Just a quick post about Jaxston. He is now eating cereal and he LOVES it. These are pictures of the first time we fed him. He doesn't look so sure in the top picture, but he does like it now. He always has A LOT of help from his sisters. Brinley always says she wishes that she got some of the jars of fruit for dessert. I told her that I am going to pack a few for her lunch at school this next week. We'll see how much she eats them at school!
Okay so this is my last post for today. Don't worry I am almost caught up. It is making me tired but this is my journal so I need to record these things. Sorry for the many posts!
On our way home from Island Park, we decided to go to Bear Lake and stay at Nate's parents place for Raspberry Days. It was our first time going this summer. We usually go quite often so it had been a while. This is a picture of the girls at one of the booths at the craft fair. The girls were dressed up as the princesses and my girls loved it!
He liked it for about 10 minutes. I can't say I blame him cause I even thought that the water was kind of cold. Nate kept saying I was being too protective of him! It was fun while it lasted I guess.We went to Island Park this year for the Hyde reunion. It was so much fun! We rented a huge cabin that was very roomy. Almost everyone was there but the Smiths and Dannon's wife, Jessica. We sure missed them though. We went to Yellowstone one day, and to Mesa Falls and the Johnny Sack cabin. My kids loved being around everybody. The older cousins are so good to my kids. They just jump right in and help take care of them and they are so fun to be around. They are always teaching my kids fun songs and activities to do. That is the benefit of having older cousins too, right? Anyways, I could only hope that my kids turn out like them. They are great examples to my kids.
We each were in charge of a few meals and different activities during the week. It is also Nate's parents 50th wedding anniversary this year so we kind of celebrated it along with the reunion. Nate was in charge of the family night on Monday. We played a game to see how much we knew about them. It was fun to learn things about them that I didn't know already. I was in charge of activities for the little kids. It was a fun little get away. We used to go the Island Park every summer as a kid, so it brought back so many fun memories with my family.
They had matching shirts made for everyone. Here is a picture of the back of them. My kids LOVED that everyone matched!
Okay so I promise this is my last post for today. I am going to bed. I had to include this one of Jaxston. He reminded me of Nate in this picture. Still such an easy going baby. He was so good everyday at swimming lessons. He would just fall asleep on my shoulder or in the stroller. I am just loving this little guy!
My girls were so excited to take swimming lessons. They loved every day and they actually learned a lot this year. I felt like it was well worth it! Halle used to not even get into the water without clinging to my side and now she will go down the slide by herself. It was fun watching them swim and learn new things. They would get so excited to tell me what they learned. It makes me so sad that they are growing up so fast! I wish I would just freeze time and enjoy them while they are young. It really has been fun having them home all day this summer. I can honestly say that I don't want to send them back to school. They have become quite the little friends. They could play together all day and not get sick of each other. (But I could do without the cat fights and name calling). I just love that I am still important to them right now and I know in a few years that will change. That will be hard for me!
Jen was so nice to bring the entertainment with her from California. My kids had a blast on this water slide and now they are begging to buy one! I don't know who was more entertained the kids or the adults watching them go down. It was so funny to see their faces and watch them fly down the slide.
