Jul 17 - 23

Monday, July 17 - Simon had a very eventful day on Monday! He went over to the church at 6:30 am to help the scouts get ready to leave for scout camp. He went to help lift a cooler and threw his back out! At 7:30 am, I heard a bunch of men's voices in my house followed by Katie Davis in my bedroom explaining that he probably needed to be seen because he almost passed out from the pain. Of course, my darling husband refused to go to the ER and spent the rest of the day in pain. He had plans with my mom and the boys to ride the train (FrontRunner) to Ogden, do a little exploring, and ride home. I'm glad he was able to go and make those memories but he was in a lot of pain doing that. Then, after taking a few pain killers, he met his dad, brothers, Henry, and Alexis at the Real stadium to see their team, Manchester United, play REAL Salt Lake. He has been looking forward to this game for months so again, I'm glad he was able to make it. :)

I suppose I should explain that Simon took the whole week off to go to scout camp but when the big soccer game came up, he decided to hold off on going to camp until Wednesday.

Tuesday, July 18 - After a hard night's sleep and no relief from the pain, he finally went in! They did x-rays of his back just to make sure that his spine was okay. Everything checked out so they are pretty sure it is just muscular. They prescribed him muscle relaxers and pain killers and sent him home. Poor guy! :(

Wednesday, July 19 - I can't believe this is our last summer movie together this year! Nick and Simon stayed home from the movie to pack for camp. These three cute kiddos and I got luxury recliners again! I think someone actually sat in ours but we found three together so we just sat in those. We love going to the movies! We will miss it over the winter.

Thursday, July 20 - Even though Nick is not yet 12, Simon took him on his deacons scout camp. Nick had a blast and Simon had fun having him there. This time is so great for both of them! Plus, I think Nick will really be ready for scout camps without Simon now that he has been and kind of knows what is going on. Who knows, maybe Simon will be his Deacons Leader/Scout Master next year!

Friday, July 21 - How cute are my boys? And how jealous am I that they are at Bear Lake?? :) I have spent this time with them gone going through drawers, closets, and spaces where I can get rid of things. I wanted to organize Ricki's bins so after thinking of the best way to label them, I came up with this. I hope it helps keep her room organized. Luckily, even though Nick is at camp, Kendra is so responsible I was able to go to dinner and get ice cream with Amie. We needed some BFF time together!

Saturday, July 22 - Simon and I had an idea to throw a street party. The kids took fliers around and I posted signs. We provided hot dogs, buns, and fixins. We asked even number houses to bring a salad and odd number houses to bring dessert. I was nervous at first that no one was going to come but as the night progressed, more and more people came. It was a blast!

Sunday, July 23 - I had a horrible awful migraine on Sunday and I was in bed pretty much all day long! I didn't take a picture but this pretty much sums up how I felt!