Our long summer days

A few things we've done to keep busy these long hot summer days. 

Redoing our yard! Taking out the rocks and hot concrete to plant grass and put in a trampoline and swing set! I'm so excited to get it done. It's been a fun project for us... Er... Ryan....

Almost done ripping everything out!

Swimming, of course! Can't survive here without access to a swimming pool. 

Dancing in the rain, in random rain storms!

Walks and running through all the sprinklers we can find! They get so wet and don't even care. 

Naps. Lots and lots of naps! Summer is exauhsting :)

A little exercise here and there :) 

And plenty of indoor activities!

Beads and pipe cleaner, best 2 bucks I've ever spent!

At home preschool. Emma asks me if we can do preschool almost every day. The girls love to learn! 

Pedicures all around :)

Forcing Addi to help me make dinner. She's not one to sit still and help out with things... Cant you tell how happy she is about it??

Love this little mini, even though she doesn't like to help with anything ;) 

And movies! I've been all about watching movies and relaxing from 1-3. The hottest part of the day is best to hide in the basement :)

And lots of playing! 

Life is good. Very hot, but very good. 

Ivins reservoir

I've been suffering with an case of extreme cabin fever. Last year I did so much traveling and visiting family and friends. This year I've been home due to saving up for baby. We really want to save up enough so that this baby will be paid for right off the bat. No debt! So we've sacrificed our traveling budget, which has been so so hard for me! I'm such a wandering soul. I love traveling, even if it's with my 2 girls by myself! 

On the plus side though, it's forced us to explore the local area. There's a lot to do! Even in the heat. Our newest discovery is the Ivins reservoir. 

Sandy and sunny! It's our version of the beach. Not a whole lot of salty water or waves but we did have a few sand castles going on. So fun! 

4th of July 2016

Our first Fourth of July in St George was a success! We woke the girls up at 7 and went to the parade at 8. Emmalee was so excited about it! She is not a morning person at all, but she jumped right out of bed and was so chipper. AddiLyn was happy as well! 

They loved the parade, the bounce houses and splash pad afterward. They were pooped by lunch time! 

The rest of the day we spent with friends. BBQ, dessert, fireworks, karaoke, games. Good company, good food, and fun times! The only thing that went wrong the whole day was Emma burnt her foot and a big patch of hair while doing sparklers. It was awful. I don't think I'll ever let my girls do sparklers again! Other than that though, it was a success!

I hope everyone else had a happy safe Independence Day!