Steel Days Parade

This past Saturday was the Steel Days Parade. We go every year even if most of the parade consists of business's on the back of flat bed trailers. Well our good friends daughter Kylee is on the American Fork Drill Team who was part of the parade and they called to see if Sara would help their younger daughter Courtney hold the AF drill teams banner. Sara was so excited. I was a bit nervice because Sara isn't the strenuous type. Well anyway she was so cute. And after the parade she said how much fun she had and how she didn't even get tired. She talked about all the friends she saw and who waved at her. It was a great day for her. Amelia and Nicolas were very supportive and made sure I put out some blankets the night before so we had a good spot to make sure we could see Sara and wave. Sometimes siblings can be so nice. Anyway Nic, Amelia, and Colby loaded up on candy and we had a good time.

Steel Days Carnival

I took my crazies to the carnival for the AF steel days. We had a ton of fun and were there for over 3 hours. Jill (my mother-in-law) bought the kids a ton of tickets (Thank you) which lasted them the afternoon. Sara and Nicolas love the magic carpet ride and rode it over and over. Amelia loved the big yellow slide and took Colby down it a few times. Amelia doesn't like the fast big rides so she was nice enough to sit by Colby on the little rides. She looked bored on the rides but was a good sport. Sara and Nicolas tried to sneak on the fast turning space ship ride but nic was rejected because of his height. Sara wanted to find him some tall shoes. But then they both ran off to the carpet ride again. Colby loved every ride he went on and I had to make him get off most of them. He also loves the horses on the carousel. Amelia did go on the Farris wheel with Sara and Nic and was very sorry when she got off. But Sara asked me to go on the Farris wheel with her, which we had to take Colby but this time the ride was a success. So all in all we had a great time.

Camping

Jared and I took our family camping the end of June up by Park City. We have a camping world pass that has many different camp grounds we can visit whenever we want. Most of these camp grounds have swimming pools and fishing. Then during the summer they have fun things for the kids to do like when we went they had Bingo, Crafts and a out side movie night. We stayed for four whole days. Jard came and went because he had to work but the kids and I hung out. This was our schedule for most of the day - sleep in, eat, play at the playground, eat lunch, go swimming, eat dinner, go fishing, stay up late while having a fire and eating smores. Fun huh!

I was looking at some blogs tonight and was thinking about all the fun my family has had this summer when the reality of school starting soon and our summer break ending. I love my kids home for the summer. Even tho my kids have to have naughtiness always goin on around them, it has been so much fun having them home. But not only will Sara and Amelia be starting 3rd grade and gone for most of the day, but Nicolas will be going to kindergarten! Colby will be the only one home and thankfully he has a few years before he starts school. I know I have plenty to do (like maby cleaning my house, ugh) but what will I do with my kids gone most of the day. Okay I am now sounding like a crazy overprotective mom. Shelley is a great school with great teachers. One of the teachers is a wonderful friend. I also love the things my kids learn and the after school art class Sara goes to. I also must thank Sara and Amelia's past teachers who by the way were wonderful and taught them great things. So school of course is a wonderful thing with great programs but I will sure miss the summer. Sleeping in, sleeping in, laying on the trampoline looking for the big dipper, sleeping in, swimming, watching the kids ride bikes, BBQ's, driving up the canyon to cool off, camping, did I already menchine sleeping in? Anyway I know school is a good thing and I could never teach my kids amaizing things their teachers can teach them so we will have loads of fun for the next 4 weeks before we go back to a schedule and sleeping in is a distant memory.

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