Summertime

I signed the kids up for a hula class at the library. Jillian had a great time & was a good dancer. Carter told me he tried it once cause he spun around and that was hula and he didn't like it and wasn't going to do it. And he didn't!!! He is a big turkey but very funny too. We were asking the kids about stories they learned in primary a few Sunday's ago & I said "Remember the story of Mary & Martha & who was their brother?" Carter shouted out "Harry!!!!" We all thought it was pretty funny and routinely talk about the story of Mary, Martha & Harry now. He must be Lazarus' little known brother.

While we were in California we had dinner at the beach for family home evening with Grandma & Grandpa Parke, Kelsey & Mina & her girls. It was overcast & pretty chilly but we all still had a good time. The kids did a little body boarding with Grandpa then we had dinner. Benny stayed nice & snugly. We saw a seal while we were there. It came right up on shore and was pretty cool until we realized it was unwell. It kept flopping around and lying in the sand. It actually came a good way up the shore & managed to chase away an entire group of people who fled for their lives from the crazy seal. We got to see the animal rescue man come in his pick up and catch the seal in his giant butterfly net (no joke). He then managed get it into a cage on wheels & wheel it up a ramp into the back of his truck. Catastrophe averted!

A week ago little Madelyn Jane was born. I kept Abi & Natie over night & the next day we all went over to see her. I still thought Bennett was little till we saw her. I can't believe how big he has gotten. She is adorable & little and has such a tiny, quiet cry compared to Benny's shrill scream! The girls all loved holding her.