Hadley's Creative Energy

Sometimes I just don't know what to do with this Hadley girl of mine... I thought we were well past the drawing on the wall stage.  I guess we are passed walls, but our little Picasso has created masterpieces on the fridge, and the latest was on the recycling can lid.  She was SO PROUD of this drawing because it was her "splash pad!"  It was hard to be mad at her, when she was so proud of her work.
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I am thinking I need to do some more art projects with her... a more constructive way to get this creative energy out of this girl!   

Our SEVENTH Anniversary!

You know you have been married awhile when the first thing you want to do while the kids are away is get a project done!  Jeremy and I both agreed that we really wanted/needed to get our deck re-done before baby and winter come around.  So the 1st day of our celebration was spent preparing the deck and picnic table for a complete make-over. 
 

 

Jeremy had to replace alot of rotted wood... 

Ahhh... so much better!   I spent most of my time painting the picnic table RED!  

Don't worry!  We didn't just work... we had a lot of fun too!  We went to a place called Pizzeria SEVEN twelve.   

It was a really fun atmosphere (I felt like I was in a different city state) and it was great food!



Then Jeremy got tickets to go see Fiddler on the Roof at a local outdoor theatre!  

It was so fun to watch a play outside!  I loved it!  We had to be there during the SEVEN O'clock hour.
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The next day we worked our tails off once again! 

We re-stained our deck, and continued to paint our picnic table!  Sadly I don't have any good after pictures yet...  It looks like a whole new deck though! 

For lunch we had SEVEN layer burritos from Taco Bell, and slurpee's from SEVEN eleven.

After a hard days work we drove up to Sundance to watch SEVEN Brides for SEVEN Brothers.  It was incredible. So well done, and so much fun! 

Here is Jeremy taking a picture of the stage and his SEVEN layer treat he chose! 

Such a beautiful setting!  Love Love Loved it!
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The next day we had a quiet Sunday morning, I actually curled my hair for church, we enjoyed church and then went to pick up our kiddos!
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Jeremy is the most creative anniversary planner!  I loved all the SEVEN things we did!!  I am so glad I made the choice to marry him SEVEN years ago!  He is perfect for me! 

The Kids Anniversary Getaway

I think the kids enjoyed their Anniversary Getaway as much as we did!  A HUGE thank you to my parents for watching them and having so much fun with them!  They went to the Children's Museum!

They love to do arts and crafts with Grandma! 

They even got to go see Madagascar 3! 

They went to the splash pad! 

Played on the playground 

and made really cool Capri Sun coin purses! 

What lucky kiddos! 

Just Keep Swimming....

I am sooooo glad I signed the kiddos up for swimming lessons.  They Love Love Loved it!!

Boston turned into quite the fish.  He really really loves the water, and no fear is stopping him!

 

 

 

Hadley was ALL SMILES during each and every lesson.  She especially loved jumping off the wall into the water and going in a "train" out to the deep end!
 

 

 

The last day their teachers took them down the big slides!  Boston and Hadley both LOVED that!! 

They both passed off all their requirements to go onto the next level!!  Can't wait for next summer!!!

J-Dawgs

Finally... after much anticipation I tried my first J-Dawg!  It was AMAZING.  Seriously, the best Hot Dog I have ever  had in my life.  I don't think I will ever be able to eat a "normal" hot dog again.  The sauce they put on is truly amazing!!
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But the best part of going to J-Dawgs was going with my sister-in-law Megan!  It was so fun to get to catch up with her and just be with her!  Love her to pieces! 

If Planted it Will Grow...

 

My Very Happy Birthday!

Since my birthday was on a Sunday this year, we mostly celebrated the day before!  We spent the day checking off a few things on my Summer Bucket List!

We started off the day by eating delicious donuts from Daylight Donuts!  A small little place I've always wanted to go since we moved here 5 years ago.
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Then we headed to 7 peaks in Salt Lake and had a royal blast!   I wish I had pictures from all our swimming adventures, but it's just to hard to have a camera and swim at the same time!

Then we headed to the International Peace Gardens and had a Little Ceasers Picnic!

The Gardens were beautiful.  So many unique flowers.  They have little representations from all sorts of different countries.  It was really cool! 

 

 

 

 

 

After the gardens we drove to the Tracy Aviary.  Hadley fell asleep along the way... and stayed asleep!!  We wore her out! 

Sadley the Aviary didn't accept our passes (only on Mondays apparently) so we got back in the car...  

and headed to Cold Stone for a treat!  Oh my yummyness!  We were going to go see a movie, but we were all to tired, so we called it a day and headed home!  

On Sunday, my real birthday, Jeremy made me some awesome birthday pancakes! 

The kiddos helped me open my gifts... I am one lucky/spoiled Mama.   

Jeremy even decorated the house all cute for my special day.  It really meant a lot to me that he would go to so much work.  We went to church and did normal Sunday things, and my parents came out to visit which was really nice and fun!  What a very Happy Birthday!   

Visiting Daddy's Work!

Jeremy started a 3 month Health Challenge at his work, and allowed me to join in on the fun!  For 3 Months we worked on getting 7 hours of sleep, 30 minutes of exercise, 64 oz. of water, eating healthy meals, eating appropriate portions, no sweets, eating 5 servings of fruit/veggies, and no eating after 8:30pm.  Although we were far from perfect, I think we both made some great changes!  The biggest change for me is probably the 5 fruits and veggies... I was probably getting 1 or 2 on average a day.  Then I found green smoothies! (In a Blender throw in Water, a big handful of Spinach, Banana, Orange, strawberry or whatever fruit into a blender... millions of "recipes" online)  I love them, my kid will even drink them, and I am now getting my 5!!  Such a great way to get goodness in my body!! 

Anyways... Jeremy hosted an award ceremony at his work, so me and the kiddos were able to join in the fun!  The kid love visiting their Daddy at work!

Summer Reading Program

I feel so lucky to live in a city that has AMAZING library programs!!  This year Hadley was old enough to join the fun of the Summer Reading program!  Each week Boston and Hadley would go to their "Library School" where they would read books and do a craft and of course spin the prize wheel!!  They loved it, and looked forward to it each week.

To celebrate the end of the program they each were able to pick out a new book to take home, and attend the library swim party!  We all had a blast enjoying the pool!  What a fun family night!