Fun Friday, Fancy Toes and Flip Flops
This past Friday was the one month anniversary of our trip to Mexico. The day was dubbed "Fun Friday" and it started off early with friends at my doorstep to have breakfast and watch Natasha Beddingfield on the Today show. The morning progressed with painting toes in patriotic colors and taking pictures of our fancy toes and new flip flops. (Thank you Michelle for a fun new pair of summer shoes-even if they don't match!) We looked at Mexico pictures, and played the game "What were we doing a month ago-right now?" It was great to stop and reminise about all the fun adventures we have had this summer.
Friends, Fanatics on the Wii and Frozen Yogurt
Our Fun Friday continued on into the night. We had a sleepover at Jodi and Michelle's, where they fed us all sorts of yummy food(in keeping with the nutrition plan), they set up the Wii with a projector that allowed us to play games on a much larger scale than we are used to, and no stay in Bountiful is complete without a trip to Yogurt Stop. This has become a new favorite with the Lowe family. We are constantly looking for excuses to frequent this establishment. But, do we really need an excuse to partake of this yogurt goodness? I think not.
Fun Run
We got up with the sun on Saturday morning and went to Bountiful Park to take part in our 2nd 5K FUN RUN of the summer. It was a gorgeous morning and I am happy to report that we all made it to the finish line without stopping. YEAH! If I can brag just for a minute, Mark and I both placed 3rd in our age brackets. :) We are now talking of doing a 5K in Sandy that begins at midnight! I know, it sounds crazy. But we have heard that it is actually alot of fun. I better pencil in a good nap for that afternoon, otherwise Mark will be piggy bag carrying me to the end.
Forgotten Son
The week was successful for Mason as well. He enjoyed(or survived?) going to scout camp where he earned 13 new merit badges. He did a bit of swimming in glacier water (brrr.), went canoeing and spent alot of time learning how to be a better scout and individual. It was strange to have him gone for the entire week-I kept thinking that I was forgetting something every time I left the house. It's great to have him home...safe and sound.
Love to all of you-Our family wishes you a wonderful week! Be sure and leave us some comments. We would love to hear from you!
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
July - up and running
I can't believe how quickly the month of July is passing by. But in looking back, we have had some great days filled with lots of fun activities.
This past week, the boys have really been into tennis. They have spent many hours at the courts playing with each other and their friends. It has become a big deal in the neighborhood-the word got around quickly and so many kids wanted to play that Mason had to put together a sign-up sheet so that everyone would be able to participate. I believe they even had a tournament at the end of the week.
It will be a little quieter this week because Mason and all his buddies have gone to Scout Camp. But I'm sure that Evan will try to keep it going-he already has a court date set up for this morning.
Last week was a good week. I did a little running, went to the temple, played a couple of softball games, went to lunch and a movie with the kids and my friends, moved some stuff into a storage unit :), we all rode the train (FrontRunner) to Ogden with Grandma Janet, saw some old trains, had lunch at the Union Grill, visited the Parade of Homes, and to end the week, we attended Parker's baptism. Whew! It sounds like we were pretty busy when it's all written down like that.
The days seem to come and go so quickly-I can't believe that the summer is almost half over. It's been great to be able to do so many fun things with the kids and our friends. I hope that when the summer is over, we will be able to look back and be happy with how we spent our time together. I know that we will have lots of good memories. The older I get, the more important my memories have become to me. I think I'm turning into a softie. Who would have thought!
We send our love to you and hope that through the difficulties that life throws at us, we can still remember how to stay centered in the gospel, how wonderful it is to be part of a family, to be here on this earth where we have the opportunity to learn and grow and most importantly to be loved.
Have a great week!
This past week, the boys have really been into tennis. They have spent many hours at the courts playing with each other and their friends. It has become a big deal in the neighborhood-the word got around quickly and so many kids wanted to play that Mason had to put together a sign-up sheet so that everyone would be able to participate. I believe they even had a tournament at the end of the week.
It will be a little quieter this week because Mason and all his buddies have gone to Scout Camp. But I'm sure that Evan will try to keep it going-he already has a court date set up for this morning.
Last week was a good week. I did a little running, went to the temple, played a couple of softball games, went to lunch and a movie with the kids and my friends, moved some stuff into a storage unit :), we all rode the train (FrontRunner) to Ogden with Grandma Janet, saw some old trains, had lunch at the Union Grill, visited the Parade of Homes, and to end the week, we attended Parker's baptism. Whew! It sounds like we were pretty busy when it's all written down like that.
The days seem to come and go so quickly-I can't believe that the summer is almost half over. It's been great to be able to do so many fun things with the kids and our friends. I hope that when the summer is over, we will be able to look back and be happy with how we spent our time together. I know that we will have lots of good memories. The older I get, the more important my memories have become to me. I think I'm turning into a softie. Who would have thought!
We send our love to you and hope that through the difficulties that life throws at us, we can still remember how to stay centered in the gospel, how wonderful it is to be part of a family, to be here on this earth where we have the opportunity to learn and grow and most importantly to be loved.
Have a great week!
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Running around in circles
Hello to all my friends and family! This week was dedicated to getting ready for the Layton 5K fun run. Who knew that running every day could be so.....monotonous, but fun!
Our day started at Ellison Park-around 8 am- where Michelle, Jodi and myself would run (and walk a little)around the mile track 3 times. Mark joined our group on Thursday and then we were doing the real deal on Friday. We are seasoned runners now. Not only did we do the run on the 4th of July, but we are thinking of doing several more 5K's before the summer is over. There's no stopping us now!
After the run, Mark made us really yummy blueberry flapjacks for breakfast and then we went to the Layton parade, where Avery was more concerned about how much taffy she could get her hands on than the actual parade.
The afternoon was spent at Grandma Janet's. We had a great time visiting with family, eating and playing fun games that Aunt Marilyn brought. Avery fell asleep on the way home, so we didn't go see any fireworks, but we did put on our own little sparkler/snap show at home. It's the little things in life that bring us so much joy!
For those of you that are fans of tennis, you will probably agree with me when I say that this week was an incredible week for the watching of the greatest game on earth. Thank goodness for the DVR. Otherwise , I might have made a permanent indentation on the couch! The men's final will go down as the best final I've ever watched. Way to go Rafael Nadal!!!!!
It was hard to come home from my great vacation, but because I got to spend so much time with my friends and family, it was bearable. Our days were filled with many fun and exciting activities. Some of the weeks highlights were: A Family Home Evening barbeque/Yogurt Stop night, swimming in Morgan, a visit to The Wood Connection and Quilted Bear, eating the best sugar cookie ever(crumbs and all), helping the YW sew their camp pants and just being with family and friends.
I have lots of painting projects to look forward to now, and I am going to have to keep up on my running, but all in all, the coming week will be dedicated to doing whatever. That's a nice feeling. Just being able to enjoy the summer and take each day as it comes.
Here's a wish to all of you to have a great week-I know that we will do our best to do the same. Love to all of you! Until next week......
Our day started at Ellison Park-around 8 am- where Michelle, Jodi and myself would run (and walk a little)around the mile track 3 times. Mark joined our group on Thursday and then we were doing the real deal on Friday. We are seasoned runners now. Not only did we do the run on the 4th of July, but we are thinking of doing several more 5K's before the summer is over. There's no stopping us now!
After the run, Mark made us really yummy blueberry flapjacks for breakfast and then we went to the Layton parade, where Avery was more concerned about how much taffy she could get her hands on than the actual parade.
The afternoon was spent at Grandma Janet's. We had a great time visiting with family, eating and playing fun games that Aunt Marilyn brought. Avery fell asleep on the way home, so we didn't go see any fireworks, but we did put on our own little sparkler/snap show at home. It's the little things in life that bring us so much joy!
For those of you that are fans of tennis, you will probably agree with me when I say that this week was an incredible week for the watching of the greatest game on earth. Thank goodness for the DVR. Otherwise , I might have made a permanent indentation on the couch! The men's final will go down as the best final I've ever watched. Way to go Rafael Nadal!!!!!
It was hard to come home from my great vacation, but because I got to spend so much time with my friends and family, it was bearable. Our days were filled with many fun and exciting activities. Some of the weeks highlights were: A Family Home Evening barbeque/Yogurt Stop night, swimming in Morgan, a visit to The Wood Connection and Quilted Bear, eating the best sugar cookie ever(crumbs and all), helping the YW sew their camp pants and just being with family and friends.
I have lots of painting projects to look forward to now, and I am going to have to keep up on my running, but all in all, the coming week will be dedicated to doing whatever. That's a nice feeling. Just being able to enjoy the summer and take each day as it comes.
Here's a wish to all of you to have a great week-I know that we will do our best to do the same. Love to all of you! Until next week......
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