There can be lots of people in the pool at the same time. We have a rule that we need at least 2 adults just sitting out of the pool, watching, just to make sure everyone is okay. The kids can swim pretty well, and if they can't, they have to wear wings, but we just want to make sure. A couple of times we have caught kids jumping in without wings, and thankfully caught them before any problems arise.
Cute pictures of my girls:
Elayna:
Katie:
Mom, Mike, Kristine, Kylie, and Katie went to the cemetary to look at Granny and Grandpa's grave. These are the flowers they brought:
This is Mom explaining where her Mom and Dad are to Katie and Kylie:
Wed night-Girls night out! The women went to Zupas to eat:
then we ran some errands. We had to be back by 8:30 for Ryan's appt. He was called as 2nd Counselor in the Elder's Quorum. The guys watched the children at Dad's house.
Thurs night-The guys got food from Bajios and ate it at Dad's house. The women and children came to my house. Kids played in the water outside while the moms talked and fed the kids.
I had to leave for 20 minutes. While I was gone, of course, Katie got hit on her mouth with a stick. She was bleeding pretty bad, I guess. Mom took her over to her house, where Mike The PA was able to diagnose that there probably wouldn't be permanent damage. In fact, the swelling had gone down significantly by morning.
Friday-breakfast at 8 (supposedly. My family didn't show up till about 9). Mike and Kristine prepared some Chile Relleno casserole for the adults, and the children had Chocolate Marshmallow Mateys:
We started our annual Ping Pong Tournament. Ryan (and some of the girls) kept score:
Amanda playing Mike:
Naomi and Dennis were in charge of sandwiches for lunch. Then we went to Payson Pool, where we only lost a couple of kids a couple of times. :) We all really enjoyed the pool. Then David and Janica brought yummy Dominos pizza for dinner at the park. We took the kids home to babysitters, then the adults returned to Mom and Dad's house to enjoy homemade raspberry ice cream and talking. We continued the Ping Pong Tournament as much as possible. Josh and Joe, the 2 oldest grandchildren, were also in the tournament. And yes, I lost to both of them.
Ryan, however, was fantastic! He was doing so great!
Saturday-slow going in the morning. My family didn't show up till about 10. Jay and Amanda made pancakes with amazing syrup, fruit, and hashbrowns. Most of the kids had cereal again.
We hiked to the Payson Grotto:
Katie
Those watching:
Playing at the grotto
Marissa and Elayna:
Katie:
We played for about an hour there. Some of the older kids and their parents hiked above the waterfall. Then we bought some more groceries, and went home to change out of all the wet clothes. Mom and Dad fixed BLT's and corn on the cob for lunch. We tried to get some pictures, and swim, but it started to storm, so we just did pictures.
Picture of the Girls (except Kylie) :
Kylie:
Close up of Katie:
Close up of Elayna:
Picture of Boys:
Ryan and I did a Pasta Bar for dinner, then we watched "Tooth Fairy" while the Ping Pong Tournament was finished. Amanda won, with Ryan as a close second. We had popcorn, swedish fish, and cups of water. It was complicated with the kids, to say the least.
After the movie was over, we made sure the house was clean, had family prayer, and we all went home. We were all exhausted, but we had such a great time!
The girls loved playing with their cousins ("and friends", as I'm frequently reminded by Katie). Both girls were so exhausted, but they had so much fun!
Ryan and I really enjoyed visiting with the adults. I love spending time with my siblings and their families. The night us women went out, we just talked about everything. From "When to tell your children where they come from-physically" to "Advice on grocery shopping and coupon-ing". I just thoroughly enjoyed the time we had together as a family.
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