6-18-2018 to 7-22-2018

We had friends visit this past weekend, Dan and Kai, and Nathan. The guy's role played and I was excited to finally be invited to attend one of the groups, even though I don't look like it. 

 Andy told me girls smile, and boys don't. 

 Playing at the park with friends. 

 Evidence that Ben is attempting football and actually having fun.  

I love that my oldest is explaining the cereal box to my youngest. 

 We went to temple square with the kids which happened to be 12 years ago to the month that Eric and I were sealed in the Salt Lake temple with Benjamin. 

I love this picture of Eric

 We went to the Loveland living planet. I think the kids had fun. 

 The kids had fun playing laser tag with the Spencer kid

 They also enjoyed spending time with their cousin Riley

 Jill and Sara were a bit worn out from my family

 Eric didn't feel well 

 Emily was proud that she put puzzles together. 

 Grandma and Eric helping Emily put puzzles together. 

 The kid had to take a picture of cotton candy. We took them to Golden Corral and it made their day. Totally love 99 cent kid dinners. 

 Ally fell on her nose. Bruised it really well, thi isn't even the worse picture.

 Excited for my new fridge since the last one broke. Was normally $2600, on sale for $1600 but because it had a ding in the door we got it for $849 out the door. Sweet. 

 13 years married to the love of my life. We spread our anniversary over a couple of days. We went to a movie, geocaching, dinner, and even worked out together.
                                                 
                                                   

Joe and Em made us a dinner for our anniversary. They are very sweet. 

 Ben spent many hours creating multiple Mario lego creations. 

We had a great 4th of July. It started with breakfast and parade at the church. We came home and ate and then went to the court club for swimming. Then we came home and had a water fight.  Later we had a bbq and games with the Brook family and in the evening thanks the Rawlin family joined us. Thanks to donations by the Brooks and Rawlins we had a longer firework show. An hour and a half, nonstop.  4 of my 6 children fell asleep on the driveway. I would say it was a very successful 4th of July. 

 Flag hunting

 Water balloon fight

 Our fireworks

 Parade

 Breakfast at the church

This is a breakdown of 1 of each that we bought since I will need it for next year.  

 Night before prepping scooters and bikes

 Bowling with the kids and mom.  Maybe never again. Apparently, I have very competitive children.

Feeding geese

 First time in 12 years we have been able to take the entire family to a movie and all of us stayed in the movie. Thanks to the accumulation of Christmas movie tickets we got in for free to see Incredibles 2. 

 The family had fun doing the geocoin challenge for Richland. 

 We tye dyed shirts for the 4th of July. Isaac got a little too close to the dye and it spashed on his face. Silly boy. 

 We dropped Ben off at the temple for baptisms.  

 Ally was bounced too hight and hit her chin on the edge of the trampoline and needed 3 stiches. 

 The family had another relaxing and good time at the Brooks cabin.

 They found an injured bird. 

 Emily rubbed a mosquito bite so much that she had a large lump. She looked like someone from Star Trek :)

 Night time hike and devotional at the cabin. Very exciting. 

 New Slip and Slide

 Ben made his new Minecraft gear. 

 Joe waiting to get his teeth done. Even with laughing gas he was till very nervous. 

 The kids were happy to be on the kid wall at the dentist office.