Wow, as of this past Wed., it's already officially fall! I figured I'd better do a post about the rest of the summer, since my last post was on July 26! Looooong post with tons of photos, sorry!!
7/27: Daddy/daughter date. They went and got a drink from 7-11, Jared got his hair cut, they went and bought some fun stuff at the Dollar Tree (including foam planes to paint and fly, bubble wands, bracelets, bubble gum flavored toothpaste--they got one of each to bring home to Avery, as well), ate dinner at a Chinese restaurant, and took the car through a car wash (after waiting for several cars, Jared had to get out of line to bring Makenna inside to the bathroom, then get back in line, ha ha!).
Not long after Jared and Makenna got home from their Daddy/daughter date, poor little Avery puked--thankfully, I had already gotten a bowl and put it next to her because she had been complaining of a tummy ache all evening, didn't want to eat dinner, and had started whimpering like she did last week when she puked.
7/29: Just holding hands while they watch Mulan. How sweet is that?!
This girl loves to wear frilly things and dress up. She has been wearing this dance costume from the last recital a LOT. Today, she added my boots and raided the winter accessories box. :D
Even princesses can do chores. :)
As I was giving Avery her goodnight hug and kiss, she said, "Mommy, I'll be always here for you." 💖
7/30: Why did I think it was a good idea to bring the girls to Hobby Lobby after gymnastics? The carts are too small for both of them so I had to let them walk. I spent most of the time trying to get them to stay by me and off of shelves and racks, and stop them from touching stuff. Oh, and we had to take a potty break, of course. A quick trip turned into almost two hours! Then, Makenna started screaming on the way home that her tummy hurt and continued to scream for a while after we got home. Need some Excedrin Migraine now.
7/31: Whiskers is watching Aristocats. 🐱 :D
8/6, early evening, on the couch: I guess gymnastics wore them out today...
8/7-8/8: We had an awesome time at the Summit County Fair this weekend (we missed having Jared there, though)! The girls and I went with Laura and her two kids to the fair Friday night and went to the rodeo, after walking around and seeing some of the animals at the fair. We had settled into our seats and were waiting for the rodeo to start when a storm blew in. We had expected rain (light) and were prepared for that but not for a torrential downpour and strong winds!! We ran to the big pavilion with the kids; the twins' hats were flying off, we could barely see where we were going, we were all soaked by the time we got under the pavilion (even though we all had rain jackets, hoods, hats, etc. on), and the kids were shivering because it was also chilly by then, of course. Seriously, I have only seen it rain that hard 2-3 times in Utah in the 13 total years I've lived here!! And it has to do it on the night we go to the rodeo?! Seriously?!
Once the rain settled down, we went back to the car and put dry shirts and jackets on the kids (thanks, Laura!!), then went back to the rodeo, which had just started. Jason and his date and some friends sat by us and we all had fun once we got into the rodeo, even though it continued to drizzle on and off (but we had brought umbrellas from the car, which helped with that). It was actually really fun to watch a rodeo in the mud! And the girls had fun splashing through muddy puddles!
Avery fell asleep during the rodeo on Jason's lap and Makenna fell asleep on mine. But they still wanted to watch a movie while they drank hot cocoa with their cousins, after taking a warm bath, when we got back to Grandma's house. It was midnight before they went to bed!
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| Petting some sheep before the rodeo |
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| Checking out the livestock before the rodeo |
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| These cows were so cute and very shy |
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| When we were still nice and dry, before the torrential downpour started before the rodeo started |
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| Soaking wet and shivering before the rodeo even started! |
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| Pouring rain, which started just as the rodeo was supposed to start = delayed rodeo = even later night with the kids! |
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| The bucking bronco |
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| Avery loved sitting with Uncle Jason during the rodeo--I think she took over as his date. :) |
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| Avery fell asleep on Uncle Jason during the rodeo. |
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| This was an extremely stubborn bull! They had to drag him through the mud because he just didn't want to leave the arena after his ride! It was pretty funny. |
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| Havin' fun at the rodeo! |
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| Asleep in my lap toward the end of the rodeo |
Even though we got to bed really late Friday night after the rodeo, we woke up early Sat. morning to go to the parade, then go to the fair, with Laura and her kids, Jason, and Grandma. They had so much fun getting candy at the parade, seeing animals again at the fair and eating Navajo tacos, scone dots, and shaved ice, and riding several rides. They didn't want to leave Grandma's after the fair but they sure did fall asleep quickly on the drive home! :)
Oh, and I got to ride the Zipper with Jason! SO FUN!!!!
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| Eating a popsicle she caught at the parade |
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| Eating a popsicle she caught at the parade |
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| Waving at the band at the parade |
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| Pigs are so cute but I couldn't stay in the swine barn for very long--I was literally gagging from the smell! |
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| That's a little pony :) |
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| The carousel |
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| The carousel--Makenna was actually a little nervous on this one but not the roller coaster! |
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| The carousel |
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| Avery on the "roller coaster". She didn't love it as much as Makenna did, ha ha!! |
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| The "roller coaster" |
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| The "roller coaster" |
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| The "roller coaster"--Makenna loved it! |
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| Avery was bummed that she had to ride behind Makenna, instead of getting a motorcycle to herself; she was too slow picking one out, ha ha |
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| On the Zipper!!! :D |
A photo of the Zipper:
And a funny video of me and Jason on it:
8/10: I came into the living room to this. :D They have been really sweet to each other all day!
8/11: I just gave Avery a snack of buttered toast and she carried it off like a platter saying, "Dinner deserved!" I think she meant "Dinner is served!" ha ha!
8/12: Playdate cuties at our house:
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8/15: The twins loved having this sweet girl, Jennifer, and her dad stay with us for a couple of nights. She was one of my young women in Louisiana and she just got home from her mission and moved here to finish school. So glad she moved here.
8/17: Watch this, then watch the next video of the twins watching it:
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Makenna watched the Bigfoot at least 50 times!
8/18: Caught in the act! Not only making a mess but playing with scissors.
8/18: Little Piano Teachers:
8/18: On our way home from a wonderful dinner at Longhorn Steakhouse with our friends (Jared's former boss in Louisiana), David and a couple of other Savage employees:
Oh, and Makenna was on a roll that day! As we were running around the house getting ready to meet Dave and Darlene in Salt Lake for dinner, Jared looked all over the house for his wallet. As I was fixing Makenna's hair, Avery said she remembered that Makenna had been playing with it the previous day. Then, Makenna said it was in a "nest" under her bed. Sure enough, Jared rifled through old baby blankets in the drawers under her bed and found his wallet--open, with crumpled up money stuffed inside. I thought it was hilarious. Jared didn't feel the same way. Ha ha!
8/19-8/22: Michelle and her 7 kids came and stayed with us for 3 nights. Laura and her 2 kids joined us for the last 2 nights, and Grandma came down for one of the days.
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| It was fun for the girls to have a cousin stay in their room for a few nights |
We had pizza in the park Fri. night:
8/21: This (the adoption finalization) was 4 years ago today! The best 4 years of my life. :) I love my girls so much!
8/23: We stayed home from church today because I woke up not feeling well. Then, both girls said they didn't feel well this afternoon. Makenna actually asked if she could go get in bed and she's been sleeping there for a while. Now Avery is sleeping on the floor in my scrapbook room. I hope that their naps will help them and that they don't get more sick!
8/24: I've been listening to Avery sing all of the songs as she watches "My Little Pony: Rainbow Rocks". Oh, and she's singing into my instrument tuner, watching the lights on it. :D
8/27: The girls and I went to the Museum of Natural Curiosity all day--for over 6 hours!
Water Works:
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| Gotta love a bit of butt crack! :D |
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| Thumbs up after crawling (slowly) across the rope bridge. |
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| Splash pad fun! |
Look what was delivered while we were at the museum! The twins have been playing on the piano a lot lately and keep saying they want to play my music. So I'm gonna start teaching them from this course and see how it goes. Wish me luck!
The girls also got their first kid scissors in the package that came today and they got right to practicing with them (after hearing a lot of rules from me, ha ha).
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| That's Kiki (2nd from right) and some of her friends |
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| That's Amiee and Jamie in the middle, and me on the right, and another of Kiki's friends on the left |
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| At the karaoke place |
8/30: We drove up to Grandpa Lingmann's house for a family get-together:
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| They fell asleep on the way there! |
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| Sheep in the field behind Grandpa's house |
9/1: First day of joy school! The twins loved it.
9/4: On our way to Fort Bridger for the Mountain Man Rendezvous, we stopped in Evanston to have lunch at Rancheritos with Grandpa.
At the Mountain Man Rendezvous that afternoon:
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| Indian dancers |
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| Avery chose a wooden fan as her souvenir |
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| Makenna chose a harmonica |
We stayed in a hotel in Evanston that night and went swimming as soon as we got there from the rendezvous. By the time we went and ate dinner next door, it was 9:00. Late bedtime for the twins that night! And early morning the next day!
9/5: Another fun day at the Rendezvous, this time with Laura and her kids and Grandma.
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| Jared, Makenna, and Daisy went and did the Indian dance around the circle |
Due to not getting much sleep the night before, the girls were ready to go after just a couple of hours at the rendezvous, so we left there by noon. That evening, the lady who was Jared's coordinator in AZ and her husband came and stayed the night at our house; they were up here to help their daughter move here. We had their daughter over for dinner, as well, and they left the next morning.
9/7: Avery said, "He's tucked in like a little chipmunk!"
9/8: We watched Descendants and the girls loved the music in it. Avery got up and danced to every song.
9/10: I'm on the computer and Avery is behind me coloring at her craft table and she got up and walked out, then came back in a minute later and said, "My sister is just fine. There's none things in the living room." She went to check on Makenna because she's on the couch sleeping.
9/11: The girls are watching Pee-wee's Big Adventure for the first time and are getting a big kick out of it. They are commenting on everything he does. Avery just said, "What the?" as I was writing this, ha ha.
9/11: Makenna worked on one of the songs from our first piano lesson:
9/12: The girls and I had a really nice time at a church party this evening and now we're home in time to root for my Tigers in a few minutes. GEAUX Tigers!!
9/13: Mommy, I want the jets on!
9/13: Tomatoes, anyone? Makenna and I picked all of this today! Avery is happy about all of the cherry tomatoes--a bag full and there's still lots more to pick! Not to mention squash, onions, jalapeños, bell peppers, strawberries, and cucumbers.
9/17: The cotton swab skeletons we made in joy school today. Mine, Avery's, and Makenna's. :D
I love these! I can't ever find them around here, so Jared always brings some home for me when he sees them on his trips. #truelove
9/18: Whew, I'm pooped! We went to the dinosaur museum with friends, then we all went and got ice cream. Our friends had to head home but the girls and I headed over to Farm Country and Jared met us there on his way home from SLC. We saw all of the animals, took a wagon ride, and the girls rode the ponies three times. Then, Jared took us to Popeye's for dinner.
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| They built a 2-headed dinosaur |
9/25: Playdate--playing with Play-doh on their craft table in my scrapbook room:
9/26: Avery was watching the LSU football game with me and, after an awesome run by Fournette, she said, "Whoa, he bunkled them down like a rolling pin!" :D
9/27: The twins' part in the Primary program today--they got to say a part together. So freaking cute!
9/28: It has taken 5 visits over the last couple of years for the twins to let the dental assistant clean their teeth (they even let her floss, rinse, and suction) and the dentist to easily count their teeth. Makenna took a bit of coaxing but, once she started letting the dental assistant clean, she didn't resist anything else. They both did great. When we got home (after getting prizes at the Dollar Tree and shopping at Walmart), Makenna said, "I love Dr. Swenson!" BTW, before we left home for the appointment, Makenna was pouting that she didn't want to go to the dentist. We've finally made progress!
9/29: Jared took the girls outside to play and help him in the yard while I taught piano lessons today. Makenna said she was tired and came in and sat on the couch before my last lesson and fell asleep during that lesson. She had a slight fever by the time she went to bed so, hopefully, she won't get really sick.
9/29: Kids do the funniest things! They said the tigers are on a leash and I saw that they piled a bunch of princesses and other figurines in the tower of the castle. Just some of the little things that make me smile.
Makenna was totally fine today, thank goodness, so not sure why she didn't feel well yesterday evening and had a little fever last night. We didn't do much today because a guy was here fixing our a/c and doing a furnace check for 1/2 the day. It cost us a lot of money! :( But at least we're all set for the upcoming winter and will be good to go by next summer.
P.S. We have new neighbors and they have a 5yo girl! Just what we were hoping for! :) And they are right across the street!
Sorry for the long post!!!
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