Summer fun

Well, I guess it's time to update the blog. I've really been slacking lately! We all love summer here in the McEwan house. Lazy mornings and some days we don't even get dressed. It's the best. Too bad school is starting in just a couple more weeks!! Yuck, I'm not looking forward to homework and early morning. Did I mention all my kids are late sleepers and I've enjoyed sleeping past 10 am almost every morning since summer began? Yep, that right, 10 am....sometimes even later.

Okay, so we started summer with a fun trip to St. George to visit with John sister. We stayed a few days and had lots of fun. We went to a fun water park, where Aidan learned how to aim and direct the water source right at me!!! Man he was good at it. Luckily it was soooo hot and it felt really good. All of us eventually ended up in the water and had fun trying to get all the kids soaked. We also visited he Washington County museum, which was FREE, yeah, and actually really fun. It had some of the coolest things and some of he best displays I've seen at any local mueum. It was really cool teaching Kinzie a little more about history, which I love, and she's showing an interest in. Other than that we mostly stayed at their house and played. We learned how fun Rock Band was and as soon as we got home we went and got Guitar Hero, world tour. The kids have been loving it and we've formed a little family band. Kinz rocks at the guitar!! Of course Andi loves to sing and often takes the mic away from anyone who happens to be using it. Did I mention she's spoiled?

I swear I thought summer weather would never get here!! It rained most of June. We tried hitting the air show at hill airfoce base and it POURED rain and soaked all of us, except the baby who was snug in his stroller all covered up. It also happened to be during the best show of the day. We did manage to watch it after all. We walked back to the car to leave and ended up watching it from there after the weather cleared up.

The next weekend we headed to Lagoon for a company party. I'd learned my lesson by then and packed everyone their own umbrella and a plastic cover for the stroller. Good thing too, since it POURED!! We ended up standing under an awning and waiting it out. It turned out to be a fun day after all after he weather calmed. It was still wet,but not too bad. Aidan took his first ride on an upside down roller coaster!! He had a blast.

We hit the 4t of july parade in Provo and it was fun except for the rain. It rained off and on, and then finally cleared up and became hot!!! The kids had fun and I guess that's what really counts, right?

We visited St. George again in the middle of July. John's step-mom was there with the whole family from Pheonix and we wanted to say hi. This time it was REALLY HOT!! We mostly staying indoors, except for a crazy trip to the water park, which we realized wasn't such a great plan since all the kids were burning their feet and were really flushed. So we went home.

Andi's b-day was July 22nd. She cried when we sang to her. It was too cute. We went to the zoo to celebrate and had a blast, this time it didn't rain, but was extremely hot. My whole family went and we all had fun. I had too much fun decorating her little cake and it actually turned out kind of cute. Yay, me.

Kinzie celebrated her b-day at my dad's cabin. We were camping for a fam reunion and it happened to fall on her b-day. I tried to make it a special day by decorating the cabin and we brought a cake and her presents. I also made her wear a princess tiara so everyone would know it was a special day for her. I think I suceeded in making her day fun. Another little party with some friends is planned for this friday. Camping was fun all in all, but Andi was definitely done when it was time to leave. She was soooo tired and cranky. She is my little sleeper and definitely didn't get enough sleep. When we got home we put her down for a nap at 3 pm and she slept the whole night through until 10:30 the next morning!!! We also played some interesting games of tetherball.....Note interesting. It was hilarious. I still don't know how you beat me Court, you did suck. I guess not quite as much as me though.=) John knocked her on her butt though, so payback baby!!

I've spent the last couple days trying to recuperate and do laundry, my never ending chore. My b-day was yesterday and my hubby sent me some pretty flowers. He took me to dinner and when I got back the kids had decorated the house for me. It was really sweet. Don't I have the best kids ever?!!? That's all for now. We are all getting ready for back to school time. It's always a crazy excited time for the kids.