It's summertime.

It's summer. hahaha. Miaya loves her little sunglasses. She loves them so much she wore them in the bath this morning.

The picture on top is Miaya in her little summer pajamas. These shorts are short! But adorable on her, and perfectly suitable for pajamas. I think it's really that she has these super long legs too, though.

I was hoping to take her swimming, but all the swimming pools around here do lessons in the morning and "open plunge", which means people who aren't taking lessons, in the afternoon, when I have no time for swimming. We will eventually, so be looking for those pics. :)

the free tent trailer

All I can say is don't look a gift horse in the mouth. haha. It's looking much better than it did. It has a lot of damage, but we are thinking of fixing it up. If we can't fix it, we will turn it into a hauling trailer.

The rose is in my yard. cool, ey?

gardening

We planted our garden and miaya loves to help. she likes to throw the plants into the holes we dig. It's so much fun.

The bottom two pictures are from a graduation party we went to. There were tons of kids there, and she kept to herself for the most part. She doesn't care about playing with others. I feel bad about it. She had her one friend there, Wyatt, whom she loves to play with, so she'd hang out with him every once in a while. hahaha. good times.

What Miaya does when she is supposed to be napping.

Yup. At least she has her blanket, right? This picture was taken with Dustin's phone so it's not very good, but you get the idea.

Thoughts

So I have read a little bit of Stephenie Meyer's new book, Breaking Dawn. I am more excited than I should be. But I am. Soooooooo very excited. If you want to read it, here it is. I suggest you read the other three books first. Sooo good though.





Next, I am reading a new book called The Book Theif by Markus Zusak. I've never read anything by him, and it's interesing, because his style is unlike anything I've ever read. Trying a new author out is like trying a new flavor. Each is different and has things one likes and doesn't like. I'm liking this new book so far. It's good.







And since I can't find my camera to put a picture of Miaya up, here is another delicious picture of Antelope Island. By the way, I put my feet in that water. It hurt. Well, the salt stung my skin. I think it was because I had shaved my legs that morning, and it was a very unpleasant sensation. That's all.

Enjoy.

Big girl bed

On Sunday night, Miaya slept in her big girl bed for the first time. It was sheer insanity. I think she hopped out of it at least one thousand times. And we plopped her back into it each one of those times. She falls asleep on the floor by her bed, and then we put her into it. The same goes for naps. She laughs and laughs and laughs. Even when she is exhausted, and in desprate need of sleep, she continues jumping in and out of bed. Why? I think somewhere deep in her bones and guts she has a need to defy any and all rules. You know, like a bedtime, or sleeping in a bed. She wants to sleep, but the need to be rebelious wins. hahahahaha. It's wild and fun.

Butterfield Canyon and Antelope Island

Butterfield Canyon is a bit precarious. On one side of the road is mountain. On the other is air. And cliff and trees and rocks that are hundreds of feet below. Well, maybe not, but still, there really is a whole bunch of air. We finally closed on our refinance on Friday evening. We went for a drive up Butterfield Canyon to kill some time before-hand. It was chilly.

These are my pictures from Antelope Island. We went there on Saturday for a youth activity. This is the closest thing to sandy beaches we get, so I'll take it. It wasn't too hot, and I got sunburned. It was fun. Except Dustin and Miaya were not there. It was alright, though.