July 2021

 

July ... summer in full swing and life was busy! Lots of good food, family, and fun! Grayson's phone fell, and looked like a lightsaber was poking up (he got a new phone, and Keaton got some Star Wars soap). The recliners in our couches are not holding up, so we did a little couch shopping this month (didn't pick anything yet ... the boys have figured out a little "wiggle" to get the recliners up when latch won't work). My hibiscus has bloomed, and the garden is growing (although it is much smaller this year). Our in-house electrician added a plug-in for a Tesla ... as that is next on Grayson's wish list. Other items from July include ...  

• Pickleball, Ping Pong and Pokemon and other fun stuff ... We've still been having pickleball sessions at least weekly. We may not get every one every time, but we take who we can get. Coop and I went out to Daybreak to check out the courts closer to Landon and Sol's house. Cooper and I play ping pong pretty much every day, and there were some other games too (Mom and Landon, Mom and Keaton, Cooper and Callahan ... Begedas were on the line). Coop got back into PokemonGo while on the Seattle Vacation, and has continued with it here at home. He spent several hours at the park one weekend. Cooper, Colton and I hit Top Golf to practice our swing.
• Basketball ... The NBA finals wrapped up this month. Coop has been meeting up with buddies weekly for some backyard basketball. Cal is playing in a men's league on Wednesday nights. I've gone to watch a couple of times. Colton went to Las Vegas with his Wolves team. Unfortunately, he hurt his shoulder in the first game and wasn't really able to play. Happily it was short lived, and he was fine for a local tournament at the end of the month. Then there was the tragic news about his West Jordan Coach's family, and so there were several gatherings and the funeral.
• Vaccinations ... I finally got around to getting the boys scheduled for their vaccinations. Keaton, Coop and Colton all have their first round done (all on different days, that's just how the scheduling worked out). A girl I went to high school with passed away from Covid this month.
• Getaways ... Gray had a couple jaunts to Wendover, and a quick Moab trip. He did some local RZR riding as well. Colton's Vegas trip, and of course, the family Seattle Vacation. 
• Skydiving ... Keaton has continued to jump out of planes on a regular basis! After just two tandem jumps (one last year, one earlier this year) he moved to jumping out with an instructor at the same time. By the end of the month, he jumped completely solo! He took a "packing" class where he learned to pack his own parachute. 
• Food and Family ... We had a pizza night, then ribs, then marinated chicken, steak, salmon. Crepes, pretzel bites, cookies, chocolate malt and lots of sourdough bread. The married kids make it over a few times during the month, and we had Grandma and Grandpa Westra out one weekend too. There are always games when we get a group. 
• Movies ... the theaters are opening back up. Landon spearheads the movies and will try to get the other boys to come. They saw "Black Widow" and "Space Jam" and "Old".
• Rain ... We got some much needed rain, a couple of big storms. We were getting enough water going into one of the window wells that Grayson went out and positioned some tables to direct the rain away. He got soaked! There is a retaining basin in the park by the pickleball courts we go to, and "Lake Constitution" was very full a couple of times with all the rain run-off.
• Anniversary ... 29 years! Grayson and I went out to Tepanyaki for dinner.

I've still been doing my Zumba four days a week. Not really Zumba related, but my knee has been acting up, getting super stiff and a little painful (more when I'm NOT moving than when I'm working out).  I'm getting old!