The last swimming day...

The last swimming day of the summer

(Why does james always look like he's going to cry in these photots?

I think its because he's trying to smile too hard!)

I don't know about you, but summer went by WAY too fast for us. I only had about a month off so we tried to make the best of it with trips to the pool, Lagoon, and a campout in Yellowstone National Park. Read all about it in the posts below. :)

First day of school...

On August 29th, James started kindergarten!! He's going full time in the Dual Immersion Program at Midvale Elementary School. He is so excited to be in school!

I promised myself I wouldn't get all emotional. Being in education myself, I know how awesome and wonderful school is (especially this school!)....but I admit, even I shed a tear or two...ok a lot...in the car as I drove away.

My little boy is in kindergarten!! He's growing up so fast!

A REALLY big slide.

The first weekend in August we headed up to Park City to attend the Arts Festival and ride the Alpine Slide.

it was nice to get out of the valley and spend some time together as a family. Something we haven't been able to do much as Steve spends most of his free time either working one of his two jobs or working on the condo in Murray....

Yellowstone 2011

July 20 - 22 we took a quick jaunt up north to Yellowstone National Park. Both Steve and I had camped there when we were little and it was amazing to see how much it was the same and how much it had changed.

4Life Lagoon Day

July 16th was 4Life Lagoon day.

This day was more for the kids than for Steve and I...once you've been to Six Flags and have ridden the Superman rollercoaster...well, nothing else can compare :)

I have a picture of me when I was about this age in these boats...except they were blue

The simple things of summer we love...part 1

...simply watching cartoons in the morning, while waiting for the day to "start"...

...rainbows after a summer rain...

...cousin time!...


...sister pedicures...

...a "new" car...

*(this was a ONE time summer love...it'd be great to get a new car every summer!)*

The simple things of summer we love...part 2

...playing in the fountain...

...backyard games...

...4th of July breakfast...
...crepes....they were AMAZINGLY easy...

The simple things of summer we enjoy...Part 3

...corn on the cob...

...and last but not least, fireworks...

...really BIG fireworks...