CrAzY WeeK!

We have had one of the busiest week of our summer this last week! It's been crazy and a lot of fun. Monday night we went to Lagoon for Mike's mom's stake Lagoon Day. It was Aiva's first trip to Lagoon. We rode the carousel and the train ride. The coolest part was when the train went past the tigers. For some reason, one of the tigers was pretty angry and started roaring at us! It was exciting but also a little scary! I've never seen that in real life. Wish I'd taken pictures . . .

Mommy and Aiva at Lagoon

On Wednesday, Mike's good friend Jake Martineau got married, so we were attending those festivities all day, including the wedding dinner the night before. Jake and Julie are the CUTEST couple, and we are so happy for them. It's one of those couples you just don't worry about at all. They will be so happy - we love them both! Congrats guys!

Thursday night all of Mike's friends from high school got together at one of their homes and we had a BBQ! Mike is so lucky to have made such great friends in high school. EVERYONE is just so nice! You know how MOST girls are very territorial of "their boys," even the ones who are just friends? And how it's not always fun being the girl to butt in and start dating one of said boys because of that??? Well, these girls are not that way at all. So this group of guys and girls are all still friends, and now also friends with each other's spouses. It's pretty dang cool.

Our Aiva & Annabelle Jarrett

Friday was our ward party. Also good times. Saturday morning I went garage sale shopping, one of my pasttimes, and found Aiva some cute clothes. Later, my dad and his wife Raye met us at Layton City Park and we had a picnic to celebrate Aiva's birthday, which is Monday. Aiva LOVED feeding the ducks, but thought they were dogs, and kept calling them such. She also loves the swings and slides. The most memorable part, though, was the group of fully grown adults (like 30- and 40-year-olds) participating in some kind of knights-in-armour club. Seriously, it looked like we'd stepped into Monty Python and the Holy Grail. They were going at eachother with swords and shields, and were jousting. It was AWESOME!!!!! And of course, Saturday evening we had to watch MICHAEL PHELPS win his 8th gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. What an incredible part of sports history to have witnessed!! We have really enjoyed watching the olympics so far. Way to go Michael Phelps!!!!!

Aiva modeling her new jacket that mommy got for $1.00!!!
And in MINT condition!

My dad and Raye walking with Aiva

Check out the knights in the background!!

To top off our amazing week, Aiva has mastered walking! Also along with that . . . falling. She has acquired her first black eye by falling on a chair at Grandma Cole's, and today at church she fell on her head/face 4 times, I think, followed by major crying and needed to be taken out of the class. It is so fun to watch her learn to master these new skills! I guess my baby is a toddler now???? Her 1st birthday is TOMORROW!! :) / :( I don't quite know how to feel about it. But either way, we are going to have a party! More about that to come!!!!