SUMMERFEST

I can't even tell you how much I LOVE this time of year! I love picnics, parades, carnivals, fireworks, swimming and all of the other fun summer stuff! Here are some cute pictures from the Orem Summerfest! Thanks Sash for letting me steal them off of your blog!

Cute cousins watching the fireworks....Carly, Paisley & Mason

What a silly girl!


Grandma & Grandpa Francis

Oh, I almost forgot, my most horrible moment as a mom! First of all, we had probably fifteen or twenty people with us at the parade, including lots of adults. Well as you know, my kids are sooo fast on their feet! I honestly thought that someone was watching Mason, until I started looking around and realized he was GONE! I was panicking and calling his name. When the lady next to us said, "Are you looking for your little boy? He ran out in the street and almost got hit and some lady grabbed him." So now I'm frantically looking for this lady, when I saw her in the street holding my little boy, I ran over to her and said THANK YOU SO MUCH! The tears were already building up, when the lady looked at me and gave me the dirtiest look ever, like I was the worst mother in the world for losing my little boy! Lets just say, that was not my finest moment! I know that it can happen to anyone, but it scared me to death! I definitely need to invest in some leashes!

Swimming Lessons!

So it has been the busiest summer and I have SO much to blog about! I'm not really sure where to start. Be patient with me as I slowly update my summer!

At the beginning of summer Mason and Carly started swimming lessons. They each had a private lesson that lasted 15 minutes (each), everyday for two weeks. If you've ever seen the video on the news of the toddler falling into the swimming pool and turning over and floating on its back, that's what these lessons were for. Obviously not to teach them strokes, but to teach them water safety and to float on their backs. The teacher was amazing with the kids!

Even though they LOVE the water, they cried through every single lesson! It's amazing how much they still learned! The funniest part was when Mason would clap for himself every time he did something good, while he was still crying! These were pictures from their second lesson, the only day that I had my camera. Thanks so much Sharon (grandma Francis) for making it happen!