We didn't have any vacations planned for the summer so Jared and I decided to make a super last minute trip to L.A. so we could get away and just hang out together as a family and sit on the beach. It was a short trip but we had fun. We played in the sand, ate at a delicious little restaurant on a private beach, walked the Hollywood strip, and relaxed.
We didn't get many pictures of our trip. Annabelle didn't enjoy the beach as much as the boys but she was still a little trooper.
A few weeks ago I was looking up some fun things to do with the kiddos and I saw there was going to be a "Star Party" up at The American West Heritage Center in Wellsville. It was the night of the meteor shower, hence the "star party." They had a train ride, a glow in the dark tea party, pony rides, a petting zoo, and some other fun stuff. Jared was playing in "Dusk 'til Dawn" so he wasn't able to come but my parents came with me and it was really fun.
I LOVE Cache Valley and it was a perfect evening with the cool crisp air and the smell of hay and leaves changing (I don't know if I can actually smell the leaves changing, but it seems like I can). I also love that my parents love Cache Valley so they didn't mind coming with me and my 3 little munchkins.
Jared had a goal all summer of sleeping on the tramp and the boys all finally found the perfect night to do it. Jackson and Tanner were SO excited!! They got all of their gear together, stayed up and told each other stories, then quickly fell asleep...until the neighbor's sprinklers came on and they rushed inside and slept peacefully in their own beds.
Annie's been a sweet little baby. For a while she was having a hard time gaining weight. She weighed 12 pounds at her 3 month check up and 12.1 pounds at her 6 month check up. I had to take her in every week to see if she'd gained weight. At first she lost several ounces then I realized I was being a dumb mom and I needed to feed her on a strict schedule. I always just fed her when she started acting hungry. She's just such a content little girl that she obviously wasn't acting hungry often enough. Now she's eating like crazy and she gained almost a pound in 2 weeks and seems to be growing fast.
The summer was really fun but I LOVE, love, love the fall!! I already have some spices simmering on the stove and warm soups on next weeks dinner menu and am ready to put away t-shirts and shorts and pull out all of the hoodies and get ready to go up in the mountains to see the leaves change and buy our first pumpkin! I don't know what it is about this season but I feel refreshed and excited for all the fall festivities to begin!!
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I'm with you on being anxious for Fall. It is my favorite season. I got a little home sick hearing you talk about Logan. Oh, how I wish we were back there. Indy is great, but I am missing home! Your family is so darling! We sure miss you guys!!
Amen to fall. There is a maple tree in our backyard that is turning red, and just looking at it makes me happy. I don't know if it's just because our lives have always revolved around fall, but fall to me is new beginnings, and fun things to do all the time. I'm glad you get to live in Cache Valley, and your house looks nice too! And it is such fun to live in a college town, always fun things to do!
I was just thinking to myself that you have been a big blog slacker but you finally got one posted :)You forgot to mention the BEST part of your summer... seeing your sister of coarse. I agree that having neighbor kids always begging you for food and waking a napping baby is super annoying, but it is the BEST!!!! Coincidentally, we moved right across the street from an awesome family from our ward who has kids Caleb and Emi's age and right next door is the sweetest Chinese family with kids the same age. The only boy who lived on our street in Colorado was a little pill so we are feeling soooo blessed! I am not ready for Fall, I was enjoying summer and it went by WAAAAY too fast.
Yay! Sara blogged! Nice to see you had a fun summer too! I feel the same way. We were busy all the time but I don't really feel like we did much. And it flew by! I love fall too but I wish we had just a little more summer!
Fall is my favorite. But being almost October and still 90 degrees, it seems summer is hanging on.
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