Last Weeks Happenings! (August 17-23) Swimming, gardening, temple openhouse and fishing.

Monday we went swimming with our friends at our condo... 

Devri and her friends Ruby

Our friends Amy and Ruby

Wednesday it was a cooler overcast day so we spend some time in our garden. We are apart of a community garden through Wasatch Community Gardens. It's fun that we are starting to harvest! We have lots of tomatoes (most of them are not ripe yet)! Devri loves to pick and eat them.

Discovering a ladybug

Exploring

Love that face

Friday we were going to go to Seven Peak's water park. I had 10 free admission ticket. We invited some friends in our ward and our nieces that babysit Devri. We were hoping and praying for no rain but about the time we planned to leave it got rainy, windy and cold. It was the only day that we could go before the passes expired so we were pretty sad. Instead Haylee, Lia, Devri and I went to a indoor pool in West Valley City that was really fun! 

Devri loved the ducky slide!

We definitely need to come to this pool this fall and winter when we get a swimming itch.

Saturday we spent the whole day in Ogden with Kurt's family! We went to the Ogden Temple open house. It was so beautiful. I loved the celestial room it was probably one of the most beautiful celestial rooms that I have seen. It was fun to take Devri into the temple I showed her all the pictures on the wall and talked to her about Jesus.

After the temple open house we went to a fish farm and caught some fish! All of Kurt's brothers and sister were there with their families and all Speechly cousins. Kurt's grandpa came too. This was Devri's first time experiencing fishing. She was really interested until she saw her uncle Chad and others catch a fish and then she was a little freaked out. She didn't want to touch the fishing pole so we had to do it for her. Kurt and I are not very good fishermen. It took forever to finally catch a fish.

After we caught our fish we went to Kurt's aunt and uncle's (Gayle and Craig) house and grilled our fish and ate some food. Devri always has fun with the Speechly cousins. They are super nice to her.

Playing ring around the rosie!

What a good week we had. We have lots to be grateful for even though life has its challenges. 

Loves,

Alanna

The Last 3 Weeks!

We got home from Lake Powell at 10:00 on a Friday night. The next day I drove up to Park City to work on my clients then came home and an hour later we left to go to my parents house in Idaho.

We arrived (before dark!).  Devri sitting on uncle Nathans lap. She sure likes him...

Eating dinner with Uncle Nathan and cousins

The kid table

On Sunday the 27th Elder Nathan Polatis spoke in church to report his mission.  After he spoke we gathered at my parents house and had dinner with lots of family... aunts, uncles, cousin and friends!

Here is the only picture of the Day!

Our dad let this chicken rome the yard. We told my nephew that if he could catch the chicken he could eat it. He  was excited!


The next day (Monday) we were home and got to stay home all week. It rained a lot this week. Devri and I like to sit out on the balcony and watch the rain!

Glad to be back to life...

Devri thinks its fun to hold my hand while she is in her stroller

The next week was girls camp (Aug 5-8)! I am on the stake camp committee, so I went to girls camp Tuesday, Wednesday and came back Thursday morning.  Our theme was BUGS  acronym for Being Unified Gospel Sister. It was so fun to have BUGS as our theme and we came up with lots of cute ideas. The main theme of camp this year ended up being the rain but we still were able to do a lot of the activities and we didn't mind it too much

During devotional the first day we saw a rainbow!

My job at camp was to be over all the Youth Camp Leader! They are awesome. Aren't there sweatshirts so cute!

So awesome to get to know ladies in my stake!

 On Wednesday night at girls camp was bishops night! I didn't have any Young Women in my ward that were able to come to camp. I was the only one in my ward at girls camp! My bishop still came up for me. I was so happy to see him...

I was so excited to see this little cutie too...

Tuesday night when I was not home she had a little breakdown. It made me feel good that she missed me so much!

As the stake camp leaders we were the Queen Bees! We are great performers too. Isn't Devri so cute?!

Lovin girls camp!

After the skits and fun we joined another ward for testimonies and s'mores around the campfire. We told everyone we were just going to join the ward that had the best looking dessert! Devri fell asleep in my arms by the campfire. 

Devri and Kurt spent the night with me! As soon as we got back to the stake camp and to our tent late that night it started to pour rain, lightning and thunder. We got ready for bed and I had to walk to the bathrooms and brush my teeth alone in the dark while it was lightning and thundering and pouring rain. It was nice to finally be snuggled up in my sleeping bag next to Kurt and Devri.

The next morning we ate breakfast and went home!

Friday our friends invited us to the zoo!

Devri and Ruby

Finally last week (August 10th-16th)  Sunday we napped...

and went to our cousins Colton and Amy's for dinner...

The kids played so cute together

The rest of the week we worked and played. I had a hair appointment we had a pretty laid back weekend.

We frequent the park by our house when its not too hot outside...

Till next time! I'm glad I'm caught up on the blog! Need to start working in this past week and I'll be back in the groove. 

Loves, Alanna

Lake Powell (July 22nd-25th)

I don't remember the the last time we did as much driving as we did this week! We were everywhere! Working hard and playing harder.  I drove to Park City twice (to work). As a family we drove to Lake Powell and back to Salt Lake. Then the following day we headed to Idaho.

Because my brother has just gotten home from his mission my dad wanted to take him to Lake Powell and whoever could go. Grain harvest was starting soon so they wanted to get some fun in!

I wish I would have taken more higher quality pictures on this trip. Oh well. Instead of constantly having my camera in hand I was just enjoying Lake Powell!  

Here goes... Enjoy!

Day 1

Kurt, Devri and I left Salt Lake to head to Lake Powell Tuesday at Noon. We got there just before the sunset. Grandpa Polatis (dad) picked us up at the dock and we rode in the fast boat to the house boat...

After we got to the houseboat it started to get dark. I made yummy taco salad for dinner and enjoyed each other's company.

Day 2

We had a good night sleeping out under the stars (on top of the houseboat).

We were parked on a great sandy beach. Devri and I sat out on the sand and played with her new sand toys. Devri loved going on the wave runners. She thought it was pretty fun. Grandpa took her on a tube ride...

Devri and I riding on the tube

Devri thought the tube was pretty fun

Until we fell off! She got used to the water and didn't cry for too long.

Me up high trying to send an email

Lounging

Devri and Aunt Darci

  Day 3

Rainbow Bridge

Alanna, Dacri, Jared, Dad and Nathan

All of us with my cousins and uncle minus Kurt and Devri cause they were napping on the house boat. 

I'm glad Devri was not on the hike to Rainbow Bridge it was long and hot!

After the hike we all took a swim to cool off

Darci, Jared and Alanna (me)

Darin rippin it up

Elder Polatis didn't loss any abilities while he was away

Jared and the beautiful scenery

Day 4 (last day)

We woke up earlier so we could get the house boat back to the marina and go home. I'm going to miss waking up to this.

Serene Sleep

While headed back to the marina at one point Kurt was driving the house boat. We saw a plane on the water. It was fun to see. A few minutes later we saw the plane start to take off and it was headed right for us!  Kurt turned the house boat to the left and the plane took off right beside our boat. If Kurt would not have turned the plane would have gone right over us!

My brother got it on video its on his facebook. Check it out here.

We got back to the marina at noon. As soon as we got the houseboat to the dock to unload our luggage it got really windy and rainy. We had to stay put for awhile before we could park the house boat at the marina. Devri, Kurt and I went to the marina, took showers then headed home!

If I had a past life living as another creature I'm pretty sure I was an animal that lived in the water. Swimming is so refreshing I just love it. Swimming at Lake Powell is even more refreshing. It was kinda hard to leave. Before we got to the marina I made my dad stop the boat so that I could get in the water one last time! I think we got refreshed enough to return back to life.


Psst I decided to post some of the best pictures from Lake Powell 2013 for memories sake.

She was just so tiny

Dad