The Drive In

I love the drive-in.

One of my first movie memories is my parents taking my two brothers and me to the drive in. The first movie was Home Alone. We had a van, and my parents would back it in for the first movie so we could lay on the floor and watch. Then, between movies they would flip the van around so they could watch the second movie out the front while we slept in the back. I vaguely remember getting the middle position so I could watch the second movie. Somehow, I never made it very far before I fell asleep.

In high school, my friends and I were lucky enough to have 2 drive-ins - The Provo Twin and the Art City Drive-in. My dad had a pickup truck. We used to load a mattress in the back, and tons of pillows and blankets, and off we went to the drive-in most weeks during the summer. Sure, we did some kissing, but we also watched a lot of movies. There were usually a few vehicles in our group, so we always had fun and stayed safe. Sadly, both drive-ins closed down.

I was thrilled when last summer I stumbled upon the Milford Drive-in! Sure, it's a drive from our house, but it's a drive-in! Nick and I have loved it this summer. It's so convenient to pile Matthew, and Stitch into the car with us and go. It's cheap as far as a date night goes ($20/car, and we take our own treats and drinks), two movies, we don't have to get a sitter, and we get to spend time talking on the drive up and back.

Matthew likes it too.

My Swag Prize

Being home, I find myself on the internet more than I should be. While there one day, I stumbled upon Swagbucks. I'm happy I did!

I've been redeeming my bucks for $5 Amazon Gift cards, and this was my first box:

Something for Nick, something for Matthew, and something for me! And because I qualified for free shipping my total cost was $0.58.




If it seems like too much work, it's really not. It's a search engine like google. And I just search for the sites that I'm going to anyway (ie google, my blog, etc.). If you'd like to sign up, I'd love the referral. My link is on the sidebar.

4 Months Old

Matthew is 4 months old.

He
...has learned that he can turn his mobile music on and off.
...has been to the beach.
...can roll from side to side.
...will study his feet for long moments.
...will try to eat his feet.
...will watch Stitch (or anyone) move around even if it means leaning forward.
...enjoys staring at the sky when we are outside.
...sucks his hands, fingers, and toes.
...can sit supported.
...can laugh without scaring himself.
...likes mommy to put him to sleep.
...likes getting up with daddy in the morning.

My Clock

It was a wedding gift. I loved this clock. Sure it was big and bulky, but each hour had another picture that made me smile. My best friends, Nick's best friends, our engagement pictures. To top it off we had a wedding picture right in the middle.

Sadly, my clock refuses to keep time anymore. No matter how many new batteries I try. Plus, it fell and broke the frame.

No more clock for me.



I keep singing "My grandfather's clock" whenever I think about it. Which is often as I keep looking to the spot on the wall where it used to be when I want to know what time it is.

Fenway Day

We did make it to Fenway Park. It was fun to watch the community play on the field. Nick loved being able to test out the expensive seats. I liked moving around the stadium and being able to see it without the people!




Thanks to the Christensen's who made this post possible.

Trip to Boston

In June we went to Boston for Fenway Day. Nick and I love Boston. I love the buildings and architecture. We always enjoy walking through Boston Common, where we stumbled upon something. I'm still not sure what it was.

Outdoorsman

My little outdoorsman. He loves to look at the sky whether it's day or night.

Best Friends

4th of July

Boston is the best place to be!



Thanks to ep for the picture.