Random

Emma and her best friend did a volleyball camp in July. It was a good way to break up the summer.

Max's first popsicle!

Lots of park time (mostly in the evenings or on overcast days).

The American Fork Steel Days Car Show was a fun event. I personally loved the really old cars from the 1930s and 1940s.

This kiddie pool has been the most surprising hit of the summer! I bought it mostly for Max and maybe Luke too, but all of the kids have loved it, especially when it is placed at the bottom of the slide. It's funny to me because the past few years we've had a little pool, they haven't really gotten into it. I love this picture!

We took a day trip to Park City one Friday as our "vacation" this summer. The Alpine Slide is always a favorite.

We had a family reunion and my uncle's beloved parachute was brought out.

Pioneer Day! I took the kids down to the Pioneer Village in Provo expecting there to be a few extra events for the holiday, but we were amazed at the sheer amount of stuff going on. There was live music and make-and-take crafts and lots of vendors selling stuff, but my favorite (and my kids' fave too) was the volunteers dressed in pioneer style demonstrating pioneer duties. Weaving, tool-making, spinning wool, rag rug making, etc. It was awesome.

We decided to go to Heritage Park one day last week to play in the river and to our utter surprise and disappointment, the river was bone dry! So the kids just ran around and played in their swimsuits. I love this picture of my younger 3. Check out Luke's hand on Max's little head!

Only 12 more days of summer. I am both sad and excited. It always seems that summer comes to a close and we still haven't done a lot of the things on our summer bucket list. Maybe we'll have to pack a bunch in next week. But back-to-school season is in the air and I'm so excited to have 3 of my kids headed to school this year. They are going to love it! And I'm going to love just having Maxwell for 3 mornings a week. Whatever will I do with all my free time?! :)