4th of July---on Lotus Way

The kids dressed up their bikes for the annual prairie 1st Ward 4th of July Parade.

Meet Buff

Meet Buff. He is the newest member of our family. He was in need of a good home and fell in to ours. He is a handful but a lot of fun. The kids love him and I have someone who wakes me up for a morning run.

Lagoon

Carlos' work had it's annual Lagoon day...it rained the whole time. So we bounced back on a sunny day and had a blast. Sam was able to go on all the kiddie rides a more. He loves the thrill. The Airplane and the Train the most. He did try the Ladybug drop and wasnt' as thrilled as we dropped but must have liked it enough to go again. He also did the Flying Aces and a Rattle Snake rapids (he didn't know what he was getting into---we got soaked)Love the face...he was getting into the shooting!!!
Madi tried the Bat and loved it. She also went on the wild mouse a few times. Jake finally tried the Wicked, I did have to bribe him and we rode it the day it rained-shorter lines. As we shot out of the tunnel and went straight up screaming...the rain pelting us in the face...terrified I thought, "what did I do, is Jake going to be okay?" I tried to look at his face but that is pretty much impossible on a ride that has you defying gravity and turning in all directions. We finished and he said, "THAT WAS AWESOME!!!! Can we go again?" It was a downpour by then so I said no! But he did go again.
It was a fun day and I was happy to see there were plenty of rides for us to go on as a family.

End of School

School is out. The kids had a great year. Both Madison and Jake worked hard to meet the requirements for the Distinguished Cub award. I'm glad I don't have to get up at 7:45am (Not a minute earlier) to get everyone ready. I have 5 weeks to loosen the schedule and then one week to get them back on a regular sleeping time. YEAH SUMMER!!!