Ramblin'

Our summer weather so far has been pretty lame. Kate has been begging to get the pool out so out of desperation yesterday, it was definitely not warm enough for swimming, I got the pool out. A million neighbor kids swarmed our yard and we looked like a daycare. Then the ice cream van rolled into our neighborhood and she was overwhelmed by all the kids (it was her first day and she hit the jackpot in our neighborhood). A family in our neighborhood is leaving for over a month to visit family in AZ, CA and Sweden so all the kids got ice cream as a celebration sort of. There are 35 kids or more in our neighborhood out of 35 houses. That's crazy! When we hold BBQ's and S'mores roasts in the playground area there's a few of us parent's that end up feeding all these extra kids because their parent's don't come and join in or bring any food. It's bring your own food. And the kid's don't really ask, they just help themselves. It's rather annoying. Good thing it's cheap hotdogs, but still...it's not a free dinner!

On Sunday, Kyle told Preston it was time to get ready for Church. Preston said, "no, I not go to Church today." Oh okay buddy! We thought they didn't say that until teenage years! Kyle gave a talk in Church on Freedom. He did a great job and shared how he earned the Great American Award in 5th Grade. He had to memorize the Preambe, the Gettysburg Address, all the Presidents and Vice Presidents and all the States and their capitals. Pretty impressive. Kyle has been busy at work lately trying to meet deadlines and getting audited. He has never had to deal with auditing or strict deadlines to this extent before so it's been stressful. He's excited for our mini vacation to Boulder Resort this weekend. :)

I went shopping the other day for the dreaded swimsuit. I ended up finding something and got a great deal with all my coupons. I just hope I like it still when I use it this weekend. My friend watched my kids while I went because how do you shop for swimsuits WITH kids?! I tried shopping for bras once and that was crazy. I only had Kate at the time and she was a toddler. I don't know why I didn't have her strapped in a stroller...live and learn. But she was going underneath the dressing rooms and I couldn't go get her, if you know what I mean, so it was stressful. It was nice to have 2 1/2 hrs of shopping on my own. Then, the next day I watched my friend's kids while she went running errands. It was a great swap. We'll definitely be doing that again.