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Ending on a positive note

So I love summer I love being outdoors I love getting more vitamin D then I know what to do with, I love planting flowers. I love running and hiking and long summer nights.

 So over Spring Break when I took the kids to SLC Lee bought me a bike.  The tires have had some issues so today was the first day I rode it.  Jake and I rode through an neighborhood where they are building some new homes.  One was still just framed so I asked Jake if he wanted to walk through.  He was shocked we could and while we were walking through I was pointing out where the kitchen and bedrooms would be and he turned gave me a hug and said this was the best mother/son one on one time ever.  It was nice after the frustrating day to get out and do something healthy.  I took Victoria and her cousin to the mall Victoria was going to get a hair cut but her cousin said she didn't want to wait so we went shopping and the girls found matching dresses and insisted we buy them.  So we did.  And they were cute.  I love that Victoria has such an amazing relationship with her cousin.  Jake often gets left out because all boy cousins his age live far away. 

I am leaving Monday with the kids and my mom and will be back Thursday.  It is a trip I have been meaning to do since the kids got out for summer and now it is all coming together (I think).  Still would like to get out of town for a few days when Lee is gone but we will see as it gets closer and I have my schedule.

We went to the pool yesterday and library today.  And maybe my summer schedule isn't going exactly as planned but we getting out and trying new things.  There are a few adventures we have left to go do..  Tomorrow I think we may go try a new pool after my niece leaves.  Andrew was walking around the house today wearing his life jacket saying he wanted to go "wimming".  Wish we had a pool closer (like in the backyard) or one we didn't have to pay for.  



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