Taking August a little slower

The biggest event of August was Audrey rolling her foot at soccer camp, and having crutches, boot and limited activities.  We found that most places had wheelchairs, however, and that gave us more options that she could do.  Here Audrey is with her cousin Breanne at the Utah Museum of Natural History.  We had a great visit.

Shaving cream day!!!! What a fun day.  My sister Julie does this with her boys every summer, and we just happened to visit on the right day!!!  The kids had so much fun, and it was hilarious to watch.

Before

On the ground!

Captivated audience!

Another highlight of our month was getting rid of our huge Russian Olive Tree.  We do enjoy the shade it gave, but NOTHING else.  It was too close to our house, it has horrible thorns, etc.  We got a tree removal crew in, and it was a fascinating experience for a couple of boys to watch (and a mom!)



 I always love the pictures of the hot air balloon festival!  It is so pretty.  The kids are good sports to get up really early on a summer day and go watch.  It was fun to share with our cousins this year, also!

Our visit to the Thanksgiving Point flower gardens.  Audrey in a wheelchair, but it worked really well.  We had a nice morning there.

 We made it to the remodeled Bean Museum of Natural History at BYU.  The kids had fun, it was good to see the place looking so pretty and new.  There is something about getting to see the animals so close up that is really cool.

Audrey has sat out for a lot of soccer in August.  She missed soccer camp, soccer training, the Adidas Cup, and her first games of her season.  Her team did very well, just missing being the champion of the tournament by losing in penalty kicks after a tie game and overtime.  Here is her team photo.

Graham started T-ball, and it is adorable!!!! He is cute at hitting, base running and fielding.  This league is definitely low key and perfect to "play" in.  So far, all smiles.  He loves his baseball cap the best!

One last thing:  Graham and I rode the train to downtown and played at the children's museum while the older kids were in school.  Graham brought friend Camden, and they had a blast playing together.  It was really fun to sneak away for a trip together.

August was great - we still had some amazing trips and experiences.  School is off with a bang.  I am sad to see summer go . . .