids and I got to enjoy the meeting.  After church we took a loaf of bread to some new neighbors and invited them to the Ward/Neighborhood Party on Saturday.

June 2.  Monday morning I got to work.  Bryce took the kids to have the oil changed in the van and then to the park.

We ended the day with a Family Home Evening.  When my parents left, Kimball said he wanted to learn all the verses to Book of Mormon Stories while they are gone.  There are 8 verses and we only know 2.  So we started learning more.  For our treat we walked to Arctic Circle down the street and had some ice cream.

 

After we got home a giant bee flew into our house.  Dad had to capture it and save us.  Seriously, the thing was as big as my thumb.

June 3.  I was a bit determined to take the kids somewhere before I had to work on Tuesday.  We got all ready and headed out to the car and what do you think?  We were locked out of the garage!  Sigh.  We had to find something else to entertain ourselves for the morning.

June 4.  Wednesday morning we finally made it to the Museum of Natural Curiosity.  The kids had a great time.  Abby played in a water table just for little ones.  They boys built, played and explored until it was time to go.

Unfortunately, Abby got knocked into a sharp display and cut her eyebrow on the way out.  Poor little one.

June 5.  After I worked in the morning we decided an outing was necessary to avoid watching TV all day.  We headed up to Silver Lake.  It took a little longer than usual because there was some road construction between Solitude and Guardsman Pass so Abby and Stan were asleep when we arrived. 

The sun was out but there was a very chilly breeze.  Good thing I had sweatshirts for the boys in the car.

June 6.  Friday was a very busy work day for both me and Bryce.  London came over to watch the kids.  In the afternoon, Kimball and Stan played nicely together and built a train.