August Adventures

August was full of lots of fun. Kyle took his vacation and we had some fun close to home. It was nice to have him home and available for family fun. He spent quite a few of his days off on his motorcycle enjoying the time he had to ride. Here are some highlights:

Day One:
Liberty Park, Paddle boats and some lunch.



Day Two:
We used our day passes for Cowabunga Bay for an afternoon of fun. It was a little chilly but we still had fun. Libbi went up to one of the tallest slides with Kyle. (I don’t do tunnel slides, it has something to do with the closterphobia factor). It’s a very small water park, but fun. I think Libbi would have had more fun if we had taken somebody her age to play with. There was a small wind blowing that day and the slides are all on a large structure, so with the wind blowing, it was a little chilly to stand in the lines. But, we had fun and enjoyed ourselves.

Day Four:
We had some lunch at Red Robin and wandered through the mall. We stopped to feed the ducks that afternoon at the local cannel. Libbi had fun throwing bread over the fence to the ducks, goats, sheep and geese.

Day Five:
We had a fairly boring day. Nothing much happened.

Day six: Kyle’s Birthday!
Kyle and I took the opportunity to go riding up at Bountiful. Libbi spent the afternoon with Grandma. Happy Birthday to Kyle! You are an amazing and loving dad. I love you more today than I did 8 years ago.

We also had the opportunity to take Libbi to Lagoon for the first time. We enjoyed a day with some of Kyle’s co-workers and their families. Thanks again for a day of fun. We took Libbi on the log flume and Colossus very first and she loved them. We also ran into Miss Jen and Miss Julie from Libbi’s daycare and so Libbi and I spent some time in kiddie land riding rides with Zane and Alicia.

As August came to an end, Marriott and I ended our contract of employment. It was unexpected and not planned. I’m sad about it. I’m upset, I’m worried and concerned, but I have to stay positive. Otherwise the day gets the best of me and I’ll become unproductive, unmotivated and unable to function. I know there are reasons I was allowed to be employed there. I made some amazing friends that I hope to stay in touch with and I want them to know how much they mean to me and how grateful I am to each of them for their friendship. They made work a little bit of home and a little easier to tolerate. I know there is a reason I worked there and that reason changed almost daily. It’s time for a new adventure I guess. But it’s hard and job hunting is not how I would like to ideally spend my day.

Libbi also started first grade this year. She is in Mrs. Kwak’s class and enjoying first grade for the most part. It’s been an interesting couple of weeks as we learned a new normal. She is such a smart girl. We have already had our first parent teacher conference and learned that she is doing exceptionally well and that her Dibble scores are high. I’m so proud of her and all that she is learning and how smart she is.

We also had the opportunity to celebrate birthdays for both my dad and Kyle’s great-Grandma Ila. I love family birthday dinners at my grandparent’s house. It seems like such a piece of home and I love those memories. I’m so grateful that Libbi will have memories like that.
Great –Grandma Ila turned 97 this year. She is such a cute grandma and we have some great pictures from her birthday party.

We ended our summer on Labor day. Libbi enjoyed a day with my family at Boondocks in Kaysville. I’m so glad that she has such a great relationship with my family. Kyle and I went out to five mile pass for a day of riding.

One morning, when I took Libbi to school, she wanted to say Hello to her cousin Bailey (who recently moved to Maine), so we stopped in to say hi!

Yay for August and the fun we’ve had.