This Summer I have been beating myself up that I didn't save money during the year to do some fancy smancy vacation with my family! I see people's vaca pictures and my eyes well up with tears! Ok maybe not that dramatic but you get the picture! So instead I decided i would try to come up with "old skool" summer fun! When summer begins I start to think of the things I use to do or want to do when I was young. Sometimes I feel that my kids get so wrapped up into video games, TV, material "things", that they are not experiencing the simple things in life. Recently I noticed an ad on Craigslist that was advertising picking cherries for $1 a pound. I instantly thought what a good way for my kids to make some summer money. Hunter took to that like duck takes to water. He was pumped. We went out 2 different times and picked a total of 40 lbs of cherries and he sold every bit of them minus the 10 lbs we ate during the process. He sold them for $2 a lb! After I paid for the gas and $30 dollar dinner, we spent way more than we made but it was worth the learning experience for the runts.
This last weekend we went to see Corbin's sister Callie,(bless her heart she is 9 and 1/2 months pregnant! She was probably ready to see us leave! Ok ok dramatics she is only like 7 months, but I'm sure she feels like she is that far I know I did when I got to that point) her husband Brandon and their little girl Reagan in Moroni and while we were there we went to the Pageant at the Manti temple. If you want to live the simple life go visit Sanpete County(hillibilly hell as my BOL calls it). It is so simple and nostalgic. It is really quite peaceful. It really brings you back to the basics of life. I wanted to visit more of the OLD sites but time would not allow. I can't wait to go back and spend some more time exploring more of the vintage towns and sites. The kids had fun playing at the park, playing with Reagan and watching the Pageant. It was a much needed restful get away. Any old who that is what we have so far! We have been doing alot of playing, relaxing, learning and fighting( don't even tell me you don't become a WWE wrestling ref during the summer)! But all in all we have been together so this summer should be one to remember ( The summer that mom was a big dud and made us do all those stupid things to teach us lessons)!
Reagan and her camera face! We took quite a few pics and everyone was like this! Funny girl!
Corb and his wittle sistor! She is his favorite person other than me of course!
