Sugar Cookies and Memories of Grandma

My daughter Jayme is the best big sister in the whole world!! She said that one of her favorite memories of Grandma Johnson, was making sugar cookies. Because Jordyn doesn't have any grandmas around to make cookies with, Jayme made sugar cookies with Jordyn and Matthew tonight so they could have that experience. I love you Jayme!!

Swimming Lessons and Seven Peaks

We decide for something fun and different that we would get season passes to Seven Peaks this year. None of the boys were playing baseball, and "gee mom, we have to do something this summer"... It was fun and Ammon and Matthew really enjoyed it. It was a bit of a pain to take Jordyn though because she didn't like getting wet. Jenn and Michael were working everyday, so it was pretty much Jayme and I taking the littler kids.

Then came swimming lessons. After the first lesson, Jordyn was putting her face in the water, going down slides, and letting her teacher help her float. Granted, he was pretty cute, but this was huge!!

Matthew wasn't a very good swimmer, and I haven't been a very good mom as far as swimming lessons goes. I know that they have to know how to swim, it's never been an option, but I haven't pushed them as much as I should have. Matthew did great though, and by the end of class, he was swimming across the pool!!


This is Jayme and Jennifer on the Boomerang. The slide is basically a half-pipe, and you go back and forth until you stop. I love this pic!!



Matthew on the Boomerang.


Jayme and Matthew coming off of one of the slides.


Jenn and Jordyn


On the last day of swimming lessons, they pretty much got to play in the park without anyone else there. Because there were so few people, they got out a couple of surfboards for the wave pool. Here's Matthew, Hang Ten!!


We never really saw Ammon at the park, he was always hanging with one of his buddies or being chased by some teenie bopper girls. Seven Peaks is teenie bopper heaven!! Michael only went once or twice, and I'm still trying to get a refund for Dennis' season pass. It was never used. :(

Happy Birthday Matthew!!

I'm a little late with this one, but better late than never, right?? Matthew had his eleventh birthday on July 25. He went to Seven Peaks with his friend for the day, and then had his choice of where to go for dinner. Most of the kids choose something special or fancy, but Matthew wanted IHOP. His favorite thing is breakfast for dinner!! So Dennis and I took him to IHOP for dinner on his birthday. The next day was Sunday, so we had Grandpa, Uncle Scott and the cousins over for cake and ice cream.



The next Friday, we took Matthew and a couple of his friends Laser Tagging. The kids had a ball, and we finished with pizza and cupcakes. Matthew had a great birthday!!

Matthew is such a wonderful addition to our family. He is gentle and kind (most of the time) and has a sweet and loving personality. I am so proud of the person he is and grateful he is my son. I love you Matthew!!