The Pool Is Finally Done!

They came one day and prepared the deck for the cement.

We had them pour such a large deck that they had to do it in two days.

The last step was to put a type of pool concrete in the bottom and sides of the pool to make it smooth before putting the liner in.

The liner comes in one big piece.  It was fun to finally see the one we picked.  It was a hard decision as to which one we should use.  They give you a brochure with about twenty choices and it was so hard to pick from just a little picture.  But when they finally got it in and it started to fill with water we love it!

 

It took about two days to fill with water.

The kids waiting patiently for Dad to get home so they could jump in.  It was pretty cold the first day of swimming.  It was only 64 degrees.  They jumped in but didn't stay under too long!  By the next day it had warmed up to 75 degrees.

We are so excited to spend a lot of summer days just sitting and enjoying the pool!

8 Wisdom Teeth Come Out

Brianna & Heidi both got their wisdom teeth out on the same day.  It was probably a good thing since they could help each other with the recovery.  They did pretty good but were pretty goofy on the drive home.

Brianna isn't flipping me off she is just holding her ice bag as we go thru the drive-thru at Chick-Fil-A
for a milkshake so they could take their pain medication.

Heidi was the one that was pretty much out of it when we put her in the car.  She kept saying she looked like a walrus!  I was laughing so hard I almost crashed the car.  They tied a string to each of the gauze and had it hanging out of their mouths so we could pull the gauze out easier.

They made sure each other was using their ice packs each hour!  

Little Red Riding Hood Ride

Today I got to ride with my girlfriends in the little red riding hood ride.  It is an all women ride here in Cache Valley.  You have different options on how far you want to ride. It was an amazing day with lots of fun!  There were 7 of us that rode together all day and we had a great time.  We just pedaled all day and did lots of talking and laughing.  We all were able to complete the full 100 miles!!!!  Jon and the kids came out and took some pictures of us and cheered us on.  It was a big help to see them at mile 60 when it was getting a little harder to keep going with tired legs and wind that wouldn't stop blowing!

It was an amazing sunrise to start our early morning bike ride

Catherine King, Anita Oldham,  Me, Michelle Gibson, Shelly Higginbotham, Candace Gray and Jaynee Day

My riding buddy all day!  We stuck together and kept pedaling for 100 miles!!!

100 MILES

The finish line with all the girls that rode together for 100 miles!  It was a great day with great friends!

Pool Progress

Today was the day to prep the pool deck.  We are getting so excited!  The yard is looking a little better and it is looking more like a pool now. 

Memeorial Day

 We spent Memorial Day in Island Park at the cabin.  It was a fun relaxing weekend with rain on and off each day.   We had a few minutes each day where the rain would stop long enough for the kids to go outside and fish for a little bit.  Jon was able to catch a pretty good size fish.  He brought it home and let the kids watch him clean it and cook it for breakfast the next morning.

We stopped in Idaho Falls on our way home and went  to the cemetary. 

End of School Year Activities

Mallory was able to attend the breakfast of champions before school today.  It is for all students who had a 4.0 for 2 or more of the trimesters.  We are sure proud of her and the hard work and dedication she puts forth in school.  She got a 4.0 this year.  She is now graduating from Cedar Ridge Middle school and moving to North Cache for 8th Grade next year.  

Jack had a 1st grade program that they sang all the songs they had learned all year.  It has been a great year for Jack.  He has learned a lot and has loved his teacher.  She is part of our family after teaching 3 of our kids.  We love her!  I was able to work in Jack's class each Thursday morning and help with reading.  It was so fun to get to know each of the kids and watch them progress thru the year.

Mrs. Mangum our favorite 1st grade teacher!

Caleb's 4th grade Utah program.  He sang songs and he also had a speaking part that he had to dress up as a skier.

Drive-in movie day.  Jack had to make a cardboard box car to sit in to watch a movie at school.  (I don't think he helped with the car! Jon did a great job late the night before he needed it.)

We had our final piano recital in May.  Caleb and Mallory both did a great job on their songs! (I heard they did well from Heidi.  We were out of town for the recital)

Progress of Pool

The next step in the type of pool we are having is to build the walls.  They build them out of cement blocks.  It didn't take them long this day to get the walls all up. They put a piece of rebar in each of the blocks  Then they bring a cement truck in and pour cement down the top of the blocks.  That has to sit for about a week and then they come back.

Happy 10th Birthday Caleb

Caleb turned 10 years old today!  He is getting to be too big!  I think that in a few more months he is going to be taller than his mother.   He was so excited for his birthday and could hardly wait to open his presents after school.

One of his presents he had to go on a scavenger hunt.   Mallory did a great job sending him all over the backyard for his gift.

He finally found his ripstick that was hid in the backyard!

For dinner he chose to go to Kabuki.  It is a hibachi restaurant in town that the kids love.  We only take the whole family on special occasions!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALEB!  WE LOVE YOU!

!st Day of Building a Pool

Today was the day they came to dig our hole for our pool.  We had mixed emotions about it.  Very excited to have it but very sad to see our grass & backyard torn up.  They sure know how to make a mess and dig everything up fast!!!  Then they leave you with a big mess to try and fix!

They dug the hole and then left.  Jon then had to go and figure out how to connect all the sprinkler lines that they had cut.  At this point we are wondering if we have made a mixtake!  I think that it will be worth it and fun when the construction part is over.  I spent the whole day just sitting on the deck watching them dig the hole.