Where have we been????

Really? It's been four months since I've posted? To say this was the busiest summer ever would be an understatement. We didn't do anything huge, but working 5 nights a week has certainly taken a toll on my free time. And to be honest, the last thing I wanted to do on my nights off was record how busy I was. It would have made me feel like an even worse mother than I already did. So, here's a short recap, minus pictures of the kiddies. (We lost our battery charger for the camera back in May, so the only pictures I have are on my phone.)

We did a lot of swimming at the Washington City Community Center. If you come down with kids, it's a must to beat the heat. (Or if you live in Lehi, just go to the Legacy Center, it's almost the same thing; except the WCCC is built on more land, with more space to stay covered and watch the kiddos.)

Rachel has sensory issues, and last summer she wouldn't even touch the water. Not so now! She'll jump and splash, even getting her hair wet. We haven't worked up to the slides, but we're getting there. I'm so proud of how far she's come. Once we get inside, the older three are gone, going down the big slide and lazy river. Seth and I chill with Rachel at the kiddie pools.

We made a weekly trip to the library. This usually involved me following them around saying 'Shhh!' in my loudest whisper; lots of books were checked out and read, as well as old movies for me. (This brain needed some unwinding after work and reading sentences proved too much.)

Hailey went to Girls Camp for the second year. It rained every day but she loved it and came home smelling like a campfire. I loved camp as a girl, and I'm so glad she's had such great experiences, too.

School started on Aug 11th. Yeah, I know, way too early. This was the first year I hadn't been doing a countdown til school started; I was actually sad to see summer vacation end.

Does the picture above give you nightmares? It does me. Maybe that's because we just moved. Wait, didn't we just do that 18 months ago? Yep.
Turns out the owner of the home we were renting was taking our $ each month but not paying the mortgage. Can you say Foreclosure? After months of looking we finally found a cute place about 1/2 a mile away. Same schools, stores, etc. Different ward of course, since we're in Utah. (The congregation we meet with at church is decided by where you live.) It's the easiest move we've done, as far as transitions go. But we've still had some adjustments.
The new place is more our style and is far more family-friendly than our old place. If it had a bonus room, it'd be perfect. It's taken some getting used to only having one main living area, but we're making it work. The backyard is fabulous and Elise has four friends from school within two blocks, so she's in heaven! It's been two weeks now and I'm ready for these boxes to be gone. Anyone volunteer to unpack them for me???

I turned 37 and Greg turned 39 somewhere in there. We try not to remember those days; especially Greg. We moved on his birthday.

That's about it for now. Wish I could show you how these kiddies are growing, but you'll have to trust me: they are still the cutest kids I know! ;)