Visiting Grandpa!

ORANGEVILLE, UTAH

The kids and I went with my mom to visit my Grandpa Sitterud this week. It was a LONG drive both ways with 3 kids. I swear one of them had to pee every hour! GAH! lol. (Speaking of which Jay hasn't had an accident in 2 weeks and he's staying dry every nap and most nights too! I don't even worry about accidents while out anymore. Hip hip hooray!!!) But it was well worth the trip! My cousin, Jamie, played with my girls the entire time we were there! She was at Grandpa's bright and early every morning, and they played together until the sun went down every night! They even put on several shows for us! They had so much fun together! 

Grandpa has the best dog ever. She did really well with the kids, but she also spent a lot of time in his lap trying to get a break from them... especially Jay. haha. She even has her own chair in the house. lol. Grandpa sits in his chair, and Daisy promptly hops on her chair across from him, puts her head on the arm rest, and stares at him. lol. She's pretty adorable! 

Jay found someone who would give him all the Pepsi he wanted. lol. Grandpa was his best friend after that! Jay also found Grandpa's headlamp and tried using it to see his dinner better. lol. That kid cracks me up. 

We had a lot of fun but it went by too fast. All too soon it was time to say goodbye! I'm glad Grandpa Sitterud let us stay with him this week even though we are pretty loud and rambunctious with 3 little ones running around.  We all really enjoyed spending time with him! No worries we get to go see him again in a couple of weeks for the Sitterud Family Reunion! Yay! (Well yay for everything but the long drive part... so not looking forward to that again. HAHA)

 Some Jay funnies:

"I need..." is his knew favorite sentence opener. lol

Saturday Morning Jay come's up to Ty:
Jay: Daddy I NEED to go play outside.
Daddy: What you should say is, "Daddy, may I go play outside?"
Jay: YES!!! (giving himself permission to do so. lol)

Sacrament Meeting:
Jay: making a lot of incoherent sounds
Mom: (whispering) sh. Jay you need to whisper quietly.
Jay: (very loudly) I'M TINGING!!!!!! (aka I'm singing)
Mom: (trying really hard not to laugh out loud) okay but you need to do it quietly ... like the way Mommy is talking.
Jay: (whispers) Okay. (then proceeds to sing in a whisper for 5 seconds when the opening song starts at which point he sings to his own tune while the rest of us try to sing over him.. oy! lol)

He also loves to shout "I need to go POTTY!" in the middle of sacrament meeting... or whenever else it suits him. lol.

Cousin Fun and the Diving Board

COUSIN FUN

We had a fun time playing with cousins from Arizona this week! They enjoyed the cooler summer weather so much they might just come back next year too! Yay!!!! 

 A wild mallard thought she'd take her kids to the zoo today too! Haha!

Had to take a picture of the turtle who was actually moving. Haha.

SWIMMING LESSONS: DIVING BOARD

On the last day of swimming lessons everyone gets to jump (or get dropped) off the diving board! The girls both did awesome and jumped off by themselves. One of the teachers was going to help Lily but she looked at her and said, "I want to do it myself!" and she jumped without hesitation! Crystal was a little more reserved (to be fair she didn't have a life jacket like lily did. haha) but she stepped off on her own and did great! They both passed with flying colors. Yay!! Next year Lily will most likely be in water over her head! Crystal's swimming skills have improved tremendously! She's been so excited about it! We are going to have to go swimming more so she can practice more!

RANDOM PICTURES OF THE WEEK

My 2 year old climbed the rock wall. Oy!

Mongolian Grill. Fun new experience, but I don't think they really liked it. Next time we will go without them. lol.

Papa and his new toy! Haha!

Puppy!

Hugging cousins! This cousin lives in town. They are going to be great friends!

Swimming Lessons and Cousin Fun

SWIMMING LESSONS BEGIN

With the end of tball came the beginning of swimming lessons for these girls! I'm so much more impressed with Ammon Pool's program than I was Provo's. I think they might actually be learning something this year! 

Crystal is determined to learn her front stroke this year. She started practiced long before swimming lessons started, but she only makes it a few feet before she has to stop for air. Haha. Her teacher is also helping her with her kicking and arm strokes. She'll be a pro in no time! :-)

Lily is our little fish. She has already taught herself to float on her stomach and kick with her legs. She gets around pretty well that way. lol. She loves her teacher and is already upset about the fact that it will be over next week. I'm just hoping she gets more comfortable floating on her back, so I don't have to worry so much when we are playing at the pool!!!!

A LITTLE BIT OF JAY JAY

Well our little toddler is too young for swimming lessons, but he's managed to stay pretty busy and get into a whole lot of trouble. I caught him in the washing machine the other day spinning himself around and having a good old time. Haha. Even when he realized he couldn't get out he decided to play until someone came to save him. Silly boy. 

He loves to play with his cars, trucks, and most of all his choo choo train! I love watching him lay on his side on the floor and play with his toys. It's adorable.

He's also talking like crazy! He speaks in complete sentences all the time and a lot of time so fast I can't understand him. Haha. I have to get Crystal to translate for me a lot ... she's actually pretty good at it! He amazes us everyday with his growing vocabulary.

 "Painting" sisters faces.

COUSIN FUN
Some of Ty's family from Arizona came to visit and his cousin brought her kids over to play for a bit Saturday.
Today his other wonderful cousin took all the kids on a horse ride at his aunt and uncle's house. They all really enjoyed it! The girls wanted to go again, and Jay didn't want to get off when his turn was up. They all had a blast!
We are really loving having them here for a few days! I wish they could stay longer!

RANDOM PICTURES OF THE WEEK

 
They love each other! Or at least Roscoe loves Angel (or just torments her, its hard to tell) and she tolerates him in very short doses. lol.

 FHE ice cream run! We used some library reading coupons to get a fun FHE dessert!

 Lily: "Mommy I wanna go to the place with the elephant so we can sit on it and get a picture!" Good old Fiesta Ole it is!

 Outdoor movie night!