It was a good idea...at first...

When we went to Virginia last summer, one of the girls' favorite memories was playing outside in the rain. It just started down pouring and since it was so warm, we just sent them all out in their clothes and they got soaked. They thought that was the coolest thing ever! So, everytime it has rained in Utah since then, they've asked, excuse me, I mean begged, to go play out in the rain. What they haven't understood is that when it's cold outside it wouldn't be nearly as much fun. So, it's August and blistering hot, and it's raining. It's finally time to let them get their swimsuits on and go have a hay day in the rain. They've been begging for it for a year now. They all stampede upstairs, literally screaming with delight. They get their swimsuits on quicker than I've ever seen them do anything and they all run outside. I am not exaggerating in any way shape or form when I say that they are all back in my kitchen, dripping wet, shivering, yelling, "I need my towel!!! I need my towel!!!" in less than 3 minutes. What? Seriously? So, we sent them back outside to wait for their towels. That's when Austin snapped this picture of Spencer. If you can't tell, he's got the pout face down!!

Did you know that heaven offers Computers 101?

My mom says that they must have started offering Computers 101 in heaven for these new little souls because they all come down to earth instinctively knowing how to use all of this new technology. Spencer proves her case. By the time he was 2 1/2, he could hop on the computer, log out of my user, log into the kids' user, open up a browser (which Austin has set up that only has the options of Playhouse Disney, Nick Jr., Noggin, etc.), choose which site he wants to go to and then find the game he wants to play. It just baffles me! Neither Austin nor I ever taught him anything...apparently he came trained (and they must have told him that sticking his tongue out helps!)

Swim Lessons

To me, the essence of summer is swim lessons! The kids had a great time. Their lessons started at 6:30 pm and it was perfect. It wasn't too hot, Austin was there to help and because we were the last lessons of the night, we were able to stay and swim until they closed at 9:00. Paige got brave and started going down the big windy slide (about 3 stories high) all by herself. Kamae and I loved to just float around in the lazy river.