Bryce Canyon

We visited Bryce Canyon last week.

We met a lot of family there, so the kids enjoyed cousin time.

FYI: if you have a 4th grader, you can get a free pass to all national parks.


(below) My parents. One of my bros (above)


We celebrated another milestone birthday. Our oldest is now 13. Crazy to think we have a teenager! Wish us luck with this chapter of life!

Summer Summary

I can hardly believe school starts next week! This summer has flown by.
Our baby turned 1!
She's a cutie-- love her bright eyes.

D did have a great experience at the temple & other places in D.C.


We kicked off our family vacation w/ a trip to a water park. Don't have any pics, though (I need a waterproof camera.)

Then we drove to Bear Lake for a reunion. That was fun! We had a 5K. Don't have any pics of that either (I need a camera that captures action shots in super high speed. Ha! Just kidding.) I'm so slow. I maybe jog about the speed of this boat...
The boat we didn't need a balloon pump to fill was faster.

We also played on the shore & rented a water trampoline.

Here are my parents and siblings.
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Look how blue the water is behind us! Bear Lake is really pretty.

My mom bought these cute flag shirts for all 20 grandkids.
With so many kids, we got our money's worth out of the cabin's hot tub!

Recent Adventures

We were able to visit family for a baptism & graduation.

We went to the zoo & saw polar bears.

D is moving from cubscouts to boy scouts this month.

We are having a fun summer thus far!

Travel Log- DC

Then we saw Lincoln again in DC.


My parents and sister live there. Here's G'ma on a Sunday walk:


We went to lots of fun parks.

One park had paddle boats. We were hoping that racing them would induce my sister's labor.

We did meet the baby that week- she's a cutie! And I was able to watch her birth. It was an amazing experience.


Good thing my kids are awesome travelers. We logged a lot of miles this summer & had a lot of fun.

Travel Log- S Dakota

In addition to our 4th of July trip, we also saw Rushmore with my husband's family.

I hadn't seen the Black Hills since I was a child. It was a fun destination.

Dad's birthday

Ice Cream Cake

playing with cousins

Lots of fun!
I also took a 5-hour detour to Boise so my G'ma could meet the baby. But, I forgot my camera & bought a disposable one. It's kind of fun doing it the old way where it's a surprise waiting for the film to be developed to see how the pictures turned out...we'll see...

Sweet as honey

I LOVE this little bee outfit w/ yellow tutu. Miss H wanted to dress in her tutu too. Can't hardly stand the cuteness! And since every ballerina needs a stage, my handsome hubby built one: Actually, it's not a stage, it's the floor of what will eventually be a playhouse. But until it has walls, it makes a great stage. Or a reading platform.

Cousins & Canada

We had a family reunion on the Pacific coast. Familial resemblances are strong in my family as you can see in the sibling picture: This tiny traveler is all tuckered out. It was fun seeing the ocean. And even MORE FUN seeing cousins! We also went to Vancouver, British Columbia which was especially exciting for D. He thinks Canada is really cool. It was a fun trip! D even made this cake when we returned. It's decorated w/ licorice.