{4th of July}

Maisey did a fish tail braid in my hair for me. It was a nice treat since we woke at 4:30AM to go watch the hot air balloons launch (which ended up being canceled).

We marked our parade spot at 6:30 AM. It started at 9 and although we were the 3rd row, by the time it ended we were 10 rows back! Grrrr. People are so impolite sometimes!

Maisey spent her birthday gift cards at one of her favorite stores, Forever 21.

We had TCBY, and old OR memory. Only, my flavor was spoiled! After telling the lady it was sour and spoiled she replied, "You're the third person to say that today!"

We watched fireworks in Lehi rather than Provo as we originally planned. It was a great 4th!

The kids were dead tired!

Festive 4th of July raviolis.

{Drive-in}

Yes, there's a drive in in SLC. I think we're addicted now. The kids LOVED it and it reminded me of the times I went as a kid. They're still double features!

Vacation is over and I packed in some sewing first.

Now onto studying for my licensure exam!

{Christmas in July???}

Well, not really, but I've always thought it was cool when my friends' large families would do that.

This was Maisey's idea. She read about pretending it's summer in the winter and went this way instead. I obliged to making homemade cinnamon rolls for the first time (I did it Kristy!!!; I did make orange rolls once) along with mint cocoa.

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The holiday media is packed away so we downloaded a Christmas book and watched a Christmas movie on Netflix.

{keeping brown}

My kids take after their father in the summer and they are a beautiful brown. Me, I burn each week (with sunscreen), peel, and try to keep the tan I do have.

Maisey's gift to her friend for her birthday. We love gift certificates or treats like that. It's about the memories as my Aunt Alyce would say not a tangible gift.

{Jamie}

One of my dearest, bestest friends came to visit for 4 days! As expected, we had so much fun!

 Shopping

 Talking for endless hours!

 She was here on Father's Day and got to hear me talk in church.

An of course we had an Oregon girls lunch in her honor!

Jamie, I miss you already. Come visit soon and bring the whole family!

{Baking}

The nice thing about hosting, you get to choose the menu!

Lately we had visitors from Oregon so I had to use my old talent of baking to show them I still have it!

 The BEST EVER banana cake with cream cheese frosting!

Chocolate mayonnaise cake ( I DID NOT TELL THE CONSUMERS) with the BEST ever Cake Boss fudge frosting! Honestly, a recipe I've had for like 8 years but never made because of the mayonnaise ingredient. In fact, Maisey didn't know and is freaking out now!!!

{Random}

 The Blaisedales were in town and so we had another OR friend dinner! Man, if we could have picked anywhere to live, we picked the perfect spot for visitors.

 The biggest watermelon I've ever seen.

 Once a year we go to a movie. This year it might be 2 because the kids really want to see Despicable Me part 2.

 

{Babies}

Maisey LOVES babies!

We have had lots of baby visitors lately and Maisey has shown me how good she is with them.

 Oregon baby visitor

Babies who play-and hit :)

 Maisey entertaining the baby guest in our car.

Maisey entertaining the neighbor baby on moving day,

{Seven Peaks Provo}

At least weekly we go to the water park in Provo or SLC (amongst other local pools).

 

 The Boomerang

 Right view of the front of the little kid pool.

 Left view of the front of the little kid pool.

 Wave Pool.

 

 My FAVORITE pool. It has hot waterfalls that spill into it from the 3 hot tubs above.

 

 

 Baby pool.

A very crowded place.

And the pictures I included are only half the park and half the fun!