Slide

This summer we were able to reunite with some of our Georgia peeps.  Our friends father put this awesome slide together and I'm not sure who enjoyed it more, the adults or the kids :).  It might be hard to tell from the pictures, but you started down a huge black tube and then came out on the red tarp.  We had hoses in two spots and at one time, busted out some soap to slick things up!  I was an idiot that day and thought I had lost my camera (it was actually just lost deep in my diaper bag) and so these were taken by others (THANK YOU!).

Horses

It has taken a few years to get to the point where my kids will actually touch a horse.  In their defense, horses are big!  And they were never around them.  Since moving, we now live very close to 3 horses and deliver apples and carrots often to our new furry neighbors.  During our visit north this summer, we were able to see some more horses.  One of my best friends growing up is a barrel racer and always has 4 or so horses at her house.  She was kind enough to let us brush them, sit on them, ride them around.  Even Olympia got in on the action.

Birthday Bash

At our household, birthdays and swimming go together.  I don't know why.  Maybe due to our last name.  Last week we met up with some of our peeps and enjoyed a new swimming hole.  We will definitely be returning!

Catch Up

Amazingly, I have survived with no internet for 2 months.  Kind of.  I did use my parents wireless and John's smart phone.  So it wasn't a true fast.  The blog has suffered during this time.  Facebook didn't. :)  

Just a few highlights of the last couple months:

• Washington learned to walk
• Olympia turned 3
• Anya and Austria both lost tooth number 2
• Speaking of teeth, Washington finally got 2 teeth
• Anya and Austria started school and are in the French Dual Immersion program
• We can walk to church, school and the grocery store, it's totally awesome
• We survived 3 weeks without John
• Austria turned 6
• We spent a week at Bear Lake
• Olympia is now "brave" and goes to Nursery by herself 
• We had visitors from Canada, Brooklyn, Idaho, Washington DC, Colorado and Georgia
• John got 0 tickets driving 3 times from Atlanta to Utah (unless he forgot to tell me . . . )