It is amazing how fast the summer can fly by when you have a baby, a son in baseball all stars, a baby blessing, a baptism, two family reunions, yardwork, etc. etc. Anyway, those are my excuses for my few and far between blogs. So as thoroughly yet efficiently as I can sum up our great summer, here it goes.......
Late June and July:
Cole made one of the Riverton All-Star baseball teams. It was a great opportunity for him to improve his baseball skills and to have fun. (I stressed the latter with him.) Dan was one of the coaches, so it also provided a lot of father/son time.
The boys also took swimming lessons with Tyson and Braxton (cousins) and Britton and Jason (friends). It was a great experience. I can't believe how much both of them improved their skills. Cole can swim most strokes, and Drew overcame his fear of the water and actually swam a few feet! Their favorite thing was jumping off the diving board at the end of each lesson. Drew quickly realized that he could make everyone laugh if he did a belly flop. Of course he would push aside personal pain for his audience's pleasure!!!
The Fourth of July weekend was very busy for us. Besides the holiday, Cole was baptized on July 5th and Janey was blessed on the 6th. It was a wonderful, emotional weekend. Cole looked so handsome in his suit. (He has wanted one since Christmas.) It was a rewarding day for us as parents as we watched him take this important step in his life. The next day was equally rewarding as Dan bessed Janey in church. I know I'm totally biased, but she looked so cute in her little white dress. We feel so blessed that most of our family was able to be with us. My entire family was together for the first time in a few years. Also, thanks to the help of family, we had a great luncheon after the blessing. There is no doubt in my mind that eternal families are a part of our Heavenly Father's plan. We don't know what we would do without all of ours.
Four days later, we left to go camping at Payson Lakes for the Rose family reunion. We had such a great time. I was a little concerned about how Janey would do camping, but she was a trooper. She slept better at night there than she was doing at home!! The boys loved spending so much time with their cousins riding bikes, fishing, swimming, playing with their walkie talkies, and of course, going to the Ute Stampede. Other than one scary trip to a pediatrician in Payson with Janey, it was a wonderful trip.
Janey in her sun hat.
The 3 amigos!
Swimming in the lake.
Cole and Uncle Brent raced to catch a fish first...Cole won.
Time to go home. Nice hats!!
