Fun summer stuff

We've had a great summer filled with lots of fun events which of course I did not capture with my camera. Paige took swim lessons at the Ogden Athletic club but could not pass the basic level class because of her fear of putting her face in the water so Scott took her out to our pool to practice. She was much better but is still pretty hesitant with it.

Ashley on the other hand is quite the daredevil in the water. She jumps in with no fear and will dunk her head in the water all the time. It makes me laugh how much of a water bug she is. She got the hang of putting her body upright in the pool with her lifevest on and can do so much. I have to watch her like a hawk and she is no longer allowed to take off her lifevest during meal times if we are by the pool. She jumped in without it and luckily my brother-in-law was there to prevent a drowning. She was reprimanded pretty heavily for that one. (My personal fear of having a swimming pool!!) We've had a few family and neighborhood parties in the pool along with some playdates as well!

We had a family reunion with my mom's family. It was fun to see my two aunts and my two cousins and their families. We wish we could see them more frequently but we had a great time anyways.

We've been pretty busy with Brett but hopefully had a little bit of fun through this summer. Here are a bunch of random and fun pictures.


Paige's into wearing her boots with her shorts (with Ashley usually following suit)




Paige's personal photography

Tents and more tents

Paige has a recent obsession with making tents. When I say obsession, I'm not exaggerating. She wakes up in the morning and the first thing she does is gather the free blankets and pillows along with any other object that could be part of the construction. This obsession is okay because it promotes creativity and ingenuity. The problem with it is Ashley who is not allowed into her tents. Paige will sometimes build a much smaller tent for Ashley but it becomes a problem when Ashley wants to join her sister in her tent. The fighting and screaming at Ashley then begins so extremely you'd think she was losing a body part. A little too obsessed!! The tents change throughout the day and are made in different rooms ranging in Bretts (which we had to stop due to his napping) to their bedroom and the green room downstairs. I've become a little tired of folding the large amount of blankets she uses and have narrowed her choices of blankets down considerably. Here are a few of her tents.

Paige's first day of preschool

It is time again for Paige to go to preschool. This is a new preschool for her with Teacher Betty (our relief society president). I'm looking forward to this year because it's four days a week with an experienced teacher. Paige is so smart and is so creative with a huge amount of imagination. I think Teacher Betty will help bring her back to earth and provide a structured atmosphere by still making it fun. She also attends with her cousin, Ry and they have so much fun. Paige already loves it and comes home singing new songs everyday. The one thing she tells me about everyday is the purple princess dress she wears during dress up time. Oh my princess who is always in her dream world. She makes me laugh. (Her new obsession is Rapunzel with Ashley being the chameleon sidekick, Pascal. I am the mom (or wicked witch, however you look at it) and dad is the dashing Flynn Rider.) Here are some pics of her first day.
Paige with Teacher Betty


Paige and Ry


Everyone wanted to hold Teacher Betty's hand


They will be such good friends!