Six.Six Years

 6.6 Years

• Dad and I went on a couple's overnight trip so each of you kids got a sleep over. You and JoJo went to Megan's house. You had a blast. She took you to the farmer's market where you got cotton candy. After we picked you up, Dad and I had to rush over to Lewiston for a church meeting so it was the first time that Maggie babysat you for that long of a time. You guys got to chill and watch two movies after having a big day at friends houses. 
• This month we got to go to Utah to celebrate Mark and Kami's wedding. It was a whirlwind of a trip, but it was one of your highlights for the summer. We got there in the middle of the night Wednesday night so we could have all Thursday to spend with Grandma and Papa Matthews. We ran and out you back to school hair cuts, checked out DI with Grandma, played at the splash pad where it turned into a huge water war of your kids verses this other family of kids, and ended the night with going to see TNMT with cousins. On Friday, we got to do some back to school shopping on the way down to Provo and have lunch at Chic-fil-a. I know that is not much, but I liked having that morning as just a family. We made it to the temple just in time. All of you cousins waited in the room off to the side. The sealing was beautiful and we were able to take pictures afterwards. We ended the night with dinner up the canyon. We spent the night at Amelia's house. We crammed all five of you girls into their room. Grandma and Papa Price were in town for Education Week along with Uncle Josh's family. That morning Grandpa treated all you kids to $5 at the DI. I laugh at that, but that DI was huge. We joked that it was the Walmart of DIs. You choose this stuffed animal backpack and these white fluffy ear muffs. You wore those ear muffs none stop, even though it was August. You fell in love with so many items, that you convinced JoJo to pick out this life size Elsa doll with creepy hair. I can't believe we have to ride home with that doll. We grabbed a quick lunch at their house and then headed to the Provo Rec Center for a few hours. It was crazy trying to do all you girls hair in that family bathroom, but it all worked out in the end. The Wedding was beautiful. You loved having all your cousins there. Being a flower girl fulfilled our your wedding fantasies. You got the other flower girls to follow Kami around, holding up her train as she greeted different guest. You made both Kami and Mark feel like they were the best people in the world. It dumped while we were eating dinner, but thankfully, there were enough canopies to cover us and the moment dinner was over, the rain stopped. We dance and sang karaoke. You kids drank so much soda and stayed up way late. It was definitely a celebration. 
• Oh boy, school started. You are going into first grade with Mrs. Moore as your teacher. You were thrilled that she was Sam's teacher, so you knew she was going to be good. Recess and music has been some of your favorites. Soccer also started this week. You have Sam Stone on your team.
• Grandma and Papa Price came for a few days. It was fun having them. You loved showing off the garden (of course while still wearing those ear muffs), and your latest jumps on the trampoline. They helped out with driving for soccer practice and enjoyed a hike and bike ride up at fish creek. The big thing was that we took them on a float trip with some of our friends.