We had a really busy first half of July filled with lots of family and lots of little outings. It was so much fun. The last half of this month has been much quieter and we have been home a lot more. Summer is quickly passing by, much too fast for my liking. I just want time to slow down and for summer to last forever. I love having Paige home and I have really enjoyed our laid back schedule.
I wanted to post about some of the little moments and the little outings we have done the last half of the month.
One afternoon we went to the Mary Olsen Farm. The last time we were here Paige was little and I knew the girls would like to walk around there and see the farm animals.
While we were walking down to the farm, these four bi-planes flew over us which was pretty cool to see.
We made sure to go on a day that the house was open so we could walk through and see a little bit of history. It was a much simpler but hard way of life that at times during the busyness of our lives seems like it would be really nice.
The girls fed the chickens some grass and got to see their eggs, pet the donkey, and Paige got to feed the cow a carrot.
More exploring around the farm
Then one Saturday was Covington Days and we were joined by Nona, Brett, and Eliza to watch the parade. It was a fun way to spend the morning and McCall slept through the whole thing and the other kids loved picking up all the candy though Baylor wasn't too sure about it and stayed pretty close to me the entire time.
McCall is just the sweetest little thing- snoozing on the floor. She is pure perfection!
McCall had her first trip to the library. I know it is the first of many.
If you know these two they love having chili for lunch. They both love chili with a torn up tortilla with cheese and Taco Bell Mild Sauce. It is a favorite and they probably could have it every day. We found this big can at Walmart and had to get a picture.
The City of Covington has been putting on fun kid events every Wednesday at the park. One of them was a magician and we went and enjoyed it while eating some lunch and Nate even got to join us. Another time was a princess and superhero meet and greet. Baylor was so excited about it and talked non stop about it the day before and the morning of and then when we got there she completely froze up. She clung to my leg the entire time and walking to and from had a death grip on my hand. She wouldn't say a word and it was pretty hot so we didn't last long. It was a fun event for kids but I guess just not for my shy girls.
Paige has been doing face painting on Baylor's face with markers and Baylor loves it.
Another weekend we went mini golfing. Paige has had some anxiety with going to class in church so we made a deal that if she went that we would all go mini golfing. We also got a big answer to our prayers and a new family moved into our ward and they had two girls and one is Paige's age. We have gotten together with them a couple of times and it is a great fit for Paige and they have been a major blessing. This new friend has helped Paige go to class and the first time after about a month or so of not going she finally went and since then has been great. We kept our deal and all had so much fun mini golfing. Baylor was so funny to watch and it was a little hard golfing with a baby connected to me. We did all end up getting a hole in one at one point and it was a really fun family outing.
Both my girls are pretty shy at church and on Mother's day they both refused to go up and sing. On Pioneer day the primary was singing again in sacrament meeting and I didn't think they would go up. I have been watching from home with McCall and much to my surprise as I was watching I got to see my two brave girls get up and take part. We have made a lot of progress with both of them the past month with going to class and participating. It made me so happy seeing them conquer their fears and I guess a promise of a Slurpee was all it took for Baylor to want to go up and since Baylor was going up, it helped Paige go up too.
July was such a great month filled with lots of family and fun!
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