June Excitement

This year our summer will be different in that we aren't taking any big trips with either of our families this year since the Strong side we decided to not do a trip so everyone could use their money for London. While the Averett side is going to go on our family trip over Thanksgiving. So for a little June get away with the kids we went down with our friends the Jackson's to the St. George condo for the weekend. It was such a fun and relaxing weekend with friends and the kids and adults had a blast! We drove down Thursday night and got settled. Friday we woke up and the kids were ready to to swimming. So we spent from about 10am to 12 swimming, then Ryan and Jeff took the older boys to go to a movie while Marthea and I stayed back with the younger kids and let them swim for another 2 hours. Finally our little fishes came out of the water to go and get some lunch and a little break from the sun in the condo. By the time the boys were back from the movie the kids wanted to go back out to the pool for a little bit more swimming. We swam until dinner time and then got cleaned up and took the kids out to Brick Oven. Then came back and while Jeff and Ryan took off for a man date to the movies, Marthea and I played games with Jake and Tyler. Marthea taught us a really fun game and we played Cover Your assets all weekend!

Saturday we woke up and took the kids out to this specialty doughnut shop called the Fractured Pickle, which was really good. Then the kids wanted to go bowling. This was probably one of the funniest times I have had going bowling. We placed a little bet between families and it was one close game with the Strong family coming out on top but only with couple points between us. After bowling the kids just wanted to go back and swim some more, so off we went and swam for a couple more hours. When the kids were done swimming we got some pizza for the kids while the adults went out on date night. The joys of having older kids, Tyler makes a really good babysitter. So Tyler and Jake watched the kids while us adults went out to mesquite to um have a little fun of our own. After are "fun" which the Jacksons are some lucky people while Ryan and I were reminded of why we don't come to mesquiet very often. Date night continued a little longer with an ice cream run and then back to the kids. Sunday was a nice sleep in, let the kids swim one more time, play card games one more time, and get the condo cleaned. We went out for brunch at the Egg and I and then it was time to start driving home. It was a great weekend with friends and a much needed little get away!

During the second week of June Halle started a cute little theater group, Emery is in a creative dance class, and Treven is in a lego class. Spanish Fork puts on this art festival with all these fun class to try out. The kids have been loving them and Emery feels like a little ballerina like her big sister!

Halle had her ballet recital this month also. Her dance company was putting on the show "Over the Rainbow". Halle and her friend Elle were lamplighters and I got to go to the dress rehersal with the girls and got a sneak peek and what was in story for us in a couple days!