Air Conditioning Troubles...

So our Air Conditioning went out this week... Of course, it always happens on the 100 degree weather weeks, doesn't it?!  Our house was 90 degrees when we went to bed last night & even with the windows open & fans on last night, it was only down to 80 when we woke up... It's going to be a LONG day!  I guess we'll be finding LOTS of errands to run out of the house so we can enjoy OTHER people's AC, because Laron of course wants to try and fix it himself instead of hiring someone to do it... I sure don't know how the pioneers survived these summers without a little Air Conditioning!  We'll see how long we last!  :)

Dinosaur Park

So this year we found out about some fun summer activities around here that were being offered for FREE on certain Saturdays during the summer.  And we were excited to find out that "Dinosaur Park" was one of those free activities!  It happened to be on a Saturday that Laron had to work, but I was pleasantly surprised at how much fun just me & the kids had, even without Daddy.  I was worried it would stress me out too much doing an all-day activity like that with the kids all by myself, but I found that knowing that we hadn't actually PAID any money for this little outing, helping me not stress so much about how long the kids lasted or how much fun they had or whether it was worth spending the money on something like this, & instead, just enjoying whatever the moment brought!

They even had a fun dinosaur craft the kids could make that helped to break up the day.  After the craft we had a little picnic lunch there on the grass that was really fun.  It made me realize we really need to do fun little things like this more often!

So thanks Ogden City, for letting us come & enjoy some of your fun children's places for free this summer!

Robert & Molly's Wedding!

I'm pleased to announce that my brother Robert just got married last Friday to his sweetheart, Molly Clemens, & they couldn't be happier!

They got married in the Draper Temple, which was beautiful!  But being way up there on the mountain & at the mouth of a canyon, it made for a windy & chilly morning posing for pictures afterward at the temple!

After the Temple Ceremony, we had a little time to kill before the yummy dutch oven dinner at my Parent's church, all cooked up by the Denny's in our ward.  It was delicious!

After the yummy luncheon & hearing all the fun stories & comments about memories people had about Robert & Molly growing up, we headed over to one of Molly's neighbor's houses for a beautiful Reception that night.  They had a river in the back of the yard which made it beautiful, but also made me a little nervous with all the kids around...

My sister Emily made all the girl's matching dresses, which were amazingly beautiful!  I'm glad that ONE of us has the talent to do something like that!  So it was fun getting the girls all together in their matching dresses... :)

I was a little nervous about being pregnant for Robert's Wedding & finding just the right outfit to wear so that I didn't just look FAT, but also looked CUTE.  After weeks of trying to find Emily & I the same shirt to wear, we finally realized that we'd better just find our OWN thing, since our body types are so obviously different right now!  And after how hard it was to even FIND a shirt in that particular color of blue, I think we both did a pretty good job!

Skyler was sure excited to help out in decorating Robert & Molly's car before they left!  And ALL the kids enjoyed sampling the endless amount of treats left out all night at the Reception... They served "Rainbows" (an ice-cream/ slushy combo) & TONS of different kinds of cookies.  I'm pretty sure that my kids tried almost them ALL!  But it kept them happy for rest of the long day ahead of them!

 So congratulations again Robert & Molly for a beautiful day!  I can tell that you already have a great love between you & I'm happy that you finally were able to find each other & unite forever & ever!  Here's to a wonderful future for you both!!!

Swimming at Azra's

We started off one of our fun summer days this week by going over to our Turkish friend's house & going swimming in their little kiddy-pool.

What started out as innocent water fun, soon turned MESSY as the kids realized how fun it was to get wet in the swimming pool, then go into the sand-box & rub SAND all over them, then go back into the swimming pool to wash it all off!  That water was SO gross looking by the end, but the kids sure had a fun time!  It's one of those moments that you wonder how kids can come UP with such crazy ideas, and then you just have to sit back & watch them & laugh as you realize how much FUN they have at times like these... Crazy kids!  I'm just glad I had a camera to capture the excitement of it all!  :)