Today we got to church and Rachel realized that she was still wearing the bright blue Hawaiian sandals that she had been wearing around the house this morning. Apparently in the hustle and bustle of taking care of kids we sometimes forget to think about our own needs (like shoes). I think that may be part of the definition of a good parent. Go Rach! (Nice sandals, by the way).
So this has been a week of parties. On Monday, Rachel put together a pool party for Evelyn and her friends. It was pretty stormy and rainy in the morning and she considered rescheduling, but in the end decided to stick through the storm and see what came of it. The pool party could always be changed to become an indoor play-party if needs be. Well, the sun came out and the kids all had a great time cooling off in the pool and playing together. Isn’t summer time great?
On Thursday Rachel went to a beach party with her play group. She was a bit hesitant to go because having all of the kids at the beach seemed like a hassle, but her friends convinced her that she would have plenty of help and got her to give it a try. I guess things turned out pretty good because she told me that all the kids had a blast, and Evelyn couldn’t stop talking about her “big swimming pool” (the lake).
On Saturday Rachel and I decided to check out the arts festival up in Willoughby (a nearby town). It was huge! It was really neat looking at all of the hand-made arts and goods, produced mostly by local citizens. It is cool to think that so much talent exists in such a relatively small community. And it is cool that these types of festivals are around to celebrate such talent. It sort of makes me wonder who I might know who has some sort of hidden talent that is unknown to the general public.
People are so amazing.
Later that night, Rachel and I went to a Fiesta (that means party, in Spanish) that some members of our ward put together in celebration of their birthdays. They had really good authentic Mexican food, a piñata, and great company. One of the main reasons we love living here so much is for the wonderful people we have gotten to know. Gatherings like this really help us to see how much that means to us.
Well, that is about it for our week. Eva, Jack, and Addy are still very cute. Oh- we gave Jack some yogurt this week and he didn’t break out in a horrible rash. That is good news for us because it means that his milk allergy may be going away. That would be great.
These were taken at Rachel's pool party.
Here's Evelyn at the fiesta, eating her drink with her spoon. This is one of her favorite things.
The Arts Festival.
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