Summer Happenings

We have been very busy this summer trying to do as much as we can before the baby was born. Our June was full of camping trips and our July was swimming lessons every morning, followed by some sort of activity, followed by a nap for for everyone (or quite time for Micah and Julia since they never wanted to take a nap) because by then I would be exhausted.

Slurpees for 7/11 day.

Draper Days Children's bike parade

Followed by games and train rides at the park

The parade went very slowly so Julia had to stop and wait for people to go and then ride until she caught back up with them because she couldn't ride her bike that slow.

One weekend my parents went down to the Ranch for the Bryce Canyon Half Marathon and they took Camden with them. The other two kids and I took advantage of not having wiggly Camden with us and went to the movies and saw Finding Dory. The whole movie is about Dory trying to find her parents, and by the end of the movie Micah was sobbing that it was so sad. Spoiler alert: she does find her parents in the end, it just took a little too long for Micah's four year old attention span. I loved the recling seats at this theater, and it's only two minutes from our house.

Camden living it up as the only grandchild. He woke up at like 4:00 am that morning to take the 

runners to the starting line. After the race they went to my aunt Julie's house in Tropic and he slept on the couch for three hours.

He had so much fun at the Ranch and didn't miss us at all.

Another morning we went to Wheeler Farm and had a tractor ride.

Visiting the Planetarium

Homemade ice cream on the back porch.

Painting fireworks

Neighborhood 4th of July bike parade

This parade was not too crowded and was just around our neighborhood, so they got to speed down the street multiple times

Sparklers and fireworks at Grandpa and Grandma Sandberg house for the 4th of July. Camden did one sparkler, which I was surprised that he would even hold one, and then he was done with the sparklers. The fireworks also scared him so he he went inside after a while.

Visiting the Logan Temple

My cousin Katrina moved back to Logan and her daughter Ali was baptized at the beginning of July. Katrina was due with a baby boy around July 15th, my due date with Lincoln was July 22nd. We wondered who would have their baby first period. Katrina ended up being induced early that next week on July 7 with baby Hunter, and Lincoln came early on July 16th, so no one made it to the 22nd! 

Our friend Annie also came to the baptism with her smiley baby.

My last bump picture, 37 weeks. Robert thought this was going to be a small baby because he said I didn't look that big. Lincoln was bigger than Micah, smaller than Camden, and about the same size as Julia.

Camden right before he got his summer haircut. He was excited at first, but by the end I had to work really fast to try to finish off the haircut without him running away.

Swimming Lessons

This year Julia and Micah took lessons from a swim instructor that was recommended to us who runs a swim school from her home pool with her daughter. Micah was in level 1, Julia was in level 2. By the end of their four weeks of lessons they both just had a couple more skills to pass of in order to advance to the next level, so they will be in the same level again next year. Julia is a lot more comfortable in the water than she used to be. Micah has always been comfortable in the water, he just needs to work on the actual skills. The day after they finished their last swimming lesson I went into labor and we had Lincoln the next day.

Silver Lake

With the temperature heating up in the valley we took to the mountains one afternoon after swimming lessons to get outside and keep cool. It was mid-70's up at Silver Lake at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon, the perfect temperature for a short hike around the lake.

 Looking at the ducks on the lake

Watching the fish in the wetland

Eating lunch afterwards at the picnic tables

Lincoln's First Week

A few more pictures from Lincoln's first week home

He is just getting his nights and days back on track after one week. He had been a night owl all the first week. 

Visiting with Great-Grandma Ramiro and Grandma Sandberg

 Great-Aunt Magdalena

 Aunt Lauren

All three of the boys at one week. Camden on the top, Micah on the bottom left, Lincoln on the
bottom right.

Sandberg Reunion 2016

The Sandberg Reunion, in backwards order! Starting with Sunday afternoon family pictures.

I forgot exactly how many people, but it was about 97? By Sunday afternoon some had already left but this is the majority of the people there. My Dad's siblings and all their kids and families.

My Dad is one of 10 siblings. Both of my grandparents have passed away and we miss them every year.

Micah had fun rolling down the hill and playing in the dirt with his buddy Heber, they are only a month apart.

Talent Show Saturday night
Dinner on Saturday night. The dutch oven dinner is really a site to behold. Every family is suppose to make a dessert or a main dish, and we get a feast of great food out of it. This year Robert and I made ravioli because we figured it would be different from everyone else's, and it was!

Saturday morning we had a 5k run. My Dad and Robert in the lead on the way back. Camden was the only one of my kids awake that early, so he and I went out for a walk to follow the runners and then walk back in when they started coming in. It was weird for me not to be running this year.

Riding their horses on the way out. Uncle Don said this year it was a horse race and gave everyone a stick to ride out on. Robert said he was going to ride that way the whole way....

Dave getting an early start with the dogs, or the dogs getting an early start with Dave?

Camden waits with me to see the runners take off.

The two sleeping kids. It's always exhausting playing at the Ranch all day.

Robert got up early on Saturday and went for a hike to the top of the hill with a view of the main part of the Ranch.

Friday night hot dog roast.

Just lots of chatting and getting reacquainted

I see lots of love in this picture

Camden didn't remember the Ranch from last year, so it was like it was brand new to him. He loved it. A couple weeks later my parents went back down and offered to take one of the kids and Camden jumped at the chance to go back. He didn't care at all that I was not going to be there.

Micah in the Dodger hat and Italian soccer clothes.

Friday before the hot dog roast Robert wanted to go up to a lake above the Ranch to check it out as a possible place to bring his Scouts next year. He also brought all his guns and targets to target practice.

I had to stay far away because it was too loud. I stuck around a little closer at first and the baby would jump at each shot, so I backed off and didn't shoot at all.

The lake, beneath volcanic scree.