Between our season passes to Cowabunga Bay, our neighborhood pool, Bear Lake, and swim lessons, we have been in the water a lot this summer! My kids are little fish that absolutely love the water. Cole (4) took a few swim lessons from our neighbor & then after one session of swim lessons at O’Neal Aquatics, he is ready for their swim team. I’m so proud of him & it’s totally amazing to see his growth every time we go swimming. The twins went from fearless little girls that would jump in the water even if I wasn’t there to independent little swimmers. They can both float on their backs, jump in and swim back to the wall, and dive for rings. I’m truly amazed at how much they can do at age 2.

I found a caterpillar in my garden which Cole has been SO excited about! We put him in a jar. Cole talks about him constantly, what he’s doing, where his parents are, what he eats, when he will turn into a butterfly, etc. He wanted to take him to bed with him because he didn’t want to miss him changing into a butterfly. First thing this morning, he had to check on him & give him more food. He is so excited to watch his every movement. We’re just glad his first pet is a caterpillar!

We spent the 4th of July going to the Provo parade & getting to see Daxton & Jacoby in it, swimming at grandma Lori’s, BBQ, and fireworks. Here are a couple pics from the parade.

For Pleasant View’s Founders Day, my mom did a preschool float again, so my kids were in the parade. Following the parade, we took them to the pool in their festive red, white, blue swimsuits.

For Christmas, I gave Taylor tickets to a Red Sox game at Fenway. We flew out on Thursday and back on Sunday. It was really fun to get away, see the city, take in some historical sites, a game, eat some amazing food, and get back without missing the kids too much.
While we were there we were fortunate to see the North Church, Paul Revere’s statue, Fenway, Boston Commons, Fenuil Hall, Holocaust Memorial, downtown Boston, coast, the Pru, North End/Little Italy, State House, Old State House, LDS temple, etc. We ate yummy Italian sandwiches, canoli’s from Mike’s Pastry, clam chowda, pizza & hot dogs at Fenway, amazing homemade spaghetti, another canoli (Tay had a 10″ eclair), etc. It was a good trip, can’t wait to go back.
While we were gone, the phone rang at my mom’s house. She asked Cole if he wanted to get it and see if it was mommy. When she went in the kitchen, he handed her the phone and said it was Heavenly Father. When she listened, it was just a recording, but who’s to say he didn’t get to talk to Heavenly Father.