Summer Happenings

Is it possible that summer is even busier than the school year? It sure has been feeling that way - probably because I feel like I am never home. But here's a few things that have been keeping us busy.

Here is the stump from the tree that was removed over 3 years ago:
And now it's gone:
Shawn has been putting the finishing touches on our newly organized spaces. I love the picture walls. The exercise room:


In the kitchen:
Shawn spent 3 days in the heat of St. George with the young men and young women of our ward, at youth conference. (Technically, this photo is in Zion, but you get the idea.)
We've been hanging out in the hammock.
We've roasted marshmallows and made s'mores.

We've played in the sprinklers. (I guess the umbrellas were their ingenious idea for keeping the fully clothed, blanket carrying Peter, dry. Or they were pretending it was raining - because we certainly didn't have enough of that this spring.)


We've spent some time jumping on the bed, despite being told, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"
This is my favorite.


And of course, lots and lots and lots of time at the pool with swim team, swim lessons, diving lessons, swim meets and time trials.

Not to mention bike riding, popsicle and shaved ice eating, and lots of time playing outside and with friends, and not nearly enough time spent cleaning up the house and doing laundry. It's definitely feeling like summer around here!