What We've Been Up To

This summer I decided to sign Beth up for a little Creative Dance class.

They use both ballet shoes and tap shoes.

She loves her "dance outfit" and loves to wear her bag with her shoes in them.

This is my favorite picture because it was just after we took a picture of her with her eyes closed. You can tell she is trying to keep them WIDE open ...

For some strange reason I feel more motivated to plan and do fun summer things this year. It's not like this summer is much different than the regular year for us since I have no kids in actual school yet. I think maybe it's because school will be starting in our lives this fall (if only 3 days a week preschool) and both girls are old enough to actually enjoy doing things.

Last week some fun things we did were:

* After a day of shopping the girls and I went to lunch (not something we do hardly ever unless you count Costco :)

* Dance class

* Day at the pool with friends (this is easy considering we have a neighborhood pool)

* Free movie at the theater (this is something Austin does every summer. Free movies in the mornings at the theaters)

*Library storytime

I find that if we have plans during the week it doesn't drag quite as much, especially when Lance has to work LONG hours and it's all me all day.

We are patiently (NOT) waiting for Em, my sister, to receive her mission call... and then will be able to plan our trip home to Utah for the summer.

Lance and I started P90X again...

we got lazy after the move and need to jump on the hour of exercise again a night... blah!!

I had Lance pump up my bike tires yesterday. I don't know what but I've had the urge to ride my bike again lately.

I was called to be an assistant cub scout leader a few weeks ago... but today my leader just got called to be the new RS president so I guess I am not longer the wing man....but more the actual leader... Yah!!!! I keep telling myself... attitude, Rach..... attitude.

I really do have a cute little group of guys, 9 year olds. So far, so good.

I am struggling to be a patient and loving mother of two very different girls.

Let me give you an example of just how different these two are:

One day last week both Beth and Izzy were playing in the sand.

Beth came in crying (nothing new...it's what she does best)

because Izzy had put sand in her eyes. She was inconsolable and cried for several minutes while Lance tried to wash out the sand...

After they went upstairs to put Beth in the bath Izzy came in the house.

Her face was covered in sand.

Beth had come into the room and I asked her why Izzy's face was covered in sand.

"Oh, well I put sand in Izzy's face."

Izzy blinked a few times, told me Bethy had put sand in her eyes, brushed off her clothes, and walked away.

Lance calls it "The Tale of Two Girls"

Oh... and Lance's life consists of working lots of hours during the day and on Saturday trying to fit in all the new house projects, such as building shelves in the garage and planting trees in the backyard. He doesn't even know the meaning of "free time" anymore.