::all soak-ed::

Matt had to check the sprinklers...

...and the kids got all "soak-ed"

Portie's sho-ehts got so soak-ed that they fell down!

::one of those days::

Yep, it's been one of those days...

them...
"give that back, he took his tractor away, i had it first, he scratched me, she pushed me, don't touch me, he did it, she did it, I didn't, stop it, can I, can you, can we, you're mean, you're rude, I don't want to, waaaaaaaaaaah"

me...

"sit down, give it back, share, pick those up, stop jumping, don't do that, don't touch that, don't yell at me, we're not buying that, put that back, don't open that, get outta there, don't, sssshhhhhhhhhhh"

all


day


long


!!!!!!!!!

::fimming lessons::

We just finished up 4 weeks of swimming lessons...

Their first session...

Chloe: back float, front crawl, circle arms, bobs, treasure hunt

Porter: kicking, getting his face wet, picking up "treasure" off the bottom of the pool, lots of games

Their second session...

Chloe: (advanced to level 3!!) treading water, elementry back stroke, refining level 2 skills

Porter: (level 1 again) lots of games, head COMPLETELY under water!!, kicking, back floating, more treasure hunts

They both did SO great!

Porter, especially after his first session, really warmed up to the water. He didn't even want to swim at first, and by the end of his second session, he was going completely under the water, and he didn't get mad when he got splashed (which is a pretty big deal:) ).

Chloe advanced from level 2 to level 3. She is a fish! When I tell her that, she corrects me and says she's a mermaid. Either way, she's a great swimmer! Her teacher in level 3 (a class full of mostly 8 year olds) kept saying "I can't believe she's only 5!!"

Next time (next summer)Port will move up to level 2 and Chloe will do one more session of level 3.

Some of us are really sad swimming lessons are over, but Coopie and I are kinda glad...

...see his red cheeks?? (this pic was right after swimming lessons yesterday)

It's pretty hot just sitting there watching (and wishing we could swim too ;) ).

We're proud of those two...glad they're getting comfortable in the water...they can't wait to take lessons again next summer :)

::discovery::

The kids and I didn't have any plans yesterday, so I called Grandma Kitty, and we grabbed Sarah (Matt and J were working on the shed) and met her & Papa and Billy's family for lunch at our FAVORITE restaurant...

After lunch ((YUUUUM)) we took all the kids to this fun place...

a little donation to start off

some horseback ridin' (they oughtta be pros since we just went to the rodeo and all :) )

doin' some cookin'

<>Chloe<>
gardening. shopping, lookin' in the mirror, makin' dinner, feeding Papa, mazes with Sarah, dressing up, ridin' horses, rock climbing

<>Porter<>

busy, climbing, drivin', lots of tongue stickin' out (that's when he's really concentrating), splashin', pumping water, grocery shopping, construction work, jumping

<>Coops<>

lots of scootin', goo-goos, splashin', holdin' Grandma, stroller, sleepy

a gust of wind

cool scooters


Nuggie got a little tired towards the end of the day

a stop at the gift shop (of course!)

Chloe got a make-your-own wand, and Port got 3 little tractors

(I'm sure we're all SHOCKED by their selections :) )

That is SUCH a cool place! We're excited to go again and show it to Dadduh.

Thanks Grandma and Papa for taking us :)

::rodeo::

We went to the Pioneer Days Rodeo last night!!

There were kids ridin' on sheep, bareback bronco ridin', saddle bronco ridin', barrel racin', lasso competition, bull ridin', motorcycle tricks, parachuters, fireworks...it was so fun!

checkin' out the livestock

all of us

it was SO hot! see all their red cheeks?

the parachuters (so cool!!)

that one had the Flag

saddle bronco ridin'

J and Sae caught a shirt!!

we all wore our boots (except for Coopie)

Us. Poor Coopie was so tired!

the kids LOVED the motorcycles!

me and my baby kangaroo :)

It was such a fun night! It was Matt and Jared and the kids' first rodeo experience. It was long and hot (at first), and the kids got a little restless, but once all the fun stuff got goin' it was great!

Thanks for goin' with us, J and Sae!!

::Chloe's last t-ball game::

Tonight....

...was Chloe's last T-Ball game.

The game ended a little early because it was SO hot outside (I think the temp was 98 when we got there)

The kids all got medals...

...and a cute group picture.

And, of course, a picture with the coach...

...aren't they cute??

It was a fun little season. She's the cutest runner EVER! (I was planning on videoing her tonight, but the game ended a lot sooner than I expected; so just take my word for it :) )

Matt's glad he got to coach, he liked being out there with the kids. We'll probably do it again next year :)