Busy, Busy Bees

It's been a fun week at our house as (I think) the summer is winding down. We are trying to get in all those things we want to do at the last minute.


Tuesdays our ward does a Mommy & Me playgroup. We haven't always been very diligent at attending since Tyler is still taking a morning nap and the time is a conflict. One of my favorite places they go every year is Mudd Mountain, which is up towards Mt. Raineer. It's a great place with a toddler pool ( a big circle with a mushroom looking fountain in the middle), and it has 2 parks. There is a toddler park that is across the parking lot with lots of plastic little house walls, slides, swings and plastic dinosaurs to climb on. The 2nd park is a lot bigger with more slides, swings and several 'big toys.' The girls had a great time, especially in the cold toddler pool.


It's funny how you watch your kids and can almost see them "growing up". As I was watching McKenna on Tuesday I saw her bravely go up to kids who were about 2-3 yrs older than her and try to laugh and talk with them. Then in all her 3 yr old glory and almost social awkwardness start splashing them, after all it is a pool :) The funny thing is most of the 1st grade boys were doing the same thing with the girls. Tyler was a bit more hesitant to get in & stay in the pool, due to the cold temperature of the water, but she loved jumping in and then jumping right back out. My friend Leslie let me play with her camera for a bit. It's a fancy real photography camera and I found myself coveting it a bit. Don't know how the pictures turned out, but it was fun pretending. Towards the end of our pool fun I found McKenna sitting next to a boy who was around 6-7 yrs old. He was a quiet kid who didn't know quite what to do with this little girl who was following and mimicking his every move, so in attempt to save him I decided it was time to leave.

It was a lot of fun getting together with the girls and their kids, especially outside of church.