Week in Review - Take Two (First Week of July)

So far behind...

There are several things I have been thinking to blog about in the last couple of weeks.  I feel like I'm just so far behind.  I plan on doing a slideshow for a week review.  But, it's from 2 weeks ago!  I feel like I just haven't had the time to put it together.  It shouldn't be that hard, right?  I have spent time figuring out which pictures I want to use.  It'll just be a matter of putting it together.  

I feel like I'm behind in my summer too.  I was going to do so many cool things with the kids and get a bunch of stuff done.  Apparently, I do not thrive well without pressure.  This summer has been a very relaxed one.  Who knows?  Maybe it's what we needed.

Week in Review

Here are just a few of the things we did last week.  We went to the zoo on Monday.  It was the last day of our membership - so, we did the things that mom has been to cheap to do each time.  We didn't see many animals, but we had a good time.  We went on the carousel, rode the train and purchased a gift store item for each kid (the boys brought their own $, the girls? around 2.50 total).  I also thought it was fun to see some of the items that have been there for years that have been moved around the zoo as changes have been made.  After the zoo we went to get lunch at the park and were lucky enough to meet some friends.  On Tuesday, we started out with the girls' music class, went to the park and then had lunch.  Later that evening we went to a Concert in the Park.  Wednesday brought a trip to the Fine Arts museum and a BBQ with friends to start off the holiday week-end (most were heading out of town).  Thursday we went to lunch in the park and then headed to the Drive In that evening to see Wall-E.  Friday brought a beautiful hike, a delicious BBQ and splendid fireworks (that only the 'boys' saw).  Saturday we went to Thanksgiving Point and then grabbed some dinner on the way home.

Alma 7:14

We were reading scriptures the other night and it was Jonny's turn to read this one.  He was part way through the verse and exclaimed, "I'm going to do this!".  He read a couple of more words and all of the sudden, "I'm so excited!".  We love that he's excited about something so important.

Wally and the Bead

Yes, you read that right.  Last night we went to the drive-in to see Wall-E.  Megan had a conversation with her dad earlier in the week about it.  Layne ended up mentioning something about Wally and the Beav - memories from a TV show of days gone past.  (I don't know what the connection is either.)  Apparently, it stuck with Megan - for the rest of the week she referred to the movie Wall-E as Wally and the Bead.  She had me questioning myself a couple of times.  Is there something about the title of this movie that I'm not aware of or is she just making something up?  (She is 4 - imagination is always a possibility.)  On the way to the movie, there were several times she enthusiastically stated, 'Wally and the Bead!'.  It was completely random and humorous all at the same time.  We love our Megan!  We count her as one of multiple entertainers in our family.