Lily and I woke up and played wingspan and then we were invited to a delicious tea party that Lydia and the other kids put together!
In the afternoon, we got the kids items for their fairy gardens, and in the afternoon, I worked in the garden and then played with the kids on the trampoline. We played a super fun game that Lydia created where someone called out a scenario we had to act out on the trampoline one by one, and then that person would judge his/her favorite. It was so much fun!
Charlie and Brooklyn Miner got married today! Lily and I had a great time at the reception, and we particularly loved an engaging conversation about politics with Brad and Megan Miner. It was also super nice to see my dad, Suzanne and a lot of extended family we hadn’t seen in a while.
Today the kids played school together. It was very cute!
In the late afternoon, I went on a bike ride and fell in love with the majestic of Provo Canyon. The river was gushing from all the water we’ve gotten (it rained earlier today), and the waterfalls were amazing too. Amazing views were everywhere and I caught some pictures (including pictures of the flooded trail).
In the evening I hung out with Josh and Katie Jackson and learned about their growing slime business while Lily took the younger kids to the library while Lydia was at Parker’s party. I picked up Lydia on the way home.
Lily has been on a roll cooking a lot of amazing food lately. Today she made a delicious chicken dish, with an amazing salad of asparagus, radishes and dates. I ate so much! It appears she involved Clarissa in the cooking process too!
After having fun playing Boggle at the Olsen’s, Lily bought it for the family and Lydia, Mary, Lily and I have been having a lot of fun playing together!
I was in Chicago for a customer meeting today. I opted to walk to my appointment in the morning and I captured these great waterfront pictures.
Ozzy took his first steps recently and David sent me this adorable video!
Today we did a family bike ride by the Provo River trail and then we ate Subway in the park together.
After eating in the park, the Lydia wanted to walk home and practice being more independent, so she and Mary walked Basil home together. They took this cute video in the process.
In the morning I got up early, did laundry, did Clarissa’s reading lesson with her, did story time with Ammon and Clarissa, helped Ammon with piano, helped Mary with piano, had Lydia practice the harp, and tidied the house.
Then at 10:10 we all piled into the car, washed the car, and picked up some picnic food from Harmon’s before driving to Rainbow Bay for lunch with the Tiemanns. The kids had so much fun all playing together by the reservoir, and we had a wonderful time visiting with Matt and Courtney.
By the end of lunch, though, I was exhausted and came home to nap while Abe took all of the kids to Orem Summerfest. Then he brought home Lydia and Mary so he could march in the parade with Ammon and Clarissa. I gave Lydia a foot massage before the girls got all ready for bed and have been blogging ever since.
After work Abe went on a bike ride with Daniel Olsen. The waterfalls and river are insane after all of the winter snow!
In the evening we headed to the Olsens to play games. It was so fun as always to spend time with them, and after I was so tired and went right to sleep.
On Thursday I did laundry, walked Basil, practiced with Ammon and Mary, did Clarissa’s reading lesson, read with Ammon, cleaned the house, grocery shopped, and cooked. Oh, and I woke up early to do three reps of the 500 work out with Abe. It was a big day, and Abe is working incredibly hard too. We were both so tired by the end.