Oh what do you do in the summer time?...

I figure I can start catching up my posts again.  I have so much to write about our trip to Europe, but I want to start with a little of what we did with the kids before we left. Derek was basically gone all day every day, but when he had that rare moment come up where we got to see him we definitely took advantage of it. Some friends caught lizards and the kids loved it! We bought a container for them and put in some dirt and sticks and made it nice for them. We tried feeding them crickets, but they must have been too big, so we did mil worms instead and Kael and Eden loved watching them eat those. Derek would help the kids hold them and the kids absolutely loved holding and petting the lizards. Eden thought poking it was petting it. We let them go right before we left, and I think we will need to go find some more for the kids again.

The kids have been loving riding bikes outside. These pictures were on Derek's phone when we left and I had to keep looking at them to see how cute these kids are while we were gone. You can definitely see their personalities in the photos. Stubborn Eden and super happy Kael. :)

 The night before Derek's big test he wanted to give his brain a break and just relax. So we took the kids to the dollar theatre and saw "The Lorax" in 3D. I was surprised how well the kids held up. I thought for sure we would leave early, but they made it through the movie. It helped that the theatre was almost empty and I could walk around with Eden towards the end of the movie. There was a short kind of scary part that Kael must not have liked because after that part he didn't want to wear the glasses anymore, but didn't want to stop watching the show. It was really funny. I think we will have to do this again. Maybe for Brave, Madagascar 3, or Ice Age 4... Hmmm.

 We love City Creek and playing on the dinosaurs there. This was after Derek took Step 1. We went out to eat to celebrate and let the kids have a little fun too before we headed out for our trip. We love doing fun things and can't wait to do more this summer!