Labor Day Weekend

It hard to believe that it is Labor Day weekend. In the mornings you can feel fall in the air.  I keep thinking where did the summer go?  We had such a late start this year and I hate to see it end.  We didn't even get to do any camping this year and Michael and I haven't even had a real vacation yet.  We will be going back East to visit Florida and Michigan this fall but it isn't the same as taking a week long trip and boating, relaxing and camping for that whole week.  We will definitely be doing it next year.  We took the boat out on Saturday with some great friends and had a great time.  Brandon and Tyler even convinced me to get out on the new hot dog that we bought.  I made them promise that they would not dump me off because as we all know I don't like to get my face wet.  It was really fun and I am glad they made me get on it.  The only issue I had was when it was time to get off I had an issue.  The boys says it is because I am just a "retard" and I couldn't get off the hot dog onto the swim deck and I fell off.  Luckily, I didn't get my face wet..LOL!! It was a great time. 

Another lazy day at the lake

We spent another lazy day out on lake yesterday.  It was beautiful. The water was a little choppy to begin with but by noon it was calm.  We bought a new toy for the boat and the kids loved it.  Brandon had a few issues getting on it while it was in the water (see first picture).  He couldn't get on at first and then ended on sitting on it backwards.  It was fun to watch.  As always we missed Justin on outings like this.  I am hoping that we can get the boat out on the lake for a few more times before fall comes.  Tyler is spending the week at Flaming Gorge with Monica and her family.  Michael and I are very jealous....a week of boating and sun. Wish we could be there too.  :( We will be going up on Saturday to spend some time with him. I guess that will have to do. We are looking forward to it.  We did notice one thing on Saturday though...the mountains finally have no snow on them.

Summer to Fall

Why is it that every year about this time, regardless of the length of the summer and this year it has been too short for us, your thinking shifts and instead of enjoying the last few weeks and months of summer being on the boat and in the pool, we are thinking about putting the boat away and getting the pool winterized.  You start thinking if you are Michael and Brandon about the archery hunt, if you are like me it is the holidays, the images of autumn leaves, apple cider, candy corns (my very favorite treat) and cooler temperatures come to mind. I am hoping that this year will be the year that we have an extra long fall.  This year I am not quite ready for the cold temperatures, icy roads, scrapping windows at 5:30 in the morning, shoveling snow and everything that comes with the end of summer.  I think I am just going to put that stuff out of my mind and enjoy the last weeks and hopefully months of summer this year.

Grandparents

Oliver

Michael and I became grandparents on July 21 with the arrival of Oliver Daniel 9 lbs 9 oz and 21 inches long.  He is adorable but I may be a little bais.  I didn't think that I could have that much love for this new little guy but we do.  I only hope that I can be the kind of grandparent that my parents are to my children and that my grandparents were to me.  I have such incredible examples of loving grandparents.  I know that my grandparents would do anything for me in fact my Grandpa Syme traveled all the way to Michigan to move Michael and I back to Utah when it was time.  My mom and dad played chauffer to all three of my boys at one time of the other.  I am grateful for them and hope that I can be as wonderful as they are.