Slip and slide

We went to Hyde Park for a mission to hear my niece speak in church before leaving for her mission.  While we were there, we decided to try out the "slip and slide" that apparently has been so popular.  Chris procured some vinyl from the throw-out pile at work, and gave it to Tandy's family, who just happen to live in the perfect spot for one of these.  This thing is seriously long.  And fun.

Anna shows us how it's supposed to be done.

 Kian went down on Chris's lap a few times, then we sent him down backwards on his tummy.  He'd get to the bottom and say, "I'm okay."

This is Sister Ailee Olsen, going to the Indonesia Jakarta mission.  We are so proud of her, and love her so much.

We moved!

This is our new house.  Still in West Valley, but farther north and west.  So far, we love it.  We felt like it would be beneficial for Kian and me if we got rid of the all the stairs that we have been living with in our old house.  Kian's walking has come a long way since we moved, and he is getting stronger.

Entry

Office/music room

 Other view of entry

Kitchen

Dining

Living Room

Kian's room

Master

 Master bath

 Basement family room, which the girls have been sleeping in until we get their basement bedrooms finished.

Storage room

 Backyard

Olsen Reunion

In June we went to our annual Olsen family reunion.  This year we went to a house near Bear Lake.  It was a blast, and the kids loved the play room and the slides that went from floor to floor.  The adults loved not having to worry about the kids.

We went to the Minnetonka caves that weren't too far away.

The theater room was a favorite of the kids.

 Family game time.

 Okay, maybe the grown-ups liked the play room too.

 We stopped for raspberry shakes.  Yum.

The whole family, minus Haden and Taylor.

Bike Parade

Our ward primary had a bike parade for Flag day.  It was lots of fun, and the kids had a great time.

Playing catch-up

Lily and Kate chose to get a Build-a-Bear for their birthdays this year.  We took them both on Lily's birthday.  I think they had a great time.

Lily's cake was de-lic-ious.  Thank you Pinterest.

Multi-tasking.  Kian tolerated it well.

Kate's birthday.  Yes, those are Andes candies on the cake.  She asked for a mint chocolate cake, and this is what I came up with.

Kian's new AFOs.  His first pair, for walking anyways.  He does pretty well in them and is getting stronger and walking longer all the time.

Grandma and Papa moved back to Rexburg and we miss having them so close.

Lily's language program at school puts on a cultural celebration every year.  This is her first year, and it was a lot of fun to see it.  Each grade does a dance and a song.  

Playing with Uncle Tandy at the Ultimate Frisbee tournament.

This is in our backyard.  Chris has really worked with Kian to get him to climb up the ropes.  Completely supervised with a good amount of assistance.

We bought a fat bat and ball for Kian, and Lily has a surprising knack for it.

This is the sight we all see every time we leave Aunt Deidre's house.  Usually they are all waving, too.

Kate gets the therapy sister of the year award.  She accompanies us to every appointment and doesn't complain too much.  

This is Mike Workman, one of our PTs.  We always meet at a park or playground, and he can really get Kian to move.

This was after Lily lost her 4th tooth.  She has since lost another one.

Kian's third birthday.  You've come a long way, baby.

The gift was a hit.

And who doesn't love tres leches cake?