Kite Festival

I brought Jenna, Clarissa, and Audrey to the Kite Festival today. They exchanged their reading calendar for ten tickets redeemable at the Festival. They had a great time!

Shakespeare in the Park

Josh didn't want any of his sisters at his party. Thankfully the Williams let Jenna hang out with them for the night and even took her to Shakespeare in the Park! A local group had set up an outdoor stage on the grassy lot across the street from the town hall. They put on A Midsummer Night's Dream. The Ence's went to the show also and so the girls had a great time together. Jenna said that the show was really good but that it was cold and she fell asleep through part of the performance!

The next night Jaiden, Emily, Mariposa, and Brynn went to see the show right after our Ward Fiesta. The girls enjoyed going to the show and wanted to see it again and so we decided to bring the whole family to see the show on Monday night for FHE! Rick's cousin, Janean, was in town with her two daughters and so we all went to the show together. The weather was much more pleasant and the cast did a great job! 

 

Josh's 13th Birthday Party

We had Josh's birthday party tonight. We were going to have it at Blackrock Park but it kept raining on and off all day and so we moved it to our house. It had cleared up again and so they did some water balloons outside and then played Left Right Center. They were getting pretty loud and hyper but thankfully Rick was there to help and got them involved in several rounds of Mafia with his magical storytelling skills. Then they played a round of steal the flag outside and then came in for cake and ice cream and games. I think they all had a good time!

 

Jenna Soccer

Jenna is enjoying Soccer and I am enjoying going to her games! She and Clarissa were bummed that they weren't on the same team!

Jase Mission Reunion!!

Jase took a quick trip up North for his mission reunion! He said it was great to see his mission president and former companions! He looks a little under dressed compared to everyone else!!

Cousins Over!

Derek and Danielle stayed over on their way to Disneyland! Our kids were SO excited to see them and the cousins had a great time! They arrived around 5:00 and Rick and Josh were just finishing up a dinner of porkchops, baked potatoes, and vegies. We had a nice meal and then the kids enjoyed playing and drawing pictures. Rick recorded Derek and I for a family podcast. We both shared some stories that the one of us had never heard. Derek and Danielle went to visit some friends in St. George and the other kids and I put together beds for the kids in the basement. The next morning they headed out about 8:30 for their vacation!

Charlotte's Web

Jenna is still really into pigs and so I thought she might enjoy reading "Charlotte's Web." So the past couple of weeks she and I read it together. She LOVED the book and especially loved the "Mommy time!" After we finished reading the book we watched both movies -- the older 70's cartoon with the great music and the newer 2006 version that wasn't animated. I didn't even know there was a newer version until I started looking up the movie on Amazon. After that Jenna decided to read it again on her own and she whizzed through it and just finished. I am glad that Jenna is FINALLY starting to enjoy reading!  Janelle read Ramona the Pest with her which really helped her get into that series. She also read Nerds to her which helped her get into that series. Now I need to find a new book for her and me to read together!