Bubbles

With the fun of moving comes the fun of bubble wrap! My kids have been having a ball whenever I open a new box and tear off the bubble wrap. Here are a couple of pictures of just a few of their bubble wrap parties. Unfortunately I didn't get pictures of them running up and down and halls with bubble wrap laid out beneath them. It was pretty loud and exciting.

We are enjoying our new home so far. The kids asked me the first day, "Where are all the kids?" They're so used to our old street in Spanish Fork that was full of children running and playing. It is quieter here and the kids are around, I know, we've seen them at church, but I guess they stay indoors or in their own yards a bit more. Happily we have a pool just down the road that we've been too quite a bit. I am sooooo glad school starts next week so they can start meeting friends.

The other "bubble" pictures are my kids enjoying bubble baths. With Dad being gone all week, I've been trying to make the evenings fun. This particular evening was the end of a very emotional day for all of my kids, but especially Ellie. I figured she must've been tired, so I fed them a healthy dinner of pancakes with ice cream (one of David's specialties) and then put Ellie and Thomas in one tub and Jackson in the other. After a bubble bath and several bed time stories later, they all went to bed nice and early. The next morning Ellie was back to her cheerful self. Bubble baths and a good night of sleep can work wonders. I ought to try that for myself =)