The Kids' Pioneer Tour

Recently the kids went up to the Church History Museum for a Primary activity. I got to help drive (which wasn't the best idea since I got trapped in underground parking not realizing I was going in circles!).

The kids had a lot of fun on a tour and they even got to dress up and do a play about the pioneers coming to Utah.

Here are some pictures from their event:

Micah lighting the fire:

Jewelia helping to push the wagon with her friend Malea:

Caleb trailing in the back:

And here's our group picture after the tour with everyone in front of the temple:

We had a good time and it was really fun. For those of you who haven't been, take your kids to the museum up there! It is free and maybe you aren't doing a tour, but they have a great kids area where they can do all kinds of role play, dress up, crafts, and more!

Our Holiday Weekend, The Verdict, and How I Might Be Liable for Setting Someone's Children On Fire

We celebrated the 24th of July weekend by having a fun little BBQ in the backyard, playing, riding bikes, and then doing a few few fireworks. The kids wanted to do some sparklers, but they were all sold out at the store, so I got these little "fountain shower rocket" things that I assumed were fancier sparklers.

On Friday, I even directed this customer, dad of 2 very small children, to these so called "fancy sparklers" and told him that they are probably just like those morning glory sparklers or something that shoot out a little bit, and that I was getting them for my kids.

At first I felt a little bad because when Troy read the package it said to "put them in the ground". Well, why would you put sparklers in the ground?

So Troy decided to hold one to test it out before giving them to the kids to hold. Here is a funny picture of his experience:

Oh! That wasn't so good! At first it was nice and shiny fun, until a few seconds later when it started shooting crackling sparks everywhere and Troy almost set on fire!!!

So anyway, needless to say, we did not let our kids hold them like sparklers. We put them in the ground like it said, but I feel really bad that I might have this customer who bought these same things who is setting his children on fire as I type this. That would be really really bad. I didn't know. They looked like fancy sparklers. What do I know?

Anyway, before the firework experience, Saturday was mostly fun and guilt free, unless you count all that food I scarfed down!
We ate and the kids played in the backyard. Here are some cute pictures:

The kids can balance each other out on the teetor totter with 2 on each side! See how cute they are?



Oh, and the decision continues with the bangs/no bangs dilemma. But I think the verdict is in that Jewelia will probably KEEP her bangs for a while, although I think we will try to thin them out a bit. Her hair is cute with the little curly cues, but it's been such a bigger struggle to keep neat or pinned back, and Troy really liked her bangs. So, maybe we'll just do some days with and some days without?

Oh, and Macey will keep some little bangs for a while for now. I liked the picture below. It was taken in front of a mirror, so the flash reflected above her head, but it kind of makes her look "angelic" I think.

It's also interesting to see how much alike Jewelia and Macey look in these 2 pictures. And I've always thought Macey looked so much different. Maybe not.

Bangs or No Bangs?

So, Jewelia has this crazy curly hair and since forever I have usually left the back to do it's own curl thing, but then flat iron her bangs. It's a real pain actually because they go all crazy a couple hours later when she gets hot or sweaty. I can't just leave them to dry because then they go all weird.

I've played the bangs no bangs game with her sister, but Macey seems to not have as much curl as Jewelia, so either way works for her, although I think I've opted for the no bangs, or bangs to the side thing.


But anyway, I think it would be nice to be able to just brush Jewelia's hair and be done without having to wait for flat irons and what not. (Gee, don't we all!) Especially in the summer when it's already so hot, it's easiest not to have to add any more heat!

I guess that's why I've given up the straightening the hair thing for the summer and resorted back to my let it dry curly thing.



Anyway, back to Jewelia. Today in my laziness I thought, gee, I don't want to flat iron her bangs anymore. Why don't we just get rid of them. So today we tried a no bangs thing:

What do you think?
Should we grow them out or keep them?