Summertime

We started the summer with Hailey having surgery on her ingrown toenails...AGAIN. Poor girl. The doctor told her they only grow back less than 5% of the time. :( She had them done 3 weeks before girls camp and 4 weeks before Trek so we were keeping our fingers crossed they healed fast.

 Brian started the summer with a 1/2 marathon that he barely trained for because he got sick a few weeks before and he did great...finishing in less than 2 hours but I can't remember the exact time. (I think an hour and 53 minutes or so.) Always so proud of him as I watch him cross the finish line!!!

 Nick started the summer with a severe eye issue...we went to 4 doctors 5 different times and they went back and forth between thinking it was a bacterial infection or allergies. After trying 3 different antibiotic drops/pills they decided it was not a bacterial infection since the medicine didn't do an ounce of good. So they went the allergy route and after 2 different kinds of drops that didn't work, we took him to the NAET doctor (voodoo doctor) and started treating the specific allergies. His eyes FINALLY cleared up after about 2 weeks of the NAET treatments.

 Hailey decided she wanted to re-do her room...again...so off we went to Ikea in search of a new dresser. She had fun playing on the cart until the worker told her to stop. :) She bought herself a new dresser there that's big and awesome and ordered new bedding off the internet. Her room is now zebra-free...kinda sad to see all that go, but I love what she got and it looks great. (Too bad I don't have a picture to post of it.)

 Nick got a fun surprise one night when Brian and I brought home the new "teenager car" that he, as the first teenager, will get to drive. He's really looking forward to when Hailey turns 16 and he has to share it with her...hahaha.

 I started my summer by going to many, many girls camp meetings for my Stake Camp Committee assignment. One of the things I was in charge of were the t-shirts for all the girls and leaders. Starting around 11:00 pm one night, Hailey and I sorted out all the shirts by ward. I think Hailey lasted for the first hour and I was on my own after that.

 ...and this is what Rocko has been doing this summer.

 Hailey didn't make it to many swim meets this summer because of girls camp, Trek, family vacation, and a trip to St George with a friend. But in her first meet she won two of the three heats she participated in...in freestyle and breast stroke.

 When we went to the Trek kick off meeting they girls were told they could not bring any make up on Trek. So part of Hailey's important Trek prep (which turned out to be camp prep too) was to have her cousin Chelsea put on fake eyelashes. Hailey doesn't wear much make up but she does wear mascara and with these beautiful lashes, who needs mascara. :)

 One of Nick's summer projects was to make a new feeder for the chickens. His invention turned out to be pretty genius but he did end up having to make it bigger since the chickens were going through the small bowl of food pretty quickly.

 One of the highlights of Hailey's summer was Trek...although she wasn't as excited about the pioneer clothing as she was about the actual experience.

 Nick was really not excited about Trek, but despite what he says, I think he's glad he went. We went to the Trek fireside last night and the video that Russ Lasson put together of all the kids on Trek was amazing!!!

 A couple weeks ago I found myself in the back seat of Nick's car while both my kids were in the front...with Nick driving. This stage of life is very strange for me but I appreciate that Nick is trying to be a very conscientious driver...and I do freak out less from the back seat. :)