4th of July 2019

Updates on Clifton, McKay, and Stanley -
Time is passing so fast with them all home and it's hard for me to notice or remember any changes with them.  We are staying at home a lot more than normal but the kids seem to be doing really well at playing together (for the most part).

Updates on Hazen -
11 months old!

He no longer sits still for pictures, but still my super cute and happy boy.

Monday we had sunshine so we spent the morning playing at Manchester beach.

So much fun!

And ended the day playing with water balloons.

Yay too sunshine.  We need more of it though it has kind of been a glum summer so far.

Tuesday Alex headed to camp Helaman.

We had our soccer open play and it was another huge hit.

Even the grey skies and sprinkles didn't keep people away from getting together and playing soccer!

I was super happy when we got home and they kids got right to work entertaining themselves by making boats to race in the rain.

 Rainy day seemed perfect for a movie night.  Toy Story 4, so cute!

Hazen and I spent a lot of time here.

Wednesday Clifton headed to camp Helaman with Alex.  We has friends over and decorated cookies.

Cute Fouth of July cookies.

Later we went on a nice hike, getting our energy out.

I love the trails in our neighborhood.

We walked to our park and Hazen was cracking us up.  Such a silly boy!

Thursday was the 4th.  I thought of a new way to decorate our shirts this year.

So much fun, a little chilly but fun.  The only problem was it didn't dry fast and it is meant to wash out so to have them wear all day wasn't the best choice or if I did it the day before.  I definitely want to do this again.

Then we headed to Grandma and Grandpa Peterson's for the evening.

 Parachute guys for the win.

A fun day with family!

Friday morning I woke up with a surprise... a flat tire.

I love a good challenge and happy to know I can still replace a tire.  It has been years!

We then had to go get our tire fixed but were able to squeeze in a short park trip.

He loves to wiggle.

Saturday the kids and I went swimming at the Y while Alex world on the house.

Yay to finally having doors again!

Sunday we went for a stroll at the new park in Tacoma.

So cool.  The slide/stairs was a big hit.  Lots to explore there, we will be back!

Sunday bakeday.  Making giant pretzel letters.

Yum and fun!