Warmer Weather

The weather is getting warmer.  Ever so slowly.  And we've actually backslid this week into rain and dreary coldness.  But we did have some warmer days recently.  Warm enough to play in this little inflatable pool.  Emma is semi-obsessed with sunglasses.  Here's a pair from the dollar bin at target.

Everyone had to fight over them.

On another day Emma had fun throwing things in the water.

She's learning about gravity

Carting my pals around to run errands.  I think we were at Papa Murphy's getting a pizza here.  These two like to play and wrestle and fight and be wild and silly together.  They are quite a pair!

I took Grant and John to Matthew's soccer game (the girls stayed at home with Grandma and Grandpa).  It was still a little chilly, but warm enough for some outdoor exploration.  The soccer field was at a park on the north side of Utah lake and there was a lot of wild areas to explore.  Grant picked a bunch of dandelions and John helped.

I think I want to have a little more unstructured free time to explore in the future.  

They had so much fun!

Grant and John discovered this concrete holding pond and thought it was the best thing ever!  Grant gathered his dandelions and sat by it for a while.  He told me it was a "beautiful view."

John brushing his teeth.

I just liked this picture.  He is getting more grown up and taking more responsibility for himself.

Grant being goofy with a magnifying glass.

Breaking out the shorts!!  After months of sharing a room with the wild John and Grant, I finally moved Anna up to share with Matthew.  They have shared a room lots in the past, including most recently in Illinois.  They are only 17 months apart so up to a lot of the same tricks.  Other times we've tried to let them share while here in Utah, they fought and teased each other.  But I decided to try again because Anna is in such a different place, maturity wise, than her roommates Grant and John.  Anna wants to read a book or do a craft at night while John and Grant want to jump on everything, scream and throw things.  Anna would put in her ear plugs (donated by mom) and try to ignore it by burying her head in a pillow.  So we tried again to move her in with Matthew.  So far its been working great.  Grant and John did miss her after she moved away, but they are surviving.  Now I read to the two boys (who are still somewhat wild and silly at bedtime) then I go up to read Matthew and Anna their chapter book (without any distractions from screaming brothers).  Most nights Anna and Matthew are quietly reading or doing Legos or working on some quiet project at bed time.  So I think its working out and definitely better for Anna.  She did feel like she needed to dress up in Matthew's clothes one day and pretend to be him.  Matthew was a good sport about it though.

In California they won't be sharing a room, so this will just be temporary.  We're hoping to move in the next month and a half.

And we're always happy when Daddy comes to see us.  He and John took a nap on the couch.  Only four more weeks of school and hopefully our house will be done soon!