House O' Sullivans

I took the kids to the State Fair last Friday.  We all rode the old rickety Ferris wheel.  It made Zeke super-uncomfortable until I pulled him onto my lap.  Then all was well. Soph and Hal, delighted and little Zeke, totally petrified. Little Mister, feeling better about himself.  Everyone needs a mom. Zeke, volunteering to help the magician during a show that we watched. This week, the girls also started regular gymnastics classes at the Utah Gymnastics Training Center.  I took them to a trial class a couple of months back and they could hardly contain their excitement--especially Hal.  At one point, she ran over to where I was sitting, breathless, and enthusiastically exclaimed, "Mom!  I want to do this!" Check out those sweet biketards.  Oh yeah.

Last Friday night, Jenny (in town form Florida for Talana's wedding) slept-over in Wayne's Bar and we took her climbing on Saturday.  Newel and Karen and their kids met us up Big Cottonwood Canyon at the Salt Lake Slips (just below the Storm Mountain area) for the action.  We all took turns climbing, except for Newel, who for an unknown reason, refused. ALL of the kids ended up crying on their descents because the route was so irregular that it was hard for them to come down keeping their legs perpendicular to the rock face. Jenny, up high! Hallee and Zeke Sophie, harnessed up and ready for action I LOVED Sophie's outfit.  Her heart-covered, pink, knee-high socks were the perfect climbing statement. Hallee climbed like a pro.  Little Mr. Zeke, trying out the route. Arden, looking for a preying mantis. Maya Karen, hitting it! The kids fully entertained themselves when they weren't climbing with fuzzy ...

I took the kids to the Utah State Fair earlier this month.  It was opening day and since it was a Thursday morning (most kids were in school and most adults were working), the masses hadn't yet arrived, which made it so much more enjoyable.  My kids all got in free and it only cost ME 5 bucks.  What a deal!  Karen, my sister-in-law, was taking her daughter (Maya), and her dad (Marcial) and invited us to come along.  I convinced my mom to come (that was easy since she is up for ANYTHING) and we had a fabulous time gallivanting around the fairgrounds.  Perusing the cows, pigs, sheep, goats, bunnies, birds, and horses is usually the main event for us.  This year we went to the "Utah's Own" tasting tent and enjoyed an all-you-can-eat, Costco-on-steroids sampling of lots of yummy locally made foods that equated to a free lunch.  My mom and I also found a perfectly ripe nectarine tree near the horse stables that we raided.  So ...