We just got back from our annual fun-with-Traci's-family trip to St. George where it was a cool 110 degrees each day.
Despite the heat, it was a nice little getaway. When I told Paige that, despite her repeated requests, we probably wouldn't be going to Fiesta Fun to play miniature golf in the midday sun, she complained, "All we do is go to the pool, go to splash pad, go to the pool, go to the splash pad." Yep, that's we do in St. George in August.
And the kids had a great time doing it. (Literally) right before we headed to St. George, Paige finished up her swimming lessons (level I for the third time; she refuses to put her head in the water) and was ready to show off her new skillz in St. George. I don't know what finally clicked, but by the end of the trip, she was swimming around, unassisted, like a little fish. She was even jumping in and putting her head under the water!
Curtis continued to be shy every time he was out of the kiddie pool (he was also signed up for swimming lessons but refused--for two full weeks--to get in the water). But not Tate. To our dismay, he'd dive right in and randomly decide to stick his whole head in the water to blow bubbles. It's a miracle that he survived the entire trip.
Paige's observations about our daily schedule were not entirely correct. In addition to the swimming and splash pad-ding, we also made it to the dollar movies twice. My date with Paige to Madagascar III was actually my favorite part of the whole trip. Paige was hooked from the first scene--laughing, dancing. shouting at the bad guy (er, bad lady). And when Katy Perry's Firework (Paige's jam) kicked in right at the movie's climax, I could see she was in heaven.
I slacked in the photo department, but here are a few pics:
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| Curtis feeling victorious at the splash pad (probably because he just discovered the joy of sitting directly on the fountain) |
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| Tate's true baby vampire identity is revealed |
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| Two minutes later Tate, completely unprovoked, stole his cousin's binki right out of her mouth and shoved it in his own (and he doesn't even like binkis) |
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| Curtis and his cousin get a little tech time--Curt watching Power Rangers on the iPad, and Maika playing Angry Birds on the Kindle |
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| Paige is also rocking some vampire teeth |
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| Tate discovering that it's nice to be back in Salt Lake |
2 comments:
Tate looks like a different kid with long red curls! You can still marry my Isabel if you're that cute in 25 years! If I can't have a red-head maybe I'll get a red-headed grandchild. :)
I don't know if I'd wish redheads upon you. They're trouble.
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