A Few Summer Favorites

Best Book:
Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Best Cheap Summer Outings:
San Ramon Aquatic Park 3-11yo heaven
Contra Loma Swim Lagoon

Best New Recipe:
Chicken and Basil Calzones made with fresh basil from our garden and ground turkey and sides of green vegetables and fresh summer fruit. This recipe is added to the short list of quick fix dinners that all three kids will predictably eat.

Best Weekend Getaway:
To Utah for the "Faith in Motion" Symposium at BYU - dancing and relaxing with my dearest of friends (some are pictured below)










Best purchase:
Elliptical Trainer - now I can exercise anytime, anyday

Best Unexpected Bargain:
On the day our new fence was completed, the fence guy backed his truck into our garage door ... and paid for it's replacement.










Best Finished Project:
None
oh, wait, I did finish something - Eliza's quilt!










Best Mommy Joys:
Eliza's ability to just fit into social scenarios without any coaching

Ben's developmental spurt in communication

Ethan's STAR test scores

Taking all the kids bowling and being able to sit back and watch them all just do it - take turns, help each other, celebrate victories - it's an outing we've done enough that they know the "routine." And to be able to type in Ben's name on the screen with ZERO protesting. It's joy beyond imagining. Really, it is.










Worst Mommy Moments:
Listening to Eliza blubber for 1/2 hour because she was too short to go on the Shadowcliffs waterslides with her dad and brothers.

Training Ben to safely walk to Forest Park Pool over and over and over again ... and knowing that all the neighbors and FP members are watching his loud, over dramatic protesting.

Best Vacation Spot:
Sunriver, Oregon - a detailed post to come