Michael spoiled me on my Birthday. We went to Wicked on Saturday. It was so fun to see it again. The boys got me an automatic shower cleaner. We are still in the testing stages to see if it works. On Sunday I had to teach and then we had a little gathering with our friends. The Gelista's made us this wonderful cake. It was beautfiul and delicious! Everyone brought delcious food and Michael grilled fajita meat it was so yummy and it was great to hang out with friends.
Michael and I in this picture are on our way to Wicked. Aunt Jenny stayed and watched the boys. They made her suffer outside in the heat. It was supposed to have a heat index of 106 on Saturday. When we got home she wasn't feeling well, too much sun. My boys love to be outside and enjoy being outdoors. I just keep them very hydrated! Thanks everyone for making my Birthday so special!
Joshua started swim lessons yesterday. He is doing great. He is so shy, but didn't cry or anything. Today he did bubbles and held on the wall and kicked. He seems to enjoy it, but at this age they will only do what he is comfortable with which is good and bad. He is so shy he won't say he wants to try something. Oh well, it is good for him to be away from me and learn to listen to someone else and meet new people. Dallin was a little sad that he couldn't do it too, but has a good time watching Joshua.
As a side note yesterday I was bathing the boys and Joshua was playing with his boat. He tells me "I am helping clean up the oil spill, then I will clean the birds." It is so crazy how much they pick up on. We haven't discussed the oil spill and it is on the news all the time but he is just getting so smart and putting things together. :) The other funny thing he said was when I was doing worksheets with him, I told him that when he gets a little older he will be doing more worksheets at school to which he replies "I won't get older." He doesn't hate worksheets or anything, but I just thought it was funny.
Joshua finished his first swim lessons. He did great he passed every area today except for one. We need to practice forward and backward glide unassisted with a kick, and he will be ready for the next class. :) He loved his teacher Ms. Robyn, she was great with him!
Ms. Robyn takes really good care of Joshua. He was really unsure but now he just chats with them and is brave enough to try new things. I loved to watch his trust grow with Ms. Robyn. It was also fun to see them play games and sing songs. 
They even go to go to the deep end. In the deep end they get life jackets and practice safety. He was supposed to jump in, but needed a little help. :) 
My boys have been actually saying prayers by themselves now. I love to listen for what they are praying for. Dallin always prays for his milk. Soy milk is very important to him. He will also go through all of the names of the family and just say Amen. He will also say it when it is not his turn to pray, he will just say his own prayer drowning out whoever is supposed to be praying. Joshua lately has shortened his prayers to "Thank you for the new car, thank you for this food, Amen" He is so silly and excited about our new van. Gotta love it. They were also pretending they were in Church today. I would say that is a good sign! :) At church they will sing so loud and people look at us, but I say they are participating. They may not know the words and are just making noise, but I think it is cute.
We have been getting wet again now that it has reached the 90's. Dallin is so funny, last year he used to just dive right in, now he will stand in the water for a while and freeze. He lets Joshua soak him and then it is ok to play. 
It may be hard to see but there are flower pedals on the grass. I was asking Joshua what had happened to the flowers, just to see what he would say and then maybe we would have a little teaching moment. He simply replies, "I'll go get my nails and hammer. I can fix it." I love it. 
Joshua was so thrilled it was better than Christmas for him to get a new car. He was yelling with joy when he followed Dad out to the garage to see what was in it. We feel a little poor now, but very blessed to have another car. 
Dallin has taken over Joshua's bike so I am thinking it is time to upgrade Joshua we will see how he does he is a little cautious about things so hopefully it will be an easy transition. We are also thinking about putting him in swim lessons. We went swimming at Aunt Jenny's and had a great time. I think swimming lessons will be good for him. 
I haven't been able to take too many pictures lately because this is how Joshua looks in all of them. He thinks he is funny. 
