Swimming

Obviously the month of July passed us by.  We had a wonderful time in Utah and Idaho with both sides of the family.  We spent time in St. George with the Flamm's.  It was hot, but very enjoyable.  We saw Aladdin at Tuacahn Theater.  It was wonderfully done and the kids were very entertained.  Hyrum stayed back at the hotel with Grandma and Grandpa thanks.  It was also fun to swim and see the temple.
We then headed to the Schwieder Reunion in Idaho, the City of Rocks.  Again it was hot, but family always make such things worth it.  All three older kids climbed the mountain and did a wonderful job.  They all loved playing in the sand.  After a busy week we started our drive back to Las Vegas to catch our flight.  That was when the only sad thing happened, we left our camera in our rental car, hence no photos from a great adventure.  The good news is we got a new one, I like it!!

The rest of the month of July was spent at swimming lessons.  We went at least 3 times a week and Wendy even went the last week.  By the end of the summer, a lot of people stopped going so my kids often had one-on-one lessons for $4, what a deal.  They all improved this summer.  Zachary learned how to swim on his back and improved his front crawl, Eric learned how to breath and keep going and was brave enough to go off the diving platform twice, Wendy put her face in the water and kicked.  It was fun to see them all enjoy the water.  Hyrum, Wendy (when she was not swimming) and I spent time in the pavilion nearby while we were waiting.  The kids also liked to play on the slide and in the sand.