Here Comes Summer

Summer Kick off!

Apartment style living has its perks.

For the last day of school we hung out with our cousins

 at our pool pad on Traverse Mountain.

We were the ONLY ones there and literally shut the place down at 10:30.

We had lunch, dinner and a late dinner when Uncle Beetle decided to make

a Weiner schnitzel run for a round of corn dogs. 

WE LOVE SUMMER! Here are a few shots of our June~

Briggy pig is tuckered out.

Summer calls for a few last minute dinner plans.

We headed up American Fork canyon to have

pizza with the Farleys.

Ice Creaming it at Grandma Susans Pool

#Emmynation

I think a popsicle in a tub is a perfect combo.

Sunday dinner...oh how I missed these evenings while we have been away.
Topped off with a competitive game of Corn hole.

Gateway splash pad with my people.

Again, this is how crazy apartment living got over the Summer.
The kids put on all of the clothes that they packed....
Finny wanted to play too!

Memorial Day

We were surprised to see snow at the cabin over Memorial Day weekend.

It made for a really snuggly weekend indoors.

We played games, did a puzzle and watched lots of movies.

 Since we still were living out of suitcases we were not super

prepared for the chilly weather.

Remembering our loved ones....

I have a greater appreciation for this now.

I wish our kids could have met these awesome

Grandparents.

 We even got home in enough time to swim and bbq it up
with the fam.

Adding on a few extra random tidbits here:

Sydney had to do a County report right when she got into school. Bummer, should have

skipped the last few weeks of school, J/k Syd you rocked it and now we know so much

about Juab County.

Topaz Mountain

It is official Tate is officially starting the
Scouting program~Wolf.

 I am so SO proud of Sydney.  

We made it just in time for tryouts, talk about a hard 

thing when you don't know anyone.

She made the LaRocca team and is thrilled to be playing 

another year of competitive soccer. 

Payson Temple

Payson Temple Open House

We were able to take our kids and walk through the Payson Temple.

It was our kids first time to have that opportunity, I loved watching them take it all in.

Walking through the doors of the temple has the best feeling and the Payson temple has its

own unique look that makes it one of my favorites. 

I hope that our children recognize at this early age the feelings that come from being inside the temple, the house of our Savior.

 Finley made me smile in all of these pictures (not at the time)

but a few short months later I really appreciate them.

Over the past few years of moving around I have

had many people ask me what the temple is like.

It is not always an easy question for me to answer. I have such a love and

respect for what the temple means for me and my family. My most tender, personal and sacred experiences have come from choosing to attend the temple.

It's a place where I can go to worship my Savior, get answers to my life's questions, ease my burdens,

remember promises that I have made and so much more. I guess that is why it is hard for me 

to answer that question. 

Not because it is a big secret but because it is so dear.

My Man Tate is EIGHT

 TATE is EIGHT!

Love this boy of ours and so proud of who he is.

He makes us really, really happy.

This kid was born a leader, has a sense of humor

that makes me beam and is the most diligent person I know.

We had to make a move during the middle of his birthday week and he

took it like a champ. 

Turning eight is a big deal in our family because it is the year our children

can choose to be baptized.  Becoming an official  member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. 

Tate was born with his own strong will and his own little built in compass of right and wrong.

It's cool that Tate has a desire to make good choices and sees things in black and white.

I love this boy and thank the Heavens every day that we have him in our family.

Birthday Partying with the cousins

 Tate asked for a baseball party.

our baseball game got rained out so we settled with

arts and crafts with a few of his favorite people!

 Tate has a serious love for Mine Craft.

 Tamz and Aunt Ninny

 Aunt Cassie let us move the party indoors at her house.

Good sisters right here.

Beth made the party so Tate was a 

happy~HAPPY kid.

Grandma Linda is always so good to support our

kids in everything that she can. 

Love her thoughtfulness.