July 2021

July was a nice time to spend at home, hanging out with friends, swimming at Splash and celebrating birthdays and anniversaries.

Logan has made one too many comments about the color of a couple of hand-me-down shorts the boys have. So Carli and Alisha decided to give him a little gift.

Teal shorts

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I love going to the wood mill with Logan. He and Chris have a connection that you just can't explain. Chris tells me every time we come how much he loves when Logan is there. He told me he is an "empath" and really absorbs all the excitement Logan has.

We went to watch fireworks at a friend's house for the 4th of July and made red, white and blue cotton candy to share with our friends.

Baby lemons! Finally. We have babied it enough it better produce something.

At another 4th of July celebration Logan decided to see if he was still any good on a pogo stick.

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These two are seriously the cutest little friends. Especially (kind of) trying to sit quietly together in church.

We took a little trip to Fort Pulaski. This time in the heat of the summer. Last time we went on New Year's Day. A little different experience in the heat instead of the cold.

This cute girl decided it was time for a change. So cute!

We tried out a new adventure with this whole Carve Out a Niche business. The Farmer's Market was a fun addition to our summer. It was really fun to be out in the community and Logan's business did really well. By the end of the season he was running out of stock!

We babysat for some friends and my girls were in love. This little guy loved making and eating cotton candy.

The littlest dude was pretty sad, but these expert babysitters knew just what to do to cheer him up.

We started off the Tokyo Summer Olympics with candy sushi and stir fry.

Carli has become an excellent babysitter. She does a great job and has made a lot of money (and bought a lot of books) this summer. She sure loves this little family.

We were walking around our neighborhood and saw this kinda cute little critter sneaking around. He's only kinda cute because I really hate what he does to my backyard.

Mole

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Tad loves to earn outings to Krispy Kreme. This was an especially fun one with just Mom and Dad. He sure is sweet.

Time for another school year to begin! Hard to believe my baby is at his first open house and heading into kindergarten. 

With Janie Lou sharing a birthday with Harry Potter and turning 11 we figured this year's party theme just HAD to be Hogwarts. And it was magical! (See what I did there?)

Her crafty old man made wands for all the witches and warlocks.

Carli decorated the Hagrid inspired cake.

We had lots of fun themed food.

And had lessons in the potions, magical animals, patronus conjuring and more.

Happy birthday to Janie! She is such a sweetheart and I can't believe she's going into middle school. She is smart, kind, imaginative, funny, creative and an awesome sister. We love her!

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A perfect picture to end our perfect summer!

June 2021

May is always one of the busiest months of the year, so it's nice to move on to June to relax and enjoy the summer. 

We loved celebrating Alisha's birthday with her.

And especially fun celebrating it by getting away to the beach and eating a delicious dinner in Hilton Head.

I was called as the Young Women's President in April and had the joyful experience of going to Young Women's Camp. It was such a fun way to get to know the girls and hang out with my girl. Nothing like bonding through dirt, sweat and sleepless nights. (The chicken's name was Hei Hei and he had many stories to tell...)

The little guy in the middle found himself in the middle of these girls trying to get a picture. He wasn't about to say no to that opportunity.

We had to let our best guy no how much we love him for Father's Day early before we left on our trip.

Our first stop in Utah was to visit the Cowans. We made a pit stop at Auntie Aubrey's house and then headed to Heber City, where these two became fast friends. We rarely even saw them because they were always off playing together.

Strike a pose!

Just us hanging out on the porch.

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We had to get some grandkid pics in before Grammie and Papa leave on their mission in a couple of months. These never stay current for long. Just a few more months and another cousin will be added to the mix.

We had a fun time swimming together at the aquatic center.

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These two had a little bonding moment reading books together.

We hiked into the mountains to see what we could see. It was an amazing view with a fun crew. I sure miss the mountains.

What a perfect goodbye to such a fun week!

Next stop was Cedar City to celebrate Mom and Dad's 50th wedding anniversary. It was so fun to get everyone together for this. We spent part of a day at the history museum.

Then we all got together to eat some good food and celebrate two of our favorite people who have done so much for us. We gifted them a quilt with all the names of their posterity and we watched a video of pictures of their life together. The last song is performed by the kids and grandkids.

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Logan organized a game of basketball and I wasn't about to get in the middle of these guys. The shortest one there is 6'2"!

We spent a day in Cedar Breaks and it was heavenly. The weather, the people, the sights, the flowers, the freshness of the air... It was just what we all needed.

It's always fun to go to Grandma and Grandpa's house where the temple is just a short walk away. This guy and I took a few walks during our visit and there's no more beautiful sight than this.