I feel like I just finished one of the busiest summers I have ever had.
There was no time from blogging.
So here is my summer in a nutshell via my iphone!
Hiking Ensign Peak with the Young Women.
This was such a fun time.
I have lived in Utah my entire life and never made this hike before.
It's not very far, but it's steep!
The view...Totally worth it!
Memorial Day weekend at the Grandparents!
It's always fun to gather together with my family for a weekend.
The kids enjoyed 4-wheeling and hanging with cousins.
It was Kyle's first trip to the grandparents...
It's always as crowd, but I think he survived it, and enjoyed the laughter.
Sometime in June I think...;)
Our family made a trip to Palisades State Park with the Fireman.
It was a great time, as usual.
Kayaking, swimming and visiting with family and friends.
On the way home we made a detour to Cove Fort Historic site.
Kyle had never been there before and we thought it would be fun.
What would summer be without fresh fruits and veggies from the garden!
This is something I always miss when fall comes.
The picture in the lower right hand corner was my first red tomato of the season!
Later in June we took a family vacation to Yellowstone.
After going last year, we just had to make a return trip to see the shows at the Playmill!
I think we have become addicts!
It was fun to spend a few days in the park seeing all the familiar sights.
This summer was a summer full of projects!
It's amazing the projects it takes to have a wedding.
Linc decided we needed a new deck.
This project literally took the ENTIRE summer!
Mostly because he had to work on it when he had a spare moment...
which wasn't often, he traveled for work a lot this summer.
A new back deck needed a new back door to go with it as well.
Grandpa Pack spent a day helping out with the stairs and door.
Neighbor D. Griffiths saved the day late in the game by helping with the railing.
It truly does take a village! ;)
Grandpa Pack spent a day helping out with the stairs and door.
Neighbor D. Griffiths saved the day late in the game by helping with the railing.
It truly does take a village! ;)
Here it is looking finished!
It turned out great and I love it!
A little July 4th celebration!
We met up with our firework fav's the Perkins!
It was fun and loud as usual.
I swear the show gets better and better every year!
Girls Camp at the Spruces!
A picture is worth a thousand words...
It was a really fun time.
These girls are crazy and I love them!
One morning I woke to find all 8 of them stuffed like sardines in one 5 man tent!
They love each other! :)
July 24th Holiday at the grandparents.
This is tradition for my family.
We always spend the weekend of the 24th in Indianola.
It's rodeo time and we love our small town rodeo!
The kids really like to cowboy up and make a showing!
Plus....Funnel Cake and other Rodeo food!
Yum!
We also celebrated Kyle's birthday at the grandparents.
Bailee made him breakfast and his birthday cake.
Brooklyn celebrated her 14th birthday!
I can't believe how fast she is growing!
I'm so glad to have her around...she is the only thing keeping me from being an empty nester,
which I am NOT ready for!
She had a great time celebrating with friends.
Daddy also surprised her by decorating her door!
Bridal showers!
So fun!
I have more pictures...but limited myself here.
She had two showers, one hosted by my family and one hosted by the DeYoungs!
They were both a lot of fun and got is into the wedding spirit!
Bailee and her mommy and mommy in law!
Summer also brought moving time for Bailee.
She really moved out along time ago for college, but her room has remained intact...
until now. :(
It's finally time to pack up all her belongings and make her permanent home somewhere else.
We also started another wedding project of building some shelves for backdrops.
They turned out so cute!
Linc built them,
I painted them,
Kyle and I wallpapered them!
Bailee and Brooklyn also cut tons and tons of fabric for tassels for the wedding.
I spent A LOT of time in the yard!
It needed beatification before the wedding!
I have never loved my yard so much.
I also spent a lot of time in fabric stores...
looking for fabric for tassels,
fabric for skirts,
lace for tables.
It was endless!
Sweets candy shop was also a wedding shopping stop.
I ironed and ironed!
Really...I pressed 11 round table cloths and
2 banquet table cloths.
I will say this... I watched myself a few Hallmark movies in the process.
Bailee, Kyle and I decorated jars...
addressed wedding invites,
shopped for candlesticks, which Kyle painted.
And, Bailee and I may have taken a shopping break or two for sustenance.
We had a bridal shoot and...
THEN WE HAD A WEDDING!!!
THEN WE HAD A WEDDING!!!
It was fantastic and a super great day!
But.....
It deserves a blog post of it's own!
Coming soon....
And finally, I attended my first college football game!
I know...
Better late than never!
I really went for the Band.
Out new Son Kyle plays in the Weber State marching band.
It was lot of fun and he rocked it!
It was also a summer full of weekly emails from this boy..
Elder Paxman!
I love Mondays!
I am always excited to hear how my missionary son is doing,
how he is growing and how the work of the lord is progressing.
That's a summer wrap!!
It was a crazy busy summer.
And We loved every minute!
We truly are blessed, our family is growing and we're healthy and happy!
