1. Dog pile on Uncle Doran.
This happened during the week not the week end but it put a smile on my face to see all the grand kids and Doran laughing and smiling and playing and just enjoying the moment. Oh it's great to be a kid!
2. Brit's generosity! And her famous Chocolate Chip Cookies
Brit took Izzy and Emma while Kevin and I took Kira to see Harry Potter with my Mom and Dad, Kerstina, RaeLynn, Annie, Tiger and Ryan at the Provo Mall. They had so much fun that when we came to pick them up they didn't want to leave. And not only did she take the girls so willingly, she baked them her wonderful chocolate chip cookies!
THANKS BRIT! The girls had a ton of fun!
3. Popcorn!
Kevin and I went to get treats at the Movie, we figured there were quite a few people so we grabbed 2 HUGE tubs of popcorn figuring that it would feed all 10 of us. Well Kira horded one of the buckets and ate nearly half of it by herself. When our bucket was gone and the movie was too confusing for her to follow she made her way down the isle to Grandma's lap where she proceeded to eat the rest of their popcorn. Is anyone surprised to hear that on the way home she complained about an upset stomach.
4. Sleeping in.
On Saturday morning Kevin got up and got the girls dressed and took them to the park. I was still sleeping when he gathered the kids up and left so I continued to count z's while they played in the warm summer sunshine. Thanks Kevin, it was great!
5. Walks in the warm summer sunshine.
Saturday afternoon Kevin and I took the girls out to Spring Canyon. We parked and walked up to the top of the tipple and let each of the girls stand on the thick cement wall and brave a look over the side. The drastic drop had Izzy scrambling back as quickly as she could. Kira steadied herself and then took a moment to look at everything on the ground. She found rocks, brush and lots of shotgun shells. Emma climbed right up and Kevin held on tight. She looked down and then turned around and got down, then she wanted to get back up. Then she got back down, then she wanted to get back up. Are you seeing a pattern?
After everyone was done looking over the side we walked through what is left of Standardville. It was wonderful to watch my kids as we told them about people that lived there many years ago. My kids have a wonderful respect for old things, they love to see them and learn about them. They were quite distraught over the graffiti that stained every available wall. We had to cover Kira's eyes so that she couldn't read some of it.
It really makes me sad how disrespectful people can be sometimes. But watching my kids as they crawled through the bricks and masonry and imagined what each building could have been used for brought a smile to my lips.
6. Piggy Back Rides!
I know I was only supposed to do 5 but... what's one more. On our way back down the trail from the old houses that still had at least 2 walls or even just a foundation the girls decided that they were tired and thirsty. Emma begged to be carried and Kevin obliged, hoisting her up on to his shoulders. This started Izzy into a temper tantrum so Kevin pulled her up onto his hip and we started down the trail again.
Emma sang as she sat on top of her dad's shoulders, then suddenly she stopped and looked at Kira and said, "Kira, Dad's 'The Fat Man' he can carry you too! Come on."
Kevin and I laughed, and I told Emma, "It's too hot dad can't carry all of you."
"Yes he can mom, he's fat." She said matter of factly.
"Does fat mean that he's strong?" I asked her.
"Yep, and dad's really strong, like me!" That made me smile again.
It was a great adventure!
