Hurray!!!

Sage is walking!!! She is wobbly but she is toddeling now. Hurray

4th

This is the first year that Will has been here for the 4th of July because he usually goes to the Daytona 500 race. I was so excited. After the kids went to bed on the 3rd, I jumped on the internet to see what festivities were going on within a 30 mile radius of my house. After looking and looking and looking...nothing. There was one parade but it was one that anyone who wants to can be in it and I was told that there aren't even any floats just old cars and other cars people want to show off. CRAPPY!!! So when Will got home, about 9:30 or so, he noticed that I was in a foul mood. He asked what was wrong, if the kids stressed me out or if I was sick or anything. I just looked at him (kind of annoyed) and told him how unpatriotic the tristate area was. He started laughing his head off. He thought it was so funny that I was mad because the community didn't celebrate. I told him that we lived in a small town (chickamauga) and that they should be more united and community oriented. He told me that we could do anything I wanted for the 4th. How gracious because there is nothing going on. So I dragged him out earlier than he would have liked to go swimming (the water was kind of cold and Cole wasn't helping with spraying us down with the hose. It was fun though. We had a bbq with his family and then came home to wait for fireworks. I couldn't wait until dark so I pulled out the snaps, chamange poppers, and sparklers and Cole, Sage and I went to town. Will came out when it got dark and we did the good fireworks. We had roman candles, fountains, oh, I don't know but tons of fireworks and most illegal in UT. Where we live, we are on a hill and we were also able to see 3 different firework displays all around us. It really ended up being a fun day but I would have enjoyed a fun parade too. Oh well, I can't always have my cake and eat it too.

Family Visit

Ryan, Michelle and their kids came for a week. It was fun to have them here. They have 2 kids one is 6 and the other 4. The kids all played so well together. Ashley would be so excited to see Sage all of the time and the feelings were reciricated. The kids went to Coolidge Park and played in their water area. This is the first time Cole has ever enjoyed this. It was fun to see him run in and out of there. Katie and Ashley always have loved this place and I am glad that they requested to go there this year. Now Cole is willing to move to Colorado to be with his cousins. He actually calls them his "friends". The kids played together nonstop and wore eachother down. We miss them and can't wait until Aug. when they and Lauren come back (bringing a new Uncle!)

Family Visits

Lauren came down for a week visit. Cole wouldn't get in the pool all year but one day, she and I were in and he decided that he would swim with me. Then, he wanted to swim with Lauren and it was all over then. She got him to jump off the side, go down the slide, and splash on the stairs by himself. He has been a little fish since this day. A fish that won't get his head wet. She stayed with us and the day started every morning with, "Mommy!" (my cue that Cole is up and I need to go in and see him.) I go in his room give him a hug and tell him good morning. He responds with, "where is Aunt Lauren?" When she left and I had to tell him she was back in Utah, he volunteered to move to Utah. I told him I was on boat with him he just had to work on his Dad. It was a lot of fun to have her down and we miss having her so close but are glad that she is in such a good place in her life and so happy.