South Weber Days

The kids had a lot of fun running to the candy at the parade.  They all ended up with a bag full.  After the parade Connor participated in Anything Goes.  It is a relay with 3 boys and 3 girls.  Connor was so determined to play this year that he actually called some girls.  It was fun to watch.  Connor was smart during the eating of the oatmeal clump. They said it had to be off the plate so he put his mouth around the whole thing and lifted up.  It hung out of his mouth but was off the plate.  One of his friends unfortunately did not come up with this plan and he didn't keep it down long. The events were funny to watch.  On the tubes Connor and his friend Calvin kept flipping of the tube.  They were soaked.  Connor had a blast.

Heber Valley Camp

After Devin's baptism we went to Heber Valley Camp the Rawlinson cousins. Dave's parents are the missionaries in charge of the camp so we were able to go on a Saturday night. We debated whether or not Logan was too sick to go but he really wanted to go.  We were sure he just had one of his migraines that would go away with time.  Logan slept in the car on the way to Heber.  He seemed a little better but quickly went downhill when we were back out in the sun.  He laid on the benches while we did the ropes course and canoed. I felt like a horrible mom but he didn't want to leave. After a couple hours he asked to go lay down in the cabin.  He woke up in extreme pain and a high fever so Chad, Ashlyn and I headed back to American Fork. We were worried that he had heat stroke so we wanted to be close to the hospital.  Logan is used to migraines so he has a pretty high pain tolerance.  I usually have to ask him if he has a headache.  He tries to hide them from us when he doesn't want to miss something so this was very unusual for him.  I don't think I have ever seen him in such pain.  He just said his head hurt.  We ended up in the ER after a couple of hours sleep at Chad's parent's house.  He had strep.  I was happy it was so easily cured but I was mad because I had taken Logan in to the doctor earlier in the week because he had a ear ache.  The doctor I could get into said  it was swimmers ear.  As he tried to send us away after just looking in his ears, I asked him to check his throat because he was swallowing to decide if his ear hurt.  The doctor quickly looked in his throat and said it looked fine. Then dismissed any connection between kids thinking their ear hurt when it was their throat.  I even told him that one of Logan's friends had strep but still didn't offer to do a culture.  GRRR.  The moral of the story is wait until you can see your own doctor.  It would saved Logan for suffering and missing a fun weekend.
Any way, back to Heber Valley camp. Connor loved the zip line and paddle boats.  He didn't even hesitate as he climbed the post and went across the tight rope.  Ashlyn loved the canoes and the stage.  Amy and Dave were good sports to watch her many shows.  She was disappointed that I didn't attend them because I was with Logan.  Chad and  I braved the ropes course and survived--I hate heights.  We would have had a great time had Logan been well.  We'll have to go again some time.

Devin's Baptism

Logan's twin, our nephew Devin, had his baptism on July 31.  Logan and Devin have always been great friends so it was an day Logan was looking forward to for a long time.  Unfortunately Logan had a severe headache.  He put a smile on for most of the pictures but he was really sick.

Ogden Nature Center with the Cub Scouts

We went on some fun field trips with cub scouts this summer.  The our kids and the Sargent boys especially loved the red tail hawk.  They made their Utes signs because it reminded them of swoop.  Ashlyn didn't get the whole swoop thing so she made her sign in front of the bald eagle.

Summer Fun at Grandpa and Grandma Hatch's

Cruise and Rome

The first 2 weeks in June, Chad and I went on vacation to Rome and the Mediterranean. We went with Chad's family for his parents 40th anniversary. We had a really good time. We spent 4 days in Rome visiting a lot of the famous spots--the Colosseum and Forum, Vatican, Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps, and a beautiful black sand beach in Ostia. We enjoyed seeing all the sights of Rome but were grateful for some rest by the time we started our cruise. Although we were in port 6 of our 7 days and did a lot of sightseeing it somehow seemed more relaxing than in Rome. Maybe it was the thousands of calories in delicious food and desserts that made the difference. We were able to see the sights of Genoa, Italy; Provence France, Barcelona, Spain, Palma De Mallorca, Spain, and Cagliari, Italy. It was nice to get away for awhile but we were also happy to come back. The kids had fun spending time with Aunt Sarah, Uncle Alan and family and Grandpa and Grandma Hatch. We enjoyed seeing new things, spending time together and with extended family and being waited upon night and day.

WARNING:  The posts that follow this are boring vacation photos and ramblings.  My memory of the trip is already a blurr.  I had to look up the names of some of the cities we visited.  If I don't post it I will never remember it.  I will never ask if you read about my vacation. 

Cagliari, Italy

Since we had seen our fill of Churchs and old sites, we headed to the beach again.  This beach reminded me of San Diego but had the feel of Mexico with the constant interruption from peddlers.  We ended up buying a paddle ball game from one vender because it was easier to buy it than make him go away.  The beach was crowded so we were glad that we were back in Italy where they believe in bikini tops. Once again they actually had waves. I don't know if this is why it was so crowded.  It looked like senior sluff day at the beach.  I didn't mind the crowds because it was fun to people watch. It is really true that Italians are lovers.  It seems like wherever we were in Italy there was always someone around kissing.  I kept wondering if these teenagers would act the same around their parents.  Teenagers there are pretty much the same as teenagers here. It made me laugh.  I had given up on my camera at this point so I have no pictures of Cagliari.