Keeping Up With the Joneses

Hannah let the kids have a water fight yesterday while I was at work finishing some things for the summer. She sent me this video of McKay's adorable giggle.

As soon as school let out we took advantage of the long weekend (Memorial Day) and quickly drove to Canada for a few days in Waterton. The rainbow over Vimy welcomed us after a winter away from HOME. Despite the COLD weather, the kids had a fun time. It is amazing how much fun they have on that one tree.  We "helped" Grandpa Goates put the boat in and went for a few chilly boat rides. McKay kept saying "gampa's boat scary and go bump-bump-bump!" It was so cold I eventually bought a touque at a gift store so I could stand being outside.  On the way up to Canada we stopped at the Army Surplus Store and bought Max a fishing rod. Marshall spent a lot of time helping him cast until he got the hang of it. At the Army Supply Store Mason also bought a granade. It wasn't until we got back to the car that we realized it might cause some problems at the boarder. Fortunately when we explained the situation to the boarder officer she just rolled he...

We took a running start at summer and so far its been great. Here are some highlights. Mason went to Camp Big Springs. It is a camp that Provo School District has been doing for over 40 years, and the kids have a great time. They go up the canyon, sleep in army tents, hike, and learn about nature. I was so worried about not having contact with Mason for 5 days but he had a great time. I felt like he  left a kid and returned (almost) a teenager.  I wasn't the only one who missed Mason. When he came home his brothers all ran to him for a big hug. He sure has some great admirers in this house. When I picked Mason up from camp I took him out for lunch to talk about his week. He chose Red Lobster and the kid was STARVING! He said that 5 days straight of cafeteria food almost did him in and that everything tasted like plastic. After he ate his crab legs, salad, 3 biscuits, and mashed potatoes he was STILL hungry and ordered dessert! Grandma and Grandpa Goates got the...