Below is the girls at their tea party and above is a great group of boy cousins. Crazy that these are the older cousins now.
The kids made potato cars to race. Such a fun idea
This was the night of the family pictures. Michael and I took a picture of us and then google made it into a water color. I thought it was interesting that they gave Michael facil hair.
Making it to Michael's family reunion. It started off with Olympic games. Roslyn got to carry the torch. It was a great way to start having all of the cousins mixed up in different groups doing all sorts of games. Everything for the family reunion was very well planned.
Picture with us with my Aunt Roberta who is 98 years old. She is such an inspiration to me, I have so much to learn from here.
While we were making rolls the boys did a yard project at my aunt Robertas house.
Learning to make our great grandmas rolls. We were so grateful for this experience.
We passed Nasa on the way and the kids stopped to play and look at the different rockets.
Prometory Point where the rails came together. It was neat to go see this as an adult because as a child...I just thought it was a very long drive to see almost nothing. It still was a long drive but at least I could understand the significance that this event made a little bit more.
The temple was beautiful. I think it is almost done with the renovations. We then visited the Church History museum where the kids got to see their cousins act out what it would have been like for Joseph Smith and Emma during the translation of the Book of Mormon.
This was such a neat experience, we got to visit the temple square museum. It was as if I got to take my kids to the temple and walk all through it. So neat. Below is us sitting in the celestial room. Above was all of the girl cousins surrounding their favorite older cousin...she was like the disney princess that everyone wanted to be next to.
We spent a day visiting BYU while there we went to the art museum. So many beautiful works of art but these are two that really spoke to me. The one above almost brought tears to my eyes, so much is said in some paintings it is amazing.
Science Experiment.
One morning we decided to take a walk to the park. It is one fun thing about being in a city is that you can walk to parks...and here there were multiple parks in walking distant.
More time with cousins and playing in Becca's beautiful yard.
The girls had fun playing in Grandma's basement.
Aunt Becca's house and having time with cousins.
Making it to grandma's house and playing with all of the toys there.
Mount Rushmore. We picked up the three oldest boys from high adventure and went straight to Mount Rushmore. It was really cloudy when we first got there but at the end the rain came and cleared it up. It was a nice little stop and now the kids can all say that they have been there.
There was a storm not long before we left on our trip, these flowers were falling over so I went out to cut them and put them on the table. I have come to really like these flowers.
When the boys were gone on high adventure all of the three youngest slept together in the guest bed. It was fun to hear them up late telling stories to each other and laughing.
Above is one morning before we left for summer camp. The kids were all sitting around reading and reading all great books. I almost hated to inturupt them to go to summer camp. Below is Maebryn in cooking class at summer camp.
We celebrated Father's day a week early because we knew that we would be on our trip during Father's day. It was a wonderful day celebrating a wonderful man that we all love.
Below the boys making scones in the morning and above going to visit the park. I love that in the summer there is time for cooking and enjoying.
While Alden and Calvin were at FSY the younger kids and I went to an aquarium. The kids loved it and so did I. Neat to see how they arrange everything and neat to see all of the animals they have there.
Finishing up acrylics with our favorite art teacher. We have learned so much this year and are so grateful for the art lessons we have enjoyed.
We have used these table and chairs for many years and they have worked for us but I have wanted more space on our back porch so we sold them. I need to take a picture of the couch we now have. I love it so far! Just the change I have wanted for our yard and especially our back porch.
Property- This was us visiting the property we are in the process of purchasing...or this picture might have been taken right after we purchased the property.
This was another special outing. Benson and Evan sold their tortoise to someone who had a ranch with all sorts of animals that he let us go see. Such a neat experience and neat to see how he makes a living with the animals he works with. (Mostly with his pigeons)
Visiting the beach not far away. We went here for the first time last year and were happy to go back to spend an hour or so playing in the sand and swimming.
The girls used some of the weeds to make crowns and other things. These are the moments I love, being in nature making it beautiful and having fun with it along the way.
Weeding in the front yard and in our garden area.
Swimming and popsicles, finishing up cleaning up the rock area in the pool area. It's looking really good.
Summer yard projects have returned! I love the accomplishment of getting so much done in the yard. Evan helped pain the inside of the slide area. Hopefully we'll finish the outside of the slide this summer.
