Grotto Trail

The Grotto Trail

Zac and T climbed up to the top of the waterfall!

What a cutie.

The girls were just a little bit cold.

S was the first one to brave the cold.

Last night for FHE we went to hike the Grotto Trail with some friends. At the end of the trail is a beautiful waterfall. The kids stripped down and tried to brave the cold. The water was pretty chilly. They would take turns running out there and trying to go under the waterfall. They had a great time. It was a fun break and the kids had a blast!

Short Call to Long Call

On June 14th DH got called to be the Elders Quorum President. That was a short lived calling. Yesterday he got sustained as the 2nd counselor in the bishopric. I have a feeling this calling is going to last longer than a month. A LOT longer. I know this is a good thing, and I was not at all surprised, but it is very overwhelming. I know he'll do a great job and we will be blessed for it. I only hope we (or I) will survive. I know this is what we are supposed to be doing, and I know Heavenly Father will help us if we follow his commandments.

Mary Kay

All the girls looking so beautiful!

J & Morgan

Cute cousins!

I had a small Mary Kay party a while ago, and the girls were dying to have one where they could do their make-up too. So, I finally broke down and let them have a mother/daughter party. The girls had a great time putting on make-up and playing together. They were quite the beauty queens when we were done!

Dani's Baby Shower

Dani

Yummy food which included a chocolate fountain!

I made her a diaper cake as her gift. It was very fun to do.

It was the first time I'd ever made one, so I was very nervous,

but I think it turned out ok!

We had a baby shower for Dani last week. It turned out so nice. There were a lot of people there, and baby Tatum got a ton of cute things. Dani is the cutest pregnant person ever. Her belly is so cute and tiny. We all can't wait until Tatum is here. Only about 6 more weeks!!

Beautiful

It rained a little bit today. More like drizzled. And, afterwards there was this beautiful rainbow!

M's Birthday

Birthday Girl!

M turned 10 on the 8th. I know I say it often, but I can't believe how fast my children are growing. She is such a sweet girl. She is very reliable and willing to help. After breakfast I took her shopping. It was just the two of us, and we had a great time. She picked out some cute dance clothes and then we went to the mall and went to Claire's for some jewlery, make-up, and fake nails. What more could a girl want?!

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She chose to eat at Tucano's, which is a favorite. So yummy!

Afterwards we went to 7 Peaks to enjoy some more swim time. She had a great birthday until the very end of the day when her ipod was so rudely stolen. I felt really bad for her. She kept crying and saying how stupid she was. It was very sad. Other than that, her birthday was a success and she had a really good day.

H's Photo Shoot

The girls have been having a great time taking pictures of each other. Such cute little models!

7 Peaks

We've been enjoying a lot of swimming fun at 7 Peaks!

MSL got all the girls these cute matching swimsuits.

Little Baby

She is so easy going, she just hangs out.

Happy Baby

4th of July

Yummy donuts!

We just can't get enough of baby Natalia! She is SO cute and kissable. We love her to pieces!

Oquirrh Mountain Temple

We went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house the other day. It was so neat to be able to go through the temple with the kids. It is a really good experience for the kids and I'm so glad they were able to go through and see parts of the temple before the dedication.

4th of July Fun

We had a very busy 4th this year. We started the day with a very early morning to make it to the balloon festival. The kids love being able to watch the balloons get filled with hot air and then take off in flight. We then sat and watched the balloons compete in a few events.

We had a great time except for when S got lost. Some of the balloons were throwing candy as they were taking off, and S decided he really needed some candy, so off he went chasing the balloon. The next thing we knew, he was gone. He was gone for a long time too. We were looking all over the field that was covered with hundreds of people and giant balloons. It was super scary. Then my phone rang and it was S in tears. Luckily someone had noticed him crying and took him over to the tent where the event workers were. I was so grateful that he was okay and that someone was nice enough to help him out. That feeling that you may have possibly lost one of your children is a feeling I never want to have again.

We could feel the heat g0ing in to the balloons.

Watching the donuts be made at Krispe Kreme.

What a perfect breakfast for right after a festival!

DH and Greg at the BBQ. We had SO much food!

Patiently waiting and waiting for the fireworks to start!

This Is The Place

Today we went to the "This Is The Place" Heritage Park.

It was a lot of fun to spend time together and to see how the pioneers lived.

The boys made rope.



Lu and S petting the animals.

Uncle Yoho and the boys at the Indian Village.

Leather Stamping

Doll Making

Candle Dipping

Carding

T trying out the stilts.

The lady there said that was the best she'd ever seen anyone do!

Doing laundry.

Sisters!

Yummy ice cream to end the day!

Idiots and Airheads

The girls!

Sarah and I were roommates at BYU for a little while.

She was a fun person to be with, and still is!

Little Natalia all dolled up!

We got to visit with our cousins for a little bit this evening. They are here from Oregon, and were able to come for a short visit. I love these guys so much. It's been WAY too long since we've been together. When we were growing up we were known as the Idiots and Airheads because of our last names, too funny! The kids all got along great and we enjoyed spending the evening together. Hopefully it won't be too long before we can get together again.

We Are Family

J's second dance this year was "We Are Family".

The girls were so cute shaking their little buns!

Stupid Cupid

J all ready for competition!