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Our Road Trip

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We headed to Cali in the van for our last summer hurrah. We stopped in St George for a night and before we packed ourselves back in the car, we did a little, tiny, skinny hike in the red rocks of St George. It always pays to hang with family… even ones you have never met (Zach’s cousin whom I had maybe met once a million years ago). Good times and a promise to do a summer camp out next year at Moab. Hopefully the stars align.
We even made it to Cali in time for Noah’s and the littlest Smith’s birthday celebration.StGeorgeCali

Superhero.

A boy in a cape and sunglasses was seen running circles around our house. Saving us from a day of boredom.Superhero2
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4th of July.

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We had a great time with friends on the 4th.  Zach was in Japan and I tried pretty hard to keep the kids happy and busy while he was gone.  We visited the Butterfly Pavilion for the first time (where we bought a tarantula) then headed to Pearl St in Boulder.  We had a Japanese dinner and then the kids found candy cigarettes at this awesome candy store. They smoked their candy while watching a string quartet play on the street. Ya, gotta love being Mormon and having 3 kids pretend to smoke. That was Tuesday.

Wednesday we kept busy at the pool most of the day.  Sometimes I think I don’t need sunscreen.  Note to self: I need sunscreen.

Thursday we spent the day with my good friend Heather and her family and extended family, who I met last year too.  We followed them up to Georgetown to see fireworks.  The kids had a blast and want to do it again next year.  These are from the park the kids played at until it got dark.

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Sprinklers.

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Evening light and water restrictions make the sprinklers that much sweeter.Sprinklers_color
Even the girl got into it. Still not too old to have fun.
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Dripping wet and content. While his brother worries about when Daddy will come home. He worries.
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Summer Nights.

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I have all sorts of plans for our summer nights. First we have to get past early morning swim team. Once that’s over… Look out world! I dream of camping in the backyard, eating frozen yogurt all hours of the night (burbs don’t have ice cream stands- boo), roasting marshmallows on our nonexistent fire pit & watching movies till dawn. In reality, Zach and I will be trying to get the rugrats to bed as early as possible. Sanity is important. The sun just won’t cooperate, so we must revel in the lateness of our nights. What do you guys do to keep summer nights stellar?June21_2013_7
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