Eternal Progression

 Kylee went through the temple this evening.  I love seeing my kids in the temple with me.  I am excited for when Owen & Kylee get sealed.  We went to the Brigham City temple and then we all went to dinner.  Gator, Davis, & Kin came up and joined us for dinner.  My favorite moments are always spent with my family.  

I haven't seen any hummingbirds in my yard this year.  But we saw a pretty one tonight hanging out in the garden.  

Summer fun

Rachelle asked us if we wanted to go to Cowabunga, so we planned it on a day we would already be down that way.  We had an appointment at the Saratoga Springs temple yesterday so we picked up Millie and headed down in the morning then met Josh, Rachelle, and Eli at the pool in the afternoon.  After the temple, we got some lunch, and the girls talked me into going to a puppy store so they could play with some puppies before we went swimming.  

July Random

We are having fun this summer, just sticking around doing random things.  Nothing huge, but I have a few pictures that I will just make a random entry about.  

Lots of Lagoon.  It is fun having passes again, especially getting to take Brady and Zoie.  

We took Millie & Bethany to the Syracuse temple for baptisms.  I wish we had kept track of the number of baptisms Gator has completed.  She will have a long line of people waiting to thank her when she gets to heaven one day.  

Always have to get a treat on temple trips.  

I always get random pictures of Owen & his fish.  

Celebrated National Ice Cream day.  

I think we go out for too many treats.  We went and took Davis out to Menchies while Kin had school.  

Davis & Kin went to Park City for a night for her birthday.  They brought Jake & Joey over for a sleep over with Willow.  

Gator & I were invited to Chili's with everyone to celebrate Kin's birthday.  

Rachelle's neighbor has a pool she lets us use.  It is nice going to a not croweded pool to swim sometimes.  

Hanging out with Brady & Zoie.  Gator isn't working at the daycare anymore, so we can go to lunch with her during the day.  

Weekend Away

Gator and I went to Milford for the weekend.  The Desert Peak (Tooele) temple has opened up since 2022 when we went to all the Utah temples, so on the way to Milford we stopped in Tooele, went to the temple, got some dinner, then drove to Milford.  Milford was Milford.  We went exploring, hung out at the house, freeze dried some candy, and on Saturday we went to a play in Cedar City.  We saw A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder.  It was funny, Gator slept the first hour and still knew what was going on though.  

World Finals

 I started taking Owen to monster truck shows when he was 2 probably, and we have continued to go all these years.  I'd always hear about the World Finals they do in Vegas every year, and I always wanted to take the kids.  I don't love Vegas, and we just never had the chance to go to the show.  We didn't have to go to Vegas this year though, they had the show in Salt Lake for the first time.  I bought tickets in December.  My only suggestion, don't do the show in July, but I survived the heat and it was an awesome monster truck show.  They are doing it in Salt Lake again next year, the boys are already looking forward to it.  

One of their childhood favorites

I thought this was funny.  Davis thought it was dumb, but he still laughed.  The "Dancing Diggers" all chorographed and everything.  

This robot thingy was at least 40 feet tall.  I can't believe a truck can get that high.  

4th of July

 This is my kids' favorite holiday.  I really like the festivities of the 4th, but I dread the heat every year.  Owen & Kylee have been staying in Idaho the last couple of years, and Davis & Kin usually have plans with friends.  It is hard with the family all growing up.  Our group changes every year, but we are grateful for the time we get to spend with everyone that is able to come around.  This year, Owen & Kylee spent the day in Idaho, fishing, then they came down for dinner and fireworks, so that was awesome to have fun with them.  Gator & I went to the parade, and then over to Josh & Rachelle's with a few that wanted to play in the water.  It felt good to cool off in the middle of the day.  We then went home to check on Willow, get supplies, and meet with Owen & Kylee then we headed back to Layton for dinner and fireworks.  Gator is super sensitive to tradition and had a hard time sitting around with her cousins, thinking of others that weren't there, and knowing next year, she will be graduated and on to a new phase of life herself.  Okay, I can't start all the "my baby is a senior" talk already.  The emotions have already started.