July 2020

We went to the Salem pond again with the Pace's.  We had a fun time and the kids want a canoe or kayak so bad now.  

I think I said this earlier but Jaron is so into Mountain biking right now.  Graham's dad has taken them a couple times and Shane has taken him a few times.  Shane decided to have me drive them to the top of Suncrest and they rode a trail down back to the house.  They had a good time.

We got new bikes for everyone within a few days.  The girls needed bigger bikes really bad and Jaron wanted a bike with gears to help with mountain biking.  They were excited when we found them all bikes that fit him and Jaron's was partly for his birthday since his was a little pricier than the girls.

His first mountain bike ride after getting his new bike didn't quite go as well.  He fell a few times and came home so dirty.  Luckily he didn't get hurt cuz I sure got a good laugh at his face when I took this picture of his dirty face.

The 4th of July was a bit different due to Covid but we still had a fun day.  The kids were sad we couldn't have our ward breakfast and bike parade so we decided to use their new bikes and go on a family bike ride to a donut shop.  It was fun until the way back when Siena decided she couldn't go one more inch.  She is quite dramatic when it comes to things that she decides she doesn't want to do.  So I stayed with her while the other finished the ride and Shane came back to get her and then I rode home.  That night we got In-N-Out and ate a park then met up with Jennifer and kids to watch the Provo fireworks, socially distanced and safe but oh so fun.  The fireworks were amazing and it turned out to be a great night.

We met up with the Pace's again at Bridal Veil falls.  We ate lunch at a park, looked at some old trains and let the kids climb up the falls.  It's always fun to get out of the house for some outdoor time.

I think the kids always wanted to remember what they see when they're mom is working. lol...I'm sure they'll never forget because I'm like this a lot!!

We got invited to swim at Whitney's parents house.  My kids can swim for a very long time without getting bored.  Jaron has learned to do a back flip off the diving board and wanted me to get an action shot we could put on his birthday invitation...well I guess I got too good of an action shot because I captured this when he came down and hit his head on the diving board.  Although hurt and crying, luckily he was ok but he did have a very big goose egg on his head.

We got a bike trailer from my parents and bought a hitch so we've been able to drive places and then go on bike rides.  This day we rode to Artic circle and got ice cream cones.  It's nice when we have flat places to ride because the kids are a lot happier, especially Siena.

Jaron and some neighbors put together a bake sale/lemonade stand.  Jaron was happy he finally got to participate in a lemonade stand.

We signed up for a Harry Potter wizard night at the library.  They had a few different stations with games and a craft and we had a fun evening.

Our neighbor Bentley got a go-kart for his birthday so he and Jaron have had fun driving their go-karts around the street together.