Temple Sealings--Rodeo-Campfire

This week was my last official week filling in for my co-worker who was out of town. I’m so grateful to be done with that. In addition, this week my mom is going to start transitioning to taking all of the office hours, so I can strictly do checks from home. I’m not planning on working much in the office other than occasional picking up checks or filling in for my mom when she is gone for a few days. I’m really looking forward to this summer.

Somehow this week, Kolay learned to roll over from back to belly both directions. She has done it several times so far, but I can’t seem to get a video of it. She seems to know when I am recording and won’t do it. She is such a pleasant girl and rarely fusses unless she is hungry or someone raises their voice. She started getting back into a 10-3 sleeping habit. We started supplementing her with rice cereal in the evenings. She tolerates it, but doesn’t love it quite yet. We aren’t giving her very much yet. She loves to watch her brother and be outside as well.

Kason is busy as ever! He always has things to do outside or with his tractors and trucks and trailers. His cutest word right now is “yes!” He says it with such honesty and enthusiasm especially when you guess right on what he has been saying. He tells lots of stories if you can piece together the words. This morning he told me “Wally!” (Kolt’s new horse), “hay”, “no, no!”, “Wally!”, “grass”. Yesterday, Kolt had told him  not to feed the horse hay because he is eating the grass. He is really starting to figure things out. He also tells us quite often, “4-wheeler, Key, All gone, Be Back” and then he goes to find the key in the house. He is pretty cute and fun to talk with. Up until this week, Kason always picked sleeping in the crib when we asked him if he wanted to sleep in his crib or his bed. This week he started wanting to sleep in his bed and he’s been doing pretty well. He lays in his bed all by himself while Kolt or I sit in the chair across the room for a few minutes. In the morning, he gets up by himself and comes into our room. He started waking up in the middle of the night a couple day ago, so Kolt sometimes spends early mornings with him in bed. 

Monday evening we went swimming with my parents and Natalie’s family. We have started training for a sprint triathlon. We each took turns with the kids and swimming our 20 lengths to make for 500 meters total. I was excited to be able to do it in 15 minutes. Both Kolt and I were surprised at how difficult swimming in. Kolt has spent much of this week learning the correct technique and trying to improve his times. The kids enjoyed swimming and Kason loved the kids slide! He did great! 

Tuesday evening we went to Rope’s guitar recital. He did a great job. Kason liked the music and finding Rope in the mix of kids. We also voted for the Bond election on Tuesday. We were both disappointed to see that it failed. It will be an interesting few years ahead for Bonneville School District.

Wednesday evening we went swimming again. We went to the pool as my dad was coming out, so the kids didn’t have to go this time. We basically swam our laps for 15 minutes and then drive straight home. 

Thursday morning Kolt had a physical and blood work done for school in the fall. In the evening we went swimming again. This time we took Brand and Rope with us. The boys went off the diving boards and Kason went on the slide. Kolay slept in her chair. We took turns swimming laps. On the way home, we got some ice cream. Kason wanted to eat a cone like the boys and not in the cup like we got him.

Friday morning we went to a sealing of my friend Jacqueline Lee and her husband Caleb. It was a beautiful sealing and we were grateful for Natalie for watching our kids while we went. I was able to coordinate at work, so that we could go and I could come straight into work. In the evening we drove up to her reception. We enjoyed talking to Mason King and catching up. Afterwards, we went to Brand’s rodeo and were able to walk in right before he roped. 

Saturday morning Natalie and I did some pallet flag crafts. We were able to get several painted and have a few finishing touches to do. Kolt watched the kids. After the crafts, we went up to the rodeo to watch Rope’s bareback event. I then left for a sealing of my visiting teaching sister who was getting sealed to her husband and daughters. Her husband has been inactive for several years. It was sweet to see the tender sealing of this elderly couple. I then went back to the rodeo to catch Rope’s saddle bronc and chute dogging events. He got a time on the chute dogging! We are excited for state! We left the rodeo before the team roping, so Kason could get his nap. He fell asleep in the car, so we actually drove straight to the pool and took turns swimming our laps and sitting in the car with the kids. We are both improving our times. In the evening, we made a fire in the backyard and roasted marshmallows. Kason loved it. He kept running around the fire, saying “Hot! Hot!” It was a great evening as a family.

We hope you all have a good Sunday. We are looking forward to seeing Tyler next week.