Before School

We had a few last things to cross off our bucket list before school started. 

We made it to the Tracy Aviary with some friends from our ward. It was so beautiful and entertaining... definitely worth the dollar with our Pass of all Passes.

Maddie's favorite part was the baby owl.

Ella's favorite part were the pink flamingos.

The next item on the list was camping. Since we have a new baby, that is not happening away from home, so we talked Daddy into putting up the tent in the back yard!

They were so excited!

I just have to note how refreshing and rewarding it is to have the yard finished. I mean, it's never really finished, but to be able to use it is amazing!

Well.... let's just say it's a good thing they were close to home because they were in and out of the house all night long.  Maddie went potty around 1 a.m., Ella woke Ty up and he ended up in his crib at about 2 a.m., where he cried for 20 minutes. The girls were in their beds briefly at 5:30 a.m., until Mike caved to their disappointment and tried the tent one more time. Finally, they slept until after 8 a.m. when I woke them up for pancakes.

Do they look plastered? You should have seen Daddy. :) We all took afternoon naps that day.

After naps, we attacked another item on the bucket list and took the kids to Trafalga for the climbing wall. Ella didn't have the right shoes, so she backed out, but Maddie made it to the top many times!
 

I am in denial that summer is over... waah.