Summer so far...

We have had a lot of fun already this year.  We have gone fishing three times, actually did some catching the first two times.  The last time, I think we were just at the wrong time of day for the fish to be active.  We gave up fishing and went for a drive on the mountain instead.  Jeff drove us up past Hacking Lake, as far as we could go without blazing a trail through the snow, and we got out and walked up farther so we could see over the edge.  Brenan thought that was pretty cool.  On our way back down the road, we stopped and let the boys, including my biggest one, throw rocks into a big pond that was going across the "road" we wanted to drive up.  Brenan said we should do that everyday, and I think Connor would agree with him.  They had fun.  I do have pictures of it, but they are on my phone and I have not sent them to the online album and then went and retrieved them yet, so they will come later.  We stopped again when we crossed Trout Creek and let them throw rocks again, because we told them they could stop at the lake, but it was really muddy and rutted out so we didn't drive over to it.  Fathers Day wasn't great (sorry honey) and he still hasn't gotten his present because it has not gotten here yet.  Then, one of Jeffs people found a buyer for the pump we took off his semi, so we needed to get it to Salt Lake so we could make a little money and get rid of the silly thing.  We drove out on Wednesday, got to eat Red Lobster which I had been craving, then went to find a hotel.  The one we wanted had a waterslide in it and I had shown Brenan pictures of it because we had planned on going a day later and I was making a reservation on line...  long story...  anyway, we got there and they were full because of all the Chevron guys there for the oil spill.  We drove on North a little ways so Jeff would not have as far to drive from the hotel to the shop to drop off the pump.  We found one that we had stayed in before and got a room.  As soon as we hit the room, everyone was stripping because we wanted to go swimming...  it was a little funny.  We went swimming and my two little daredevils had a blast jumping off the edge into the water.  Connor got tired of waiting for Brenan and pushed him in once, but that was about the biggest arguement between the two of them all night.  Connor is very independent and kept trying to push away from whomever was holding him, he has even learned to hold on to the edge of the pool and walk himself around with his hands by himself already...   The kid just has no fear!  After about an hour and a half of swimming and jumping, we went up to the room and got ready for bed.  Brenan had to lay by his dad, so I was in the other bed with Connor.  He fell asleep pretty easy.  HAHA  Then, I moved Brenan over by him so I could lay by my honey, he was alseep and on top of the covers so it wasn't exactly comfy for a little bit, but it got better.  After a night of not a lot of sleep, Jeff went and took the pump to the shop and got it out of the car.  Then he came back, we had breakfast and headed out.  We took the boys to the Hogle Zoo.  They had fun, Jeff and I were tired, thirsty, and hot...  we decided it was a little too much like exercise for us. hahaha.  We got to go on the carousel three times and the train once.  I got blisters on my toes from wearing not great shoes for walking.  It was a fun time had by all...   then we went and got lunch at Sizzler and had to wake Connor up to get him to eat... poor kid was totally tuckered out and did NOT want to be awake.  Then we headed home.  The next morning, Jeff had to head out to North Dakota again.  He left and an hour later I was at the doctors office with two sick boys.  Brenan has pneumonia (pops and bubbles in his lungs and blisters on his eardrums) Connor has infection in both ears, but his lungs were clear.  If there is one part of being a mom that I hate, it is when my kids are sick.  I HATE IT!  I know they are miserable and there isn't really anything I can do to help them and they don't understand why they don't feel well...  It is just NOT fun... for anyone.  Got them started on their medications, Brenan hates the eardrops, and Connor thinks he has to have them too, and he actually lays still and does a lot better at it than Brenan does.  They are both really good at taking medicine so at least that is not a fight.  Today, they are acting like they are starting to feel better, both still a little cranky and fussy, but I am trying to be understanding about it.....