Picnic at the park

Lately, we have been going to the park. All the parks in the neighborhood are doing free summer lunch for the kids. I can't believe how much stuff they get! Boy, its been a lifesaver of boredom. To bad Olivia's missin out. She is still in school til the 2nd of July. We were lucky that Grandma Dixie could join us today.
I am amazed at the flexibily, the strength, and the pure determination of my two year old. I have never seen a kid with such bravery. Natalie suprises me each day with so much energy bottled up in such a small kid. She swings from bar to bar, climbs to the tallest point, goes down the fireman's pole with ease. I saw a t-shirt on a little boy that said "my parents are exhausted." Its the truth! Thankfully she is in bed asleep by 8. I relish the moments she smiles at me after going down all the slides on the playground, up every ladder, and climbing up and down every pole. I think back on my childhood climbing trees, getting dirty, and having just plain old fun. I loved being a kid

"Dog" gone it -Rain, Rain, go away?

Since summer has started there has only been one day that we have reached temps in the 90's. I can't believe this crazy weather. I think its rained everyday. It feels more like OR than UT. Everything is so green and we don't have to water the lawn! The flowers are blooming like cray too.

Today we went to Lowe's and bought a new gas grill for Mike. Its a suprise for Father's Day. He is an excellent chef! We hope it doesn't rain tomorrow. We are suppose to have a ton of people over to celebrate.

We came home and found a dog running around and in the street. We checked out his collar and called the number-no one was home. Sooooooooo, the adorable black lab is spending the day with us. Olivia loves running and throwing the ball with the dog. The cats having been hissing from indoors. It started to rain and I'm such a sucker I let the dog in. The dog is great with kids and is very obedient (better than my kids). To bad he isn't ours!