Sunday, July 30, 2023
Luke’s Talk
Luke gave a talk in primary today and he read the whole thing all by himself! He has become such a great reader. He told me that since we finished his reading lessons he can read anything! And he reads a lot now. I love it.
Saturday, July 29, 2023
Family Boat Days
We had wanted to take the boat out but Tenley had volleyball camp so Brad decided to get some chores done. He went to change the breaks on our suburban and realized that the tired had worn so badly on the inside that they were about to blow. I went straight to the tire shop yesterday and they did an alignment and gave us new tires. We’re grateful that we didn’t end up driving to the lake on such awful tires!
And today ended up being such a beautiful day on the lake! It wasn’t too crowded or windy so the water was great skiing water. Brad taught me and Kade how to drive the boat and I even got it loaded on the truck at the end of the day. That is tricky. But hopefully with practice it will get better.
Friday, July 28, 2023
Garden Food and Shakes
Luke loves the garden the most I think. He’s been out there the past few days picking carrots, brining them inside to wash and then eating them! And he’s a really big helper when it comes to picking raspberries!
He’s also quite the ice cream monster. Kade has a free shake coupon that we cashed in on tonight and the kids couldn’t get enough! Luke finally stopped when he realized his stomach hurt. Lol.
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Luke’s Prayers
Luke said our prayer at dinner tonight. Normally he just blesses the food and that’s it but tonight he also prayed that he would score five goals at his game. Poor thing played defense most of the game and didn’t get a goal tonight. But he was still smiling at the end so hopefully he hasn’t completely lost faith in prayers! I guess he learned the lesson that we don’t always get what we pray for.
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Summer Days
Tenley staryed another volleyball camp today! It’s a bit excessive. But she enjoyed it today so that is good! Right after camp she went to a friends house to play. She was gone from 9-6! She was pretty exhausted when she got back. But then she headed out the door again for a mutual activity at 7.
Kade was also gone all day. He worked on the farm in the morning and then floated the river with friends in the afternoon. He and his friends rode their bikes to McDonald’s for dinner. I think he’s growing up too fast!
The little boys stayed busy at home building car tracks, fighting, and sneaking to play video games. They are trouble makers!!
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Electric City Waterpark
We finally made it to the Waterpark this summer! Tenley got to bring a friend and Luke was way more brave about jumping in the water so we had such a fun day! It was hard to leave but we had to get to the soccer fields for some games. The kids played well tonight! Ryder played against a really good team but still had two goals. It was a nice night.
Monday, July 24, 2023
Family Game Night
Ryder was in charge of family night and he chose to have homemade pizza for dinner and play the Wii U. I don’t think anyone was more excited than Lukr about it. I don’t let him play video games that often so he was thrilled to be able to play them all night. He was jumping up and down while playing! It was hilarious. We had fun.
Saturday, July 22, 2023
Kade, The Gates of the Mountain
Kade got home this morning! It’s so good to have him back!! We were all so excited. We let him choose what to do today and he chose to go boating! We were happy to go again. It was a busy Saturday but after leaving the dock you couldn’t tell too much. They had so much fun tubing, wakeboarding and skiing. Tenley and Ry got up on the skiis again and stayed up for a long time! They’re such fast learners! We went all the way down to the gates of the mountain and it was beautiful.
Friday, July 21, 2023
The Lake
We headed to the lake again today even though being there without Kade was sad. The kids tried tubing and Tenley talked me into tubing with her. We had a pretty good wipeout and hit heads but it was fun! Ryder and Tenley also got up on skis! They’re amazing.
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Tomorrow, Tomorrow
Luke had a game on Tuesday and today this week. When I was explaining it to Luke instead of saying his next game was Thursday or in two days, he’d just say tomorrow, tomorrow. It’s my new favorite phrase of his! He such a cute kid and played hard at his game tonight even in the heat!
Kade sent me a picture of his group at FSY tonight. He said today was the most spiritual day of his life. I can’t wait to hear more about this amazing week of his! I’ll be able to see him ginally tomorrow, tomorrow!
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
Volleyball Camp
Tenley finished up another week of volleyball camp today. She really enjoyed this camp but it was at 9 in the morning so she’s looking forward to sleeping in tomorrow! I caught her and her friend trying to break into the vending machines when I went to pick her up 😂
Kade is still at FSY and it’s definitely hitting me tonight. I’m missing him! But from the little we hear from him, he is having a great time!
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Soccer
This summer soccer season is a lot but Luke and Ryder love it so much so it makes it worth it! Luke said he would score 5 goals tonight. He was close several times but ended up with one goal, which is awesome! I love to see him trying hard.
Monday, July 17, 2023
Tenley’s Friend
Tenley had volleyball camp again this week and after camp her friend Mae come over. They’re so funny together. They made cookies and ice cream sandwiches, listened to Taylor Swift, and watched shows. And then Tenley joined Mae at an extreme gym ninja class. What brave girls! Tenley loved it and wants to keep doing it!
Sunday, July 16, 2023
Luke’s Silly Faces
Luke made the funniest face when he looked at the salad he had to eat for dinner tonight. He doesn’t love salad. But when I promised that I’d make him Rice Krispie treats if he ate all his dinner he finished it fast!
Saturday, July 15, 2023
Cleaning Day
I may be crazy but I really love cleaning day. It feels so good to work hard and then enjoy our clean house. I did most of the house cleaning today because Tenley, Ryder and Luke were weeding the garden and Kade was helping Brad replace the steering cable in the boat. It was a big project but they got it done! And Brad and I still had time for a date tonight!
Friday, July 14, 2023
Boating
Our new boat has been a bit of a headache for us ever since we bought it, but we took it to Holter Lake today and it made it all worth it! We had such a great time on the lake as a family. I did forget Ryder and Luke’s life jackets though which almost ruined it all, but luckily some of our friends were at the lake and had a few to spare! Kade tried wakeboarding, skiing and knee boarding and got up on all three. He said skiing was his favorite. He also completed a 360 on the knee board! Ryder and Tenley loved knee boarding and Tenley tried skiing. She was so close to getting up. I’m sure next time she’ll have it. We didn’t even get to tubing or surfing but we will soon.
Thursday, July 13, 2023
Friends
We had a fun day filled with fun friends. I got to meet a friend for lunch and then the little boys and I met friends at the park and then we found a lot of our friends at Ryder’s soccer game tonight. And we saw a double rainbow. It was a good day!