Welcome Summer!

Okay, I know summer doesn't officially start for another month, but most people consider Memorial day weekend the start of summer. Here are some pictures of Kate and Beck enjoying some summer activities.

sidewalk chalk

Kate said she was going to draw a butterfly and I was very impressed when I saw that it really did actually look like a butterfly. Her artwork has progressed and now you can usually tell if it is a person or flower etc. Less scribbling and more actual shapes.

Beck on the other hand usually tries to break the crayons or eat the chalk as he was doing on this day.

This weekend we also went camping!

We went up Logan Canyon and to our surprise the weather was nice. It was warmer and dryer that I expected. Eli enjoyed the small opportunity he had to fish, but the one he caught was too skinny to keep. Kate and Beck enjoyed watching daddy fish and the little nature walks. They also enjoyed the fun toys aunt Emma brought. Kate and Beck had fun playing with thier cousins. I tried to keep them from getting too dirty especially

their little hands, and that was quite the task with Beck

constantly trying to eat snacks and dig in the dirt for rocks and sticks. He is such a boy!

My favorite quote from the

weekend

was from Kate when we were talking about the birds chirping she

said "They are saying treat treat, I have a treat

for you". I guess when she heard us taking about the birds saying tweet tweet she

thought we told her they were saying treat treat.

Wow! camping sure is a lot of work when you

have young children. No

wonder we usually only go once a year. Even though the camping trip was short it sure feels like it takes twice as long for your life to get back to normal.