Lauren's Friend Party

Another fun week has come and gone.  I can't believe it is already the middle of July.  Last Monday we went to an activity at the Museum of Peoples and Cultures.  It was a passport thing where you visited different stations and learned about a different country at each one.  It was a fun thing to go to...it's been awhile since we have been there and the exhibit has changed since we were last there.

Monday morning breakfast...Connor is just hoping.

Lauren writing her name on papyrus 

Tuesday was a HOT day!!!  It was over 100 degrees....and so were several of the other days this week. Our ward had a ward walk at 6:00...the hottest part of the day.   It was mostly a primary activity.  We walked up to the temple, then to the MTC, then home.  When we got back we had snow cones.  They were super yummy.  They had tons of ice, so everyone had all they wanted.  We also went to the library earlier in the day and I made 2 batches of apricot freezer jam.


There were enough people and strollers we could have been a parade.

enjoying snow cones on our steps while talking to the sister missionaries

Wednesday was another hot day.  We spent all day trying to keep cool.  Connor and I had a spray bottle outside to help keep us cool.  Jared lost his first tooth on the bottom...and the first one that he wiggled out (instead of dentist pulling it).  It came loose while eating an apple at the library on Tuesday and then he worked on it until it came out Wednesday night.  He left it for the tooth fairy and she brought 2 quarters....I need to make a tooth fairy pillow soon!

Thursday we worked on even more things to get ready for Lauren's birthday party.  In the evening we went to a barbecue out in the quad...and had more snow cones...then we rushed off to a play at the Scera shell.  It was All Shook Up.  Jared really liked all the Elvis music in it.  While there Alan and I realized that we were there 9 years ago to the day for our first date (ok really the second date, but they were both the same day ).  I think in the 9 years we have only been to one other thing at the outdoor stage.  It was really fun to relax outside into the evening on such a hot day.


Friday we had a pretty slow morning since we all had been up so late.  It was a lot cooler a thunderstorm had blown in and it felt so nice.  It rained in the afternoon...but not too bad.  It felt really nice to be out in it.  There was supposed to be an outdoor movie on campus but it got postponed until next week because of the weather.  We finished watching the Lion King here instead....We had started it last week.   We are slowly making it through the Disney movies...slowly being the key word.  I think they have read more of them in books than they have seen in movies.

All the bags of pop corn before they got the cute tags across the top that said Thanks for Popping by!

Saturday we spent most of the day doing the finishing touches for Lauren's party.  We were grateful that it didn't rain too hard.  We were still able to have it outside.  We have only had a handful of wet days this summer, so we really needed the rain.  It was good for the bubbles too.  The theme for the party was bubbles.  We did bubble painting, blow bubbles with different kitchen utensils, make your own wand with pipe cleaners, ghost bubbles, and tried giant bubbles (we'll have to tweak our solution), had a pinata, bubble gum bubble blowing contest (and marshmallow eating for those who couldn't blow a bubble with gum), over under game with a balloon, and bubble bubble bubble pop (duck duck goose), we had cupcakes, red punch, presents, and everyone took home a bag of jello pop corn and a small bottle of bubbles. Everyone had a great time. I never did get a good head count, but there were close to 35 kids there...maybe a few more.  I made 44 pop corn bags and there were only 3 left over...and 31 bubble bottles got taken, but I don't think everyone took one of those.  I also made 5 1/2 dozen cupcakes and there were about 10 of those left.  It was lots of good crazy fun.  A big thanks to Jeff and Elizabeth for coming and helping...everything went a lot smoother with them there.  One of the funniest things that more than 1 person said was come here and I'll teach you how to blow a marshmallow....obviously they meant blow a bubble with gum.  Lauren was all smiles and giggles the whole time...I think she loved it.  After the party we just relaxed the rest of he day.  I did go to a baby shower for a little bit but it was nice to just be home for the most part.  While I was gone Alan and Jared worked on their never ending monopoly game and Lauren and Brad watched some bob the builder.

Bubble painting

Using fun kitchen utensils... 

ghost bubbles....there is dry ice fog in the middle of the bubble...and did you know you can catch a bubble on a dry glove

the ones who wanted to try blowing bubbles with gum

Lauren and the pinata...that didn't last long enough for everyone to hit it...but probably long enough...they all just wanted the candy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

More ghost bubbles

Today was a good day.  President Samuelson was in our sacrament meeting, but he just sat on the back row of the chapel.  I played piano in primary and Alan taught.  He had 10 in his class today (21 total in primary)...I think it went okay.  People keep moving out...several more families moved last week and more will move this week.  Now we just need some new people to move in...our ward is getting pretty small.

Connor has some very well timed ooos and aahhs.  His pitch and timber of his voice always match the conversation well.  It always cracks Alan and me up.  He is a pretty good little communicator.

I guess I'm the one who was saying funny things tonight...Alan kept laughing...but I'm too tired to remember what any of them are!  I guess I could blame my poor spelling and grammar on being tired, but you would know that it's normal...