Lazy Days of Summer

It has been the easy slow days of summer! And I actually have ENJOYED taking it all a little slower than usual. We have gone places and played when I had time, but there have been plenty of days of being home all day - playing with friends, and kids busy creating projects and fun. This is more like the summers I remember. Here, Carson is swinging on a rope swing we found in the Dimple Dell. What a fun surprise! A little adventure close to home.


It was $2 Tuesday at Thanksgiving Point again - and of course, we couldn't stay away. We love the flower gardens - and everyone always wants to stay longer than we can. We were sad that the lighthouse was gone. We loved the children's gardens, as always. It is so fun to feed the fish and play by the water fountains. What a neat get-away.

We got the library city pass this month and enjoyed the Art museum, Red Butte Gardens and Discovery Gateway (we can't wait for the Natural History Museum to reopen in their new building!). After playing for literally hours in the giant dominoes at the Discovery Gateway, we hit the fountains as well. It is so fun to have the weather hot enough to enjoy the refreshing water.


We visited Red Butte Gardens just as a very wet thunderstorm arrived. We hid under cover for about an hour while the rain just poured in sheets. The kids still had fun performing on "stage" and marveling at the water pouring off the roof. After the rainstorm ended, we were pretty much the only people in the gardens for our entire stay. Even the workers had cleared out during the storm. We played and played until Graham was too tired to go on and needed a nap. Very good day.


The kids all ran a race this August - we joined the Lindon Days Festival for their 5K and kids race. Audrey and Carson ran the kids race. They both finished the full 3.1 miles!!! Very cool to see them accomplish something hard! Kate ran the kids race, which was a 1K. She did amazing - I couldn't hardly keep up for a lot of the start, and she kept going when she got tired. The big surprise was that she got a blue ribbon for finishing first in her age division (5 and 6 year old girls). That was a very fun reward for her.

One of our favorite things, and according to Audrey, a sign summer is about to end: The Sandy Balloon Festival. We ate doughnuts and watched balloons fill and launch. While waiting for the launching, we sat and read books, one of my favorite things to do with the kids. It was a great morning, and a good send off to summer!