Sunday, September 25, 2022

Hyde Happenings

 Wowza I’m the worst and writing in here! Life has been pretty busy for the last few months, so I’ll try to catch you up on the most important parts! 

We bought a house in Kentucky and both got jobs at the StretchZone. Cam is a manager and practitioner and I make phone calls all day :) Cam works full time and does all the consultations for the new clients and he really likes it. I love what I do and I’ve made lots of friends with the clients and practitioners which has been really fun. Oakley really likes her big house and backyard. Because we both work, she has to be in her kennel for about 4-5 hours a day. Before you think we’re abusive, don’t worry. She gets 3-4 walks a day because we feel so bad. She’s also getting fat because we give her way too many treats to make up for our abuse ;) she’s a spoiled puppy to say the very least.

Cam surprised me and took me to see Hamilton the other night which was so fun! Neither of us has gone to a Broadway and it was sooooo well done. Cam is always so thoughtful and does things that I love even when they’re not something he’s familiar with. He’s the best ever. 

Other than that, life is pretty normal. Baby boy loves kicking me all the time, but most particularly when I go to sleep or sit down. Or eat. Or try to relax. Ya know, the usual. It’s very fun to feel him kicking around! In case anyone was wondering, he’s as big as a rutabaga (whatever the heck that is), so that means he’s almost 2 pounds and just over a foot long.

Fall is on its way to Kentucky. It’s cooled off this weekend and looks like we won’t break 80’s again this year which will be nice! It’s been really hot so it’s been nice to have a cold front. We’re excited for the fall colors that are on their way! Kentucky is very lovely in the fall, if anyone wants to come see ;)

Anyway, love you all! Hope you have a great week!





Sunday, September 4, 2022

Hart Happenings

 2022 SUMMER HIGHLIGHTS:

This summer has gone by in a blur so we wanted to share just a handful of highlights from our summer.

*  lots of bike rides on our new e-bikes

*  Belliston Family Gathering - scavenger hunt, lots of cousin playing time, visiting among the adults, the Belliston Olympics Water Edition, the Day in the Life videos, hauling hay, the birthday party!

*  Singing in the Rain at Hale Center Theater

*  Anniversary Celebration for Alex's parents.  All of his siblings came into town and they are very silly when they get together.

*  Peter set a record for playing with friends

*  Lots of Spikeball for Jack

*  Good visits with friends from New York

*  First Spikeball high school Nationals hosted by Idaho Spikers League (aka Alex)

*  St. George trip and Tuacahn shows

*  Ian toured Church History archives 

*  Elise's cutting garden provided endless delight

*  Alex and Jack did camp with the Teachers Quorum

*  A few outings with our homeschool group for a hike and a lake day

*  Trip to Montreal

*  Ian and Addy put on another great show with Bright Side Performing Arts

We are ready for things to settle down and to get back into our routines but we really enjoyed the warm weather and less structured days.  We had our homeschool co-op kickoff last week and it got us looking forward to the co-op starting back up on Sept 12.  I am teaching a History Fair class.  Who remembers History Fair?  Woot Woot!

We spent  some time with the Nilssons this weekend going to a local trampoline park and then the next day hitting up great little pool in Shelley.  

Peter has started parkour again, Jack is going full tilt in soccer (they won their first game on Wed. by a landslide), and Ian is doing early morning seminary again and hitting an intense final week of rehearsals in preparation for Tuck Everlasting to open a the end of this week.

The garden is still going strong thanks to the continued 90 degree temps we are having here.  It's been so nice for it to have some extra time to finish growing, especially given how long and cold our spring was.  I've loved seeing all the different bouquets and flowers from everyone's gardens this year.  Thanks for texting me the pics!

We are going to do a separate post about our trip to Montreal and bombard y'all with pictures.

Right now I am being summoned for a game.  Adios!