Mower's

School is starting in just a few days. I have to admit that I definitely have mixed emotions about the kids going back. On the one hand, it will be wonderful to have more structure, and routine in our days. The kids are getting tired of being home, and I think they will enjoy starting school and meeting new friends. But there is a small (very small) part of me that feels sad. We had a busy summer, with lots of projects, road trips, and naps (hey I'm pregnant I need to rest during the day). I think the hardest part is that I won't be seeing Kate as much. Now that she's in school all day long. I'm really going to miss eating lunch with her. Here are a few highlights of some of our adventures this summer.

-We went on an extended family vacation with Dan's side of the family. We drove to Sandiego, and visited Lego land, sea world, and Sandiego zoo. This trip was amazingly fun. The kids loved sea world. I did visit the Killer Whale show in spite of a major prejudice against the killer whale species they are a very mean animal. We also went to the sandiego temple with the kids. Kate was very excited since this is where she wants to get married (ouch, I'm seeing dollar signs). And of course we went to the beach. Here are just of few pictures of the trip.

-We also did another road trip to Colorado Springs. We visited my sister who lives there over the fourth of July. The drive honestly seemed like a cake walk compared to the Sandiego drive. Colorado springs is gorgeous, the kids loved it. We went to a chuck wagon dinner western style. Complete with tin plates, and tin mugs. We also went to a parade on the fourth of July, and saw a fire works show. It was a super fun weekend. I regret that I forgot my camera, so sorry no fun pictures.

-We also did a short trip to Bear lake over raspberry days. Unfortunately Dan came down with the stomach flu, but the kids had a blast riding on the boat. Kate and Kirk did the tube. They loved being dragged by the boat. Kirk actually went pretty fast. He kept doing the thumbs up which means faster.