There are a couple things in my house I really love, my IKEA picture wall, my refinished wood floors, the awning over the porch in the back but they have all been replaced by a new love (we, of course, no longer live at that house). My second hand restaurant style bench in the kitchen. It is so much fun and though large, actually is more efficient at seating. Whereas we used to seat one person along that wall, last night Jack, Christian, Veronica and Grandma all sat on the bench. The glasses, courtesy of Grandma, are fun, too, but will not support you while you eat. Speaking of seating extra bums, Veronica has been here for a week. The boys still ask if they can wake her up a 100 times a morning even though she is a little too old to play with them much. Christian thinks he hit the jackpot because we have tried to do something nearly every day. We tried the new splash pad (very hot, no shade but fun), we did the Temple Square/Conference Center tour (did you know that the originals of the pictures in the giveaway Books of Mormon are displayed in the Conference Center? Now you do) and ate at the new City Creek Center. We watched Brave with Grandma and Aunt Nayne. We visited Grandma's house one day. We went to the 4th of July celebration done by the city. Everyone got airbrush tattoos (don't ask me, Dennis's idea). The guy doing the tattoos was really amused when Jack went up and said I want a Decepticon. He is unaware just HOW much TV my kids watch. Of course, my 3 year-old knows what a Decepticon is! We set off fireworks for the Fourth. Everyone liked that. Christian is a budding pyromaniac. Actually, what boy isn't? We've enjoyed having Veronica here. We are taking her home this weekend and are looking forward to seeing Tawnee, Ryan and family and Becky, Kris, Aaron and girls.
On another note, since this is meant to be a sort of journal of our life I have to write some funny things the boys have said. Jack told me one day, "Mom, you're clever" and another day "You're gorgeous". He knows how to work a crowd, that one. I know where the gorgeous comes from, Wall-E, but the clever not so sure. Christian said "The time has come" and proceeded to take a bite out of a pop-tart the other day. I thought it was funny.
As a complete non sequitur, It is raining buckets here in Salt Lake City-the day after the Fourth of July! Thank heavens, can't think of anything more needed during this hot, parched, windy, and therefore, fiery summer.
