We left early Friday morning (too many after-school activities happening on Thursday evening). We dropped the boys off on our way up Provo canyon at Sundance for some mountain biking. Jonas had been dying to go biking at a resort (you know, downhill biking is his favorite) and it just never worked out. So we thought this would be fun for them. And it was. All three boys had a great afternoon and I had a good report from them all when I picked them back up at 5 that evening.
All three boys ready to shred. Or is that only a ski-term? I shouldn't try to talk cool when I'm not cool. :)
That evening, after getting the boys and eating dinner, we made our way over to Swiss Days. It was perfect to go that evening as it was cooler and less-crowded (although plenty of people were still there!). We didn't really buy anything that evening, but just mainly checked out what was there. Even the boys were excited about a few things (oh, maybe they bought a buffalo picture for their room that evening).
Saturday started off for me with an amazing run up Memorial hill (I love it so much) and then making some coffee cake to celebrate my dad's birthday! Then it was the parade, more Swiss Days (this time purchasing things, yay!), afternoon swimming for the girls, and then back to Swiss Days for dinner and for our volunteer shift. The evening shift was nice as it was not quite as hot nor super-crazy busy. We all had a really great time. Ben actually ran into one of his good friends from Littleton there! They are currently in my parents' ward (as they build their home) and so were just leaving their volunteer shift. Ben and Brandon chatted for quite a while and then made plans for mountain biking on Monday. Perfect. We ended the evening watching BYU's first football game of the season - which they won, yay!
My dad and Ben drove down early and found a perfect spot for the ATV and it was great for watching the parade. The parade is awesome and it gave us copious amounts of candy. :)
My teens drinking some "juice" that has 5% juice in it. Haha.
Here are some family shots of us working in the hamburger stand. My mom saw President and Sister Uchtdorf the day before.
On Sunday we went to church (except for my dad and Emmy - who was coughing a bit . . . but who didn't cough once while zooming the sacrament meeting, ha). Afterwards, we went on a fun ride on the ATV. Well, it was sort of fun. Jonas drove the way up and Miles drove the way down. I'm just not a fan of driving with my boys, ha. But they do just fine. We had a delicious dinner. Lucy stated, "One of my favorite things about coming here is the dinners." Awesome. My mom does such a great job at feeding us yummy food - and a lot of it. :) It isn't uncommon to see her getting things ready late at night and then starting the prep early in the morning. Lucky us! We played Taboo and the boys, once again, killed the girls. What?! We finished the day by having my parents open up their birthday gifts (licorice for my dad and canned goods for my mom) and watching a movie.
On Monday, I drove my three boys plus Brandon up Pine Canyon (which is basically in my parents' backyard) for their epic downhill ride. This was something Jonas had been hoping to do and he totally loved it - upon coming back he was already saying how he wants to do that every time and wants to bring his friends, too. Ben loved chatting with Brandon and Brandon gave our boys some good advice (money doesn't make you happy, drugs and porn are bad and stay far from it, Maxwell boys have something with getting volleyball girls' attention (Ben's high school GF was a VB player . . . A VB player here in Montrose likes Jonas), and more. It was a 13-mile ride and they ended up right back at my parents' home. While they were out, I took the girls swimming again. They had fun making up a synchronized swimming routine. Fun stuff. :) Then we had to leave (boohoo) and return to Montrose. It was such a great weekend.
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fun fun! but here's some advice for me: "no money certainly makes you unhappy."
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