Just a short one

I haven't posted in a while. I haven't taken many pictures. It must be the hot summer days that keep us inside or at the pool), but when I think back, it just doesn't seem like anything of note has happened lately. I did find a couple pics on my phone, so here they are.

This is our next door neighbor's backyard. Thankfully, they are more than willing to share, as our backyard (and front yard for that matter) are full of weeds that grow at the speed of sound (not quite the speed of light). The girls were just sitting in the car and I thought it was sweet how Kyla had her arm around Allie.

And one of Damon. He's doing the splits down the slide. I can't get him to stop doing the splits. He gets too much of a reaction every time.


This is from Sunday dinner at the Trapnell's. We thought it was pretty funny.

Last weekend, Jeff and his dad took Damon and two nephews (Matt and Miles, who Allie talks about all the time) to hike Mount Nebo. Jeff thought it would be a 5-6 mile hike total and that the boys wouldn't have much trouble with it. It ended up being more like 11 miles total and took a lot out of all of them. I honestly can't believe Damon did it (and with little complaining from what I hear), but I'm so happy they enjoy doing things together. It almost makes up for the constant gymnastics/dancing.


Damon started swim lessons while Allie is in preschool, and I learned after the first day that Kyla was not going to sit still and watch him swim for 30 minutes. So, during his swim lessons, I have been putting her in the backpack and walking around the track just outside the rec center. It's a decent workout--I can go about a mile and a quarter in the 20-25 minutes I have--with the added weight, and it's very doable even in 90 degree weather. Yesterday as I was nearing the end of my last lap, I decided to do a few lunges to really feel the burn. I was going to try to do the whole turn of the track, but quickly realized I was fooling myself. I probably went about 25 yards before I thought I would collapse and die. Seriously, my quads were protesting loudly. And I am so sore today I can barely walk. Especially up and down the stairs. Oh, the torture. I am sore basically from my knee caps to my hips. On both sides of the legs. You ought to try it for yourself, just to see what it's like.