What I did this summer

I thought that I had typed up a draft of the things we have done this summer, but I can't find it. My summer break was nearly 4 months long and it was really nice. It started out with the trip Aaron and I took to Disney World. What a vacation! The first time we've been on our own for a week in years. Maddie finished 1st grade at the end of May.

The twins are often (not always) easier to take out and do things with, so I've been a little more ambitious in my attempts to take them to do things when Aaron's at work. Sometimes it's gone really well, other times it's been just short of a nightmare. We've gone swimming, to the movie theater, to Lagoon, shopping...it's always an adventure. The girls enjoyed having grass in the backyard. to play on - and it's really nice to be able to say "Go play outside!" when they are stir-crazy and I need a little break from the crazy.

As a family we've been to This is the Place Heritage Park, the zoo, camping at Pineview, a weekend in Park City, and a trip with my family to Jackson Hole and Pinedale, Wyoming.

At the end of July we hosted a friend from Aaron's mission for several days. We spent them as tourists in our own city, which was fun. We toured the Oquirrh Hills Temple, went to a dinner show at Showtime Utah, Wheeler Farm, Park City, the State Capitol. We really enjoyed having him here and the girls really had fun getting to know him.

I nearly finished the painting in the living room, kitchen and family room. We found a couch and chair for the loft. Aaron put together a desk and bookcase for our room that will be nice to have this semester. The twins have real beds now, they had spent about 9 months on mattresses on the floor.

Oh - that reminds me. We've had a few mishaps this summer:

*Cami flooded the side yard, a window well and the basement the day before Father's Day.

*Maddie caught her shorts on a cupboard door in the kitchen, stripping the hinge out of the wood. I was able to fix it by breaking toothpicks up in the hole and screwing the hinge back into place. This was all done without Aaron knowing. Maddie couldn't handle the guilt and told him all about it a few days later. :)

*Cami and Brie were monkeys jumping on their beds and Cami jumped right through the slats of Brie's bed, breaking it into unusable pieces. Thank heavens for good return policies at Ikea.

*Maddie learned the story behind "Curiosity killed the cat" after playing with a utility knife even when she knew she shouldn't. An ER visit, 5 stitches, follow-up with a hand surgeon and a surgery later, she's on the mend and hopeful for full recovery. Physical therapy will likely follow once everything has had a chance to heal.

There you have it. A summary of our summer. My classes started yesterday and I'm already missing the freedom.