We are staying the week at Julie and Craig's house in Spanish Fork. We slept in the basement where it was nice and cool and it was refreshing to actually need a blanket at night.
It was nice to spend the first day here just relaxing and hanging out at Julie's house. They had a big inflatable pool in their backyard which the kids played in with water squirters. After awhile they started getting creative and offered to wash the tires on our van. Callie asked if she was going to get paid for doing it- what an enterprising girl!
The kids all ate dinner outside since they were still wet from swimming all afternoon. James decided orange soda is his new favorite. I don't see how he can have a favorite since we rarely had soda at home. We're going to have to go through a junk food detox when we get home, mom and dad included!
Another favorite thing for our kids was riding bikes in the garage and driveway. It's much cooler here so I don't mind sitting outside and watching them. Harrison is looking so grown up and has changed so much since we started this trip.
Julie's kids have a fun craft called Biggie Beads. You print out a pattern on the computer and set a clear tray over it. Then you put the coordinating bead colors on the little pegs in the tray to make a design. After it's finished you iron the top to melt it and make your pattern permanent. James begged all day to get to do it so we finally let the kids.
Jeff asked if you could design your own pattern and Julie said no. So, being of the engineering and creative mind, Jeff spent his day creating a program you can click on a color and place beads on a computer version then print it out to make your own pattern. Amazing! I think he should contact the company and sell them the program.
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