Summer Part 1 2013

We've loved watching Ella at the beach, every day for the past month, do Junior Lifeguards in Half Moon Bay.  This video shows her first open swim competition with 2000 kids in Santa Cruz.  It's very popular there!

Anna even came a couple of times with friends.  Sometimes when it's cold we go to the Half Moon Bay Library for a magic show, books, etc or computer time!?

But Anna has mainly been working as a Junior Counselor at WPNS and spending a lot of time at Grandma Dee's!

Other summer events:

Last day of third grade for Ella.  She ended up making a lot of really nice new friends and learning a lot this year.
Colton is meeting friends in nursery and getting to know the world of boys a little bit better!

We've been to San Francisco a lot to go to museums and the park and meet up with or friends visiting from Tennessee who were here for another wedding.  Merida was there!

 Olivia learned to ride a bike by herself at the local school she will attend next year!

 And spends a lot of her time with these two!

Anna went to Girls Camp!

She loved it!

I kept an eye on her from the kitchen.  I helped on the kitchen staff for three days to be there in case of the homesick blues.

We also had a party in Utah.  Best part, seeing my Grandma's.

Grandma Bashie - 97 years old and as gorgeous and as fun as ever!

My poor Grandma Redford had a fall a couple of days before we got to Utah and was pretty banged up.

My Aunt Sherry and Uncle Jeff were there taking care of her, and when my mom got up to Utah they found a new place for her to live which has been a big transition and new stage for her.  We get to go visit our grandmas when we go back to Utah this December.

Ella, Olivia and I had a blast driving to Utah with my brother T.J.  We stopped at Salt Air with hopes to swim in the Salt Lake, but that wasn't as appealing as we had hoped.

We got to stay with Jen Edgmon, my childhood friend and had a wonderful time catching up.

Nothing like old friends to make you feel rejuvenated!

We got to see Aly Freedman's new home they are moving into next month.  Jen also showed us her new home in Kaysville, Utah and the watersides close by, called Cherry Hill.

Jen got her hair cut short.  Cute!

Ella and Zoey

Liv and Luke

I have a thing for Utah and its mountains.  I can't get enough of them.  We drove through the mountains of Draper to get to Sundance.  I couldn't believe that there are chapels so high and remote.  gotta love it.

 

Coming back from the Bergmans home in Alpine, we could see Fireworks on both sides of the Point of the Mountain on the 4th of July. They completely covered the sky in both Utah Valley and South Salt Lake.  Jered treated us to a firework show on the block every night, because they are legal.  The whole block came to watch.  They were kind of scary, but the kids loved it.

The Bergmans let us hang out with their 5 kids and all their grand-kids at their farm in Alpine for the 4th of July.  They played a lot of games on their lawn after a big b-b-q.  Ella was in heaven with all the kids and animals.  They also have an indoor pool which they spent a lot of time in.

More Utah beauty..Sundance...

Good-bye Utah!  Thanks for good times!  I'll miss you!!!!