A Day at The Pointe!

Last weekend my sister moved out of her house right before moving out of state so she had a couple of days where she was staying at the Pointe Hilton at Tapatio. She invited us to bring the girls out and go swimming and they had a blast. It was definitely sad knowing that we would not be seeing my niece any more but other than that it was a good day. Everly and Teddy both went down the waterslide and I got in some quality play time with Nora. They also blew up a waterslide and had water running down it which the kids had a blast on as well. Actually, Aspen hated it but Mae and Everly loved it. It was hot but if you are in the water it really isn't too bad. The girls for sure took a great nap after that!

lots of little fishies

 

see what I mean about that quality Nora time?!?

4th of July Weekend 2017

We had a great 4th of July weekend with lots of celebrating. I actually started my weekend with a long 8 mile run with my sister. It was hot but I am glad we got it done. Later that morning my sisters came over to go swimming. Everly discovered something that fell to the bottom of the pool and became obsessed with diving to the bottom to get it. On Saturday night I met my sister-in-law and niece out at a bar for a fun night out. We had a blast and I can't wait to go out with them again. On Sunday I was basically useless from going out the night before. I don't think I even left the house. My family came over that night since we had other plans for the actual 4th of July and Everly had a birthday party to go to on the 3rd. We had burgers and swam in the pool. My sister bought Everly a set of diving rings so her and Teddy had a blast. On Monday I was feeling a little productive again so I went for a run and to the gym before Justin had to leave for work. Everly has summer camp so I had the day with Aspen. We got my car serviced and picked up our grocery order before I had to take Aspen to her swim class. It was rough but she did great. I felt bad so I took her to the mall after. She had fun planning and we stayed cool. I tried to take her out to lunch because I thought it would be fun, but she wouldn't eat anything. She just wanted to play under the table, haha. Oh, well! Monday night Everly had a birthday party to go to so I took her and then we all watched nearby fireworks with my family later that night. On the 4th we went to my sister-in-law's new apartment downtown for a pool party and dinner. The kids had a blast and it was great to see everyone. It was super hard to go back to work on Wednesday after 4 days off but thankfully its a short week!

Looks tiny here but we saw several hot air balloons launching

lunch date with Aspen

this girl!

night out at Linger Longer Lounge

The group!

these two crazies!

outfits from Grandma

Aspen and her chips and Remi is back!

perfect end to a great long weekend!

Foothills Aquatic Center

Last Sunday we took the kids to the Foothills Aquatic Center by our house for a fun pool day. We have gone several times before and if you click on "Foothills Aquatic Center" below this post you will see all the other posts about our visits there. It is fun to see how the kids have all grown! Everly was supposed to go there for a field trip the week prior for Summer Camp but we had record heat that week so they cancelled the field trip. I felt bad so we decided to go on our own. It was still insanely hot but the kids had a lot of fun. We actually had to get out of the pool for a while because some girl passed out (I think there were substances involved) so that was pretty odd but I am pretty sure she was fine. Everly had a blast on the water slide as did Mae and Cameron and Aspen and Nora loved the lazy river. I could sit in that thing all day! Teddy had a blast jumping in the big pool. The kids all got in a good nap in that day for sure! We love it there but I really just wish it opened earlier. It only opens at noon on Saturday and 11:30 on Sunday and we are early risers so that is late for us!

 

 

Everly was not tall enough for the tall slides in the back but she will be next year!

Fearless Mae!

besties!

Weekend in Review

Last weekend was hot but we followed our usual tips to surviving summer in AZ so it wasn't too bad. The rules are get outside early if you are going out, stay indoors and get in the pool. I had a game Friday night and it was hot but actually not too bad. The next morning I ran 6 miles with my sister before 6 AM. It was rough, but we got it done at a decent pace. After I got home we took the girls to Home Depot and then Everly and I went to the mall after for a VIB Rouge event at Sephora. That girls is the best shopping buddy! After church on Saturday, Justin took Everly to a movie and Aspen and I got the grocery shopping done. Even though it was just grocery shopping, I love having 1 on 1 time with Aspen. Sunday morning the girls had a swim lesson and it was the first one I was able to attend. It was pretty hard for Aspen but Everly did great. Aspen needs to work on getting more calm and Everly just needs to keep on building her confidence. Sunday afternoon I met some friends for rock climbing and dinner. Everly went shopping with my sisters and then Justin took the girls to Sunday dinner at my sister's house. It was my second time rock climbing and I am getting better. It is hard for me, but a lot of fun. I need to take Everly some day but I think Justin would really enjoy it too. It was a great end to the weekend to have some girl time and I am so lucky to have met these girls this past year!

Tried some new routes thanks to my "coach" Mo

These girls know what they are doing!