This summer has been so much fun, I can't believe it's almost over! We had a really fun week last week, starting with a great pioneer day.
We went to a potluck after church that day and had fun talking to our friends. We have had a lot of fun learning about pioneers in primary and about the sacrifices they have made so we could have the beautiful temples we have. The Primary president even brought a beautiful plate and smashed it with a hammer to show them how they made the Kirtland Temple so beautiful because of their sacrifice.
Cougar is getting to be such a fun little guy! He walks all over everywhere and has even attempted walking very quickly. We had the missionaries over for dinner on the 22nd and Cougar folded his arms for the prayer (just by doing what we do). It was so cute. Since then he has continued to fold his arms for prayers, and almost any other time we ask him to. We are also teaching his how to do touchdown since football season is coming soon. Cougar loves the football, and any other kind of ball. He's such a happy guy!
Hailey also likes to play catch with her dad. A few weeks ago she came up to him and said, "Dad, will you play catch with me?"
Grandma sent a birdhouse in the package with the dresses and so it was a nice FHE activity. The girls love painting so this was especially fun. Then we bought some bird seed and hung it up outside. We put it out the window so we could see the birds while eating, just like at Grandma Leah's house, but I've only seen one bird on it. On the top of it and not on the perch eating the food. Oh well, it was a fun little project. There are plenty of birds around, just not eating the food from the house as I thought would happen.
Cougar loves the water!
Heidi and Hailey are getting much better at swimming. They both really love it if they get to swim "just for fun", but don't especially like when Daddy gives them swim lessons. They have made remarkable improvement though, so it seems to be paying off. Heidi will do just about anything with the mask on. Just yesterday she was jumping off into the deep end and swimming to the ladder just because she wanted to. She was also trying to swim down to get the rings. Hailey even goes under the water with the mask on. It has made such a huge difference! They even went under water and waved at each other. That one day they brought the chair in the water and it was fun and a cool place to sit on such a hot day. We also taught the girls how to play Marco Polo which is why Heidi had on a life jacket. Otherwise, she is a very good swimmer and doesn't need anything.
The kids had fun being thrown in the air. Cougar loved it, Hailey really liked it, and Heidi liked it until we threw her up really high.
Cougar is my big helper. At least he wants to be.
Thursday I won this! I was so excited!
Look at all this great stuff. A digital photo frame with 2 gb card, set of 4 cups and plates, and a coupon for free milk and free Oreos. Awesome! I had entered this sweepstakes online about a month ago and it had told me I won. It also said to follow the promptings on the screen but there weren't any. So I kind of felt like I wasn't going to win after all. Then this came! I couldn't believe it! It's especially fun because Oreos are one of the few treats that Hailey can actually have with her allergies. What a fun surprise!
We went to a potluck after church that day and had fun talking to our friends. We have had a lot of fun learning about pioneers in primary and about the sacrifices they have made so we could have the beautiful temples we have. The Primary president even brought a beautiful plate and smashed it with a hammer to show them how they made the Kirtland Temple so beautiful because of their sacrifice.
Cougar is getting to be such a fun little guy! He walks all over everywhere and has even attempted walking very quickly. We had the missionaries over for dinner on the 22nd and Cougar folded his arms for the prayer (just by doing what we do). It was so cute. Since then he has continued to fold his arms for prayers, and almost any other time we ask him to. We are also teaching his how to do touchdown since football season is coming soon. Cougar loves the football, and any other kind of ball. He's such a happy guy!
Grandma sent a birdhouse in the package with the dresses and so it was a nice FHE activity. The girls love painting so this was especially fun. Then we bought some bird seed and hung it up outside. We put it out the window so we could see the birds while eating, just like at Grandma Leah's house, but I've only seen one bird on it. On the top of it and not on the perch eating the food. Oh well, it was a fun little project. There are plenty of birds around, just not eating the food from the house as I thought would happen.
Cougar loves the water!
Heidi and Hailey are getting much better at swimming. They both really love it if they get to swim "just for fun", but don't especially like when Daddy gives them swim lessons. They have made remarkable improvement though, so it seems to be paying off. Heidi will do just about anything with the mask on. Just yesterday she was jumping off into the deep end and swimming to the ladder just because she wanted to. She was also trying to swim down to get the rings. Hailey even goes under the water with the mask on. It has made such a huge difference! They even went under water and waved at each other. That one day they brought the chair in the water and it was fun and a cool place to sit on such a hot day. We also taught the girls how to play Marco Polo which is why Heidi had on a life jacket. Otherwise, she is a very good swimmer and doesn't need anything.
The kids had fun being thrown in the air. Cougar loved it, Hailey really liked it, and Heidi liked it until we threw her up really high.
Cougar is my big helper. At least he wants to be.
Thursday I won this! I was so excited!
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