Utah: Splash Pad & Aunt Jami's Bday

Grumple got his splash pad all set up before we arrived so that we could enjoy the outdoors in the heat of summer.  The splash pad was seriously the highlight of our vacation.  We were out there as often as the girls could convince a grown up to supervise them.  The concrete was surrounded by these white rocks that became colorful when they get wet!  In the evening the water glows with rainbow colored LED lights embedded in the ground.  And to control the splash pad there was an app for that!  Endless water patterns and options. 

The girls loved helping Grumple work on the yard and splash pad.  Jake helped my dad build the waterfall feature on the side of the splash pad.  I found a scrap of paper where Jake used Bernoulli's equation to calculate the flow rate.  I love that it had a bunch of hearts punched out of the edges!  The older girls were digging in the mud.  The bottom left picture: I walked in the bathroom and found this scene.  My family had melted!!

Splash pad fun:

In preparation for Jami's birthday we decorated her car.  My nieces were still spending the night so they helped me blow up all the balloons and bedazzle it.  Another year of fabulous!

When Scarlett was making a card for Jami she said "I'm putting these temple stickers all over her card- because I know she loves the temple.  She has a temple picture on her phone."

When we got together for her family birthday party we sang happy birthday to her.  Skye started crying.  I thought it was a fluke... but for the next few weeks every time someone sang "Happy Birthday" she would cry!  haha!  Silly girl.  We used paper cups to protect the girl's hand from the sparklers.  I was impressed at how brave they all were.  We stood outside and held them while we all sang along with "Firework" by Katy Perry. 

Jami had a bday party with her friends one night.  She had it at my dad's office (where she works too).  The girls and I went over that day to decorate a little and help set up.  My mom had the idea to make a photo booth.  A. took these pictures of the littles.  So funny!  

Happy birthday Jami Jac Joy!