Lexi and her Sunshine Progression

Lexi's Sunshine Generation class had a float in the children's parade for Pioneer Day. She has been excited about this for the last 2 months since she has known about it. She has definitely come a long way since she started and is no longer so shy when performing. I don't have a picture of it because I forgot the camera but they just did another performance yesterday at the Salt Lake County Fair. Adam was at a soccer tournament all day and Lexi and I left long enough to get her to her performance. After dropping her off at the stage and taking my seat to watch the kids came out for their songs. During one of the songs I see Lexi come forward to the microphone and she belts out a whole verse to the song that is a solo part. She smiled and sang loud and you could understand her perfectly. I was completely caught off guard and was so proud of her. Apparently, the boy who had the solo didn't show up and the teacher chose Lexi to do it. She usually does the actions and sings softly when they perform even though she runs around the house all day with Bailee singing them loud. This was a huge milestone for Lexi and her public shyness!

Marker Monsters

My brother Chris and his family came out from California for a visit and we were able to spend some time with them. In the past, Bailee has confiscated markers and likes to draw on her arms but this time she was able to find a canvas to draw on - her cousin Lylee.

Temple Quarry Hike

The kids also had a Primary activity last month where we went to the Temple Quarry and did an activity where they had to find and mark off thing that they saw and the short little hike. They had a great time and were very engrossed in finding the things to mark off. Afterwards they all got some ice cream bars for all of their hard work.

Mercer Reunion 2008

I have been so busy lately that I haven't had a chance to post anything from the last month so let's try and get caught up. Last month over the 4th of July we had our Mercer Family Reunion. It was great to get together with so many relatives and we had a great time over the weekend visiting and spending time with all of our extended family.

We took Adam and Lexi and did the Timpanogos Cave hike. They did a great job hiking and it felt so good inside the cave after that hike up. :)


The next day my sister, Cassie, came with us and we took all three of the kids rafting down the Provo River. It was very mild but at least had a few exciting areas for the kids. Adam, Lexi and Bailee kept wanting to hang on to the side of the boat and float along in the water. I would definitely recommend this trip for anyone with younger kids. They had a blast and it is a great family activity.


The kids also had a great time with each other and all of their cousins. It was a great weekend!

Sweet & Sassy

Lexi was invited to a birthday party at Sweet & Sassy. It is this total girly girl place that does updo's, makeup, dress-up and a whole lot of pampering. The girls get to walk the runway to music and dance. Lexi is so very shy when she is in groups and I was amazed that I actually got her to look at me and smile.

S'mores

Shelly wanted to get me a firepit last year for father's day but I think she really wanted it more. However, at the time, I couldn't find one that I really liked so I said we would just keep looking. Time passed but I always was on the lookout for one that I liked. About a month ago Shelly again told me that she was going to get me a firepit for father's day and told me about one that she saw. I, of course, didn't like it that much but she said if I didn't find one that I liked that she was going to go ahead and get it. I spent a few weeks looking through ads and browsing stores but still no luck. I was finally resigning myself to the fact that I was just going to have to settle for the one that Shelly first saw when I happened to be at Target getting something for the kids when I passed the Seasonal section. There it was - and it was on sale. I immediately asked a salesperson to get one for me when they said that they didn't have any except for the floor model which they wouldn't get rid of for at least another month. I had them check the other stores and they said that the store in Murray had two. They told the store to hold one for me and off I went. When I got to Murray it took them 10 minutes to tell me that they actually didn't have them but they were "ghost" locations. Aaaarrrrggghhhh. Again I asked them to check the other stores. They said that Jordan Landing showed two as well so we called there. No one answered their phones though so I got the number and started on my way there. By this time the kids kept asking why we kept driving around and that they were hungry and wanted to go home. Right as I was reaching Bangerter Highway I finally got through to someone at the store. I asked if they indeed had two firepits and if they could hold one for me. They checked and said that they did have two in the backroom but they were already on hold. The guy then said that Murray and Sandy both have two and I should check there. I laughed and told him that the computers were wrong because I just came from those stores. He said the new South Jordan store wasn't completely set up on their stock communication system and gave me the number for them to try. I called and after a few minutes on hold they said they showed that they had one in the backroom. I asked if they would mind going back and double check to make sure that it was actually there. It took about five more minutes and by the time the girl got back on the phone I was almost to the store anyway but she said that yes it was there. I said I would be there in just a minute and gave her my name. Woohoo! After a couple of hours of running around the valley I finally was able to get the one I liked. The best part was setting it halfway in the trunk and trying to tie it down so that it would stay. It's a good thing I always keep some tiedowns in the vehicles. The kids were happy that I was happy and that we were finally going home. Yay!

The first thing the kids wanted to do though was roast some marshmallows and eat some s'mores. Adam enjoyed roasting the marshmallows and eating the s'mores. Lexi liked trying to barely get hers brown and then freaking out when it would catch on fire and then giving it to mom so she could eat the burned part. Bailee enjoyed stuffing the marshmallow immediately into the rocks in the fire and catching it on fire. Then she would give it away and do another one. We did get her to eat one but she spent more time getting it stuck to every part of her other than in her mouth.

Lexi Graduates

Lexi had her graduation performance yesterday. She has blossomed in preschool this year. When she started the year she would hide by her teacher during performances and now she ended the year singing and dong the actions throughout the whole show. We are so proud of how much she has grown up!