Yesterday was the last day of school! It is Summer Vacation! Kimball wanted to party. We had a lunch picnic in the backyard, washed the car on the lawn, and went to the lake in the evening. The water was COLD! Only Ammon and Hyrum jumped in. Kimball and Calvin took a ride on the hotdog (of course it was mild and slow so they wouldn’t fall in). It was a very fun day!
Yesterday, Bridget was certain the computer was broken. Whenever anything is not working right she is sure it “needs new batteries.” She needed a tool and was going to “fix” the computer for us! What a great helper.
Yesterday was Memorial day. We had hoped to make it a day on the lake, but the rainy weather kept us home. Thank you to Driel and Evan, we had a fun BBQ in the evening. Thanks to Hyrum the kids spent some time at two different parks midday. During the park time and after the BBQ were the clearest times of the day…so the weather cooperated for some activities. Today Logan insisted on connecting 7 straws into one long straw. He was so proud of his ability to “drink from the mountain.” This afternoon, Bridget wanted to swim. I gave her a sled full of water. After countless efforts of keeping clothes or at least a diaper on, we went for the swimming suit! She was pretty cute.
The weather made going to the lake out of the question, but it was a good weekend for boat building. After figuring out you don’t need a power planer, I did quite a bit of work with the jack plane pictured.
The transom is framed with solid stock. You see here 2×3 on the sides and 2×6 on the bottom.
The top still needs to be framed with a 1×3 and the bottom needs an additional layer of 2×6.
Kimball’s class, along with all of the 2nd grade classes, danced to the song “Do You Love Me?” by the Contours. It was a chilly day and on the verge of rain, but the dance festival went on. The younger kids didn’t “love” being there until after the festival was over and we took a few minutes to play on the playground!
It may have been a short outing, but it was so much fun to go to the lake. The water was a little cold, but all the boys braved it. Bridget and I chose to stay on the boat. We sure enjoy living close to Utah lake and can’t wait to make more evening trips to the lake!
We have three little monkeys. It is so much fun when Uncle Hyrum will put the younger kids in the tree. Calvin and Logan try to “climb” a little, but usually they just sit on the branch enjoying a moment of pure joy!
Thanks to my sister Rachel, who organized a picnic in Lehi, UT for any of the siblings who could come while Susann and Frans were in town. Mom, Kathy, Susann, Rachel, Annette and April all made it! Kimball was at school, so Calvin was the oldest of the cousins down to the babies. It was lots of fun to play and a great time to visit!
Calvin and Logan finished the year of preschool. The iris’s in the front yard were blooming and beautiful, which made a great backdrop for some happy kids. They both are fascinated with abc’s and writing. I am amazed how much they changed just over the last 2 months. Calvin loves to color spending long amounts of time getting things just right.
It was an exciting day when we could park in the new driveway. Bridget was sure it was a bad idea and shed many tears, but she quickly recovered and it is now a good thing to park in the driveway. Kimball was amazed that all three (boat and two cars) could fit and Calvin said “impossible.” The best part of moving the boat off the street and parking in the driveway came the next day when the street sweeper came around and could actually sweep out the gutters!
Mother’s day turned out to be a beautiful Sunday. I got a haircut and bought a new maternity dress! Kimball made a “coupon” book at school and was so willing to help out with the specific jobs. Ammon did not have early morning Sunday meetings, so he was home to help with getting kids ready for church.
Bridget has had lots of trouble sleeping. She wakes up terrified. She says “da spiders scare me.” We switched her from the crib to a toddler bed! Things are going much better. She loves the bed…and so do the boys 
