On August 1st, my luck with getting my hair colored at the DATC finally ran out :( I went back on the 2nd to get the crazy big patches of white blonde, too dark roots, and orangy intersection fixed by another student who had the reputation for being amazing with color.
August 5th I wa working all day (like 10 hours), so my kids went with my parents for their stake Lagoon day. Lots of cousins were there, and Tony even met up with them after work.
We went to the farmers' market on the 8th.
August 13th my mom held a special tea party to show us some family history photos and heirlooms, and tell us about our grandparents and great-grandparents. We got to wear some fab hats!
Christian even got to stick around (he was actually sad that he wasn't originally invited) instead of going to McDonalds with grandpa and some cousins because Noah didn't come and Brandt was very late due to Joy's car battery needing a jump.
This was Grandma Quinn's doll from when she was little. She played with it for many years and the china head, arms and feet were never damaged.
When I moved to my own room downstairs when I was twelve, Sarah had this doll on a shelf above her bed as a decoration. Not for long, though, because Sarah was sure that it would sometimes move or make noises!
Grandma & Grandpa Quinn
Leah (Grandpa Quinn's mother)
What a special event!
We loved the petting zoo, as always.
We think this is the camel we petted as a tiny baby two years ago!
We also loved the prize winning rabbits and chickens.
We ate snow cones while watching dogs compete at the long jump by diving into a swimming pool.
Christian, after being reminded by me of his regret last year after wimping out, and after being goaded by the young man behind the table, finally held both a scorpion and a Madagascar hissing cockroach!
The kids both won prizes at this table after successfully leveling the scale with three pieces of candy. Only one of the six kids preceding them could do it!
shopping, a big dinner at Ruby Tuesdays,
and more swimming. The girls worked on their diving, and Christian worked on his cannonball.
Grandpa got to snuggle baby Evie.
We celebrated Tammy's birthday with her. I thought it was funny how the cake looks positively ablaze in this picture! I gave her the gift of addiction to Downton Abbey :)
August 21st found us at R.C. Willey's to get a new twin mattress. We figured we needed a nicer one for the Chinese college intern who is supposed to be coming to live with us for three months. The kids preferred this expensive adjustable bed and enjoyed using the remote control to fold it up like a taco.
We finished setting up Buddy's room as the guest room on the 24th.
August 26th was the first day of school! Sixth grade for Faith,
and first grade for Christian.
Faith even did fancy notebook-inspired nail decor.
That afternoon we did some shopping at Farmington Station Park and Faith found these groovy glasses at the candy store.
I was going through some school work from last year and found this cute picture by Buddy.
On the 14th I took a few hours off work and I took the kids to the Davis County Fair. They got free stenciled tattoos.
On August 15th we went back up to the condo. It was Tony & my 21st anniversary, but Ton had to work the next day, so he stayed home with Skittles. I called him that evening and he was having a candlelight anniversary dinner of Mo' Bettah Steaks, BY HIMSELF! Heehee :)
Of course there was excessive swimming,
Tony came up Friday night and got to do some shopping at the outlet with me. We even got some delicious relishes from Harry & Davids.
At home with our Skittle-poo and Dusty on the 18th, Faith had some crazy hair going on!
On the 22nd, we found that our teeny-tiny tadpoles (which I had ordered off eBay) had been delivered and were sitting out on our porch all day. Updates to come!
The kids started the new soccer season on the 31st.
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