Summer Break Week #1

Well, we are officially on summer break!  I have said it before and I will say it again--Andy and I are very fortunate that we are both able to be home during the summer and create amazing memories with the girls.  Both of us will be doing some work over the summer but, other than that, we hardly have a day where there isn't something going on.

Our first week of summer break was no exception.

Emma with her teachers on the last day of school.  Mrs. Hammel (left) was her English teacher and Maestra Zamarron (right) was her Spanish teacher.

I signed up to do the Park City Trail Series again.  Andy and Ben even did the 5K.  Here we all are at the starting line.

playing in Ben's waterfall in his backyard

We went up to Brighton last weekend to open up the cabin.  The snow did some damage to the deck.

It wasn't on the list of to-do's but a new deck will be in the works.

After a year of private swim lessons, Abigail finally put her head under water!!

hiking the Moose Trail

 

We ventured out on a camping trip from Wednesday-Friday.  It was short but we have to squeeze them in when we can!  We stayed at the Mt. Timpanogos Campground, which was really quiet and private.  We normally are not campground campers but it was really nice, and only 1 hour from our driveway.  

playing horseshoes 

 

Sundance was only a few miles away so we walked around there on our first evening.  The girls found their favorite photo on the wall.

 

Sundance is so beautiful!

dinner time--BBQ Chicken Naan Pizza

 S'mores are always a must!

The girls conquered the Timpanogos Cave hike the next day.  It is a 1.5 mile hike up to the cave (1,000 vertical feet).  Here they are checking out the local rock formations.

getting ready to go into the cave

I have been in a lot of caves but this one was pretty spectacular.

hiking back down

lounging in the hammock

We look forward to sharing our summer adventures with you!

Hanging on By a Thread

I can't believe we are 4 days away from closing out another school year.  We are 4 days away from having a 2nd grader (eek!).  We are 4 days away from Abigail being in Pre-K (oh boy!).  We are 4 days away from ending our 9th year of teaching in Park City.   Crazy!

With the school year coming to a close, that means my list just seems to be getting longer and longer-report cards, end-of-year projects, inventory, testing, memory books, end-of-year celebrations, etc...
So, needless to say, I don't have a ton of pictures for this post.  However, with summer right around the corner, my posts will be much more frequent with far more photos.

Onward...

The girls and I went to Noche de Loteria (Bingo Night) at our school.

We went super simple and had Abby's 4th birthday party at Willow Creek Park--one of our favorites.  Kids took home a frisbee and bubbles.  It was super fun (and super easy clean-up)!

For Mother's Day, I wanted to go for a family hike and then have a picnic.

 May 17th brought us this beautiful surprise.

One of my favorite days of the year, Running with Ed., was held on May 20th.

 Emma even ran a 1.5 mile leg.

It is always such a fun day!  And my training must be paying off because I felt great after my 11 miles.

Abby had fun at the after-party.

My sister came to town for a visit.  That usually means cooking, baking, crafting, and playing at the park!

making Pioneer Woman brownies

 Emma had her end-of-the-year concert last week.  She is on the top left.

 fun at the flower shop

We bought a composter! 

These two beauties were in our yard for a couple of days last week.  The girls LOVED watching them.  It was the first thing they looked for when we got home from school.

Abigail had her end-of-year celebration last week.

 Andy is now 4-0!  We celebrated, quite simply, with a BBQ with good friends.

more fun at the park