Rub a dub dub

Last night Anthony and I went to Les Miserables at Tuacahn, which I recommend to everyone wanting to see a show. It was a fantastic production. And thanks to a couple in our ward who watched our children until almost midnight. Well, it is after a late night like that that a warm shower to wake you up in the morning would be delightful. Think again...I can't remember the last time I had a peaceful shower experience. My children, as I'm sure with all of yours, like to be where I am at all times. So unless they are out of the house or asleep, it is a fight to get some personal time. So this morning I put a movie on for Tyson and Tanner, hoping that would occupy them long enough. Nope. The second Tyson hears the water running, he tears off his clothes and gets a running start to leap into the tub before I have time to stop him. He thinks he is sneaky that way. Then, of course, Tanner follows him to the edge of the tub and pulls back the shower curtain letting the water splash out and the cold air in. So inevitably it turns out that all three of us are crowding into the tub/shower, even though Tyson is probably reaching (or has surpassed) the age of being too old to shower with mom. But it doesn't just stop at that. The remainder of the shower consists of me tiptoeing around the boys and all their bath toys, bending myself in odd positions to try and shave my legs, Tyson pushing me out of the way so he can get to the water, me trying to block the water so it doesn't hit Tanner in the face, shampoo bottles getting dropped on everyone's feet, and me yelling at Tyson the whole time to stop licking the bottom of the tub, drinking the water, and squirting Tanner with a water bottle. Ultimately, it ended in a cry fest, the water ran cold, and I now have spots on my legs that didn't get shaved. To top it all off, the second I get the boys out of the shower, they scamper off immediately to watch the movie I had started for them in the first place. Go figure. Here are the pictures I promised from the last post.

This is one of the many frogs that came out at night at our beach house. They were huge!

Anthony and I at the temple in Oahu. (I don't think we even got a picture of us at the beach or of the ocean. Oh well, I guess we will have to go back)

The pineapple plantation with a rainbow tree.

Spending the night at the hotel when our AC broke

Tyson at swimming lessons. He is the best in his class.

Long time no blog

The time sure does fly when you are having fun. Since the end of May we have been running from one place to the next. However, I have failed to take many pictures of our busy lives. Anyway, we went to Beaver for my brother Brad's high school graduation, then decided to skip Scandinavian days this year because it involved too much traveling. Things seem a lot farther away now that we moved 45 minutes south. Plus, I felt like my kids were living in the car sometimes. We then went to Hawaii with my side of the family. This was the first time I have left both of my kids, and it was really hard! From now on, they will most likely accompany us on any vacations that we take. Hawaii was amazing and fun, but it is always good to get back home. I was home a week and then went back to Beaver for a week to let my boys play with their cousins that were visiting from Denver. When I got back on Friday, our AC wasn't working and I couldn't sleep all night because it was hot!! The next day we spent at the water park on main street, and then checked into Anthony's hotel for some AC and rest for the night. The owner let us have a two room suite ( I know, we have such a hard life!). Tyson thought it was pretty fun. Tanner, however, slipped and fell in the huge tub and cut his eyelid open. It is a little bruised and sore, but nothing major. So, two nights in the hotel and now we are back home, the AC is fixed and I have to get my house back in order. Tyson started swimming lessons today. He freaked out a little bit because this other kid was screaming his head off, but he did pretty good for his first day. His lessons go for two weeks, and then I go back to Beaver, well, Manti for a family reunion over the 4th of July. My pictures won't load so I will try to post the pics later.