Tuesday we went to the library for their story time and craft. They got to make really cute little clams with pearls inside. They were mostly felt and a alligator clip (like hair clip) to make them open up. Between the two layers of felt (pink and beige) there was half a cotton ball to make it a little puffy then a puff ball inside and google eyes on top. They were super cute. We watched some friends in that afternoon while their mom went to the IRS office....a place I hope I never have to go. Alan came home for dinner, but then went back to work in the evening. Most nights he came home around 12:30 and some were later.
Wednesday we went to ready to learn and the group before that too. We got to have pizza for lunch there. We cleaned up a little in the afternoon and then went to seven peaks. We had fun there going between the kid areas, wave pool, and lazy river. For dinner we made pretzels and macaroni salad and went to eat it at the bell tower concert. Alan came home and went with us to the concert to eat then had to go back to work. The carillon bell tower concert was a lot of fun. We saw Jeff and Elizabeth there too.
Thursday we went back to the library. They wanted to make the clams again and hear all the stories. In the afternoon we picked up and then went to the Wymount activity. This time it was making paper airplanes...which Jared loved. They did some races and tried to see who's would fly the farthest. Brett came by Thursday evening, just before the quad picnic. He decided to stay and eat with us. Alan was also here this week for it, but then went back to work. He did spend sometime shooting off water rockets before going back. There was a big water fight at the end of the potluck which was fun. Jared and Lauren loved it even though it wasn't that warm of a day. Brett stayed and helped them all get to bed. He read stories for over an hour to them before he had to go. Thanks Brett!
Friday we watched some other friends in the morning. We got some bread from the free bread day at the office. We played outside for most of the afternoon. There was a Birthday party outside in the evening for a little boy turning 4, Sam. They played some baseball and soccer and had cake and ice cream. Alan and I went for a little walk. We decided that he would just be done with school with a masters and not finish his PhD. There are several reasons for this. He will be able to explain them all better so maybe sometime he will be able to post about it. I think the gist of it is he decided that he doesn't really like the research he would be doing with a PhD. He did go back to work Friday night to work on a paper some more. He has a paper that is due on Wednesday and he will still finish that up and submit it.
Brett came and played and raised Lauren's bike seat for her. She has been wanting it for awhile. Of course Connor wanted to help. Connor loves Brett!
Where Alan spends his days (and some nights).
Saturday Alan went in to work. There was a stake primary water activity that we went to in the morning. They had several stations that the kids all rotated through. There was the sponge and bucket relay where you transfer water from one bucket to another, duck duck sploosh (think duck duck goose, but instead of saying goose you break a water balloon behind the person), a water balloon pinata (hit a water balloon hanging with a bat...harder than it sounds), a dunk tank with the stake presidency members there to get dunked, and a sprinkler to play in. They had popsicles when it was all over. The kids had a fun time playing in the water. At the end of the activity they said Jared and Lauren could both take a turn being in the dunk tank. The water was really cold. We played outside part of the afternoon and talked to Lindsay and Alyanne and Adam for a little bit. Then we went to a circus party at the Riverwoods. It was partially done by the freedom festival. There were games to play and bounce houses and the splash pad. We had a fun time playing. Then we picked up Alan and went to a new store that just opened where Buy Low used to be. They had some good sales and 25 cent ice cream cones. After shopping we all got an ice cream cone. Then we took Alan back to work. He came home pretty late!
Jared dunking President Runia
Jared getting dunked by President Runia's son
Lauren's turn....Jared got her down!
Lunch on the stairs
Cute little faces peeking out
Today at church we got a new bishop and one new counselor. Bishop Parker is the new bishop. The MacCallums also blessed their baby. It is their last Sunday in the ward...we will miss them. We only had 2 hours of meetings (Sacrament meeting and then sharing time/ priesthood/ Relief Society) so we could all go to the special mission president's training that was broadcast from the Marriott center. You had to have a special ticket to get in (and Brett did), but we just went to our stake center. It was a really good meeting and I'm glad we took all of them down to it. We had fun saying hi to a few family members today too. Looking forward to a little less crazy week for Alan...I hope!
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