Yellowstone

Another thing we love to do in the summertime is go to the cabin, and go to Yellowstone!

Catch up!

Oh, hi! It looks like I've been ignoring the blog for a while! Well, here we are, still alive and doing well! Here's what's been going on!

January
January was . . . January! Not much going on there. I started my UEN class, Social Studies Methods, which has been quite interesting. I finished it a few weeks ago, and here is my final project. It was actually really fun to engage my brain, instead of only doing mindless cleaning and laundry, which is what I feel like I do 90% of the time. I also signed up to work in the daycare at Apple Athletic Club, in exchange for a free membership, which is cool. Here are some fun January pictures!

 Our preschool group

 Two cute kids

 Reagan loves her hat she got for her birthday! And her birthday gloves too!

 The snow was crazy

So we stayed inside and made stuff!

February

In February, my parents left on their mission! They are serving in Cincinnati, OH and loving it. My dad is in charge of the medical for the mission, and they are currently serving in a YSA ward. If you are interested in their mission, here is their blog. After they left, we took our little family to the cabin and played. It was super fun, as it always is! Davis started taking gymnastics with his best friend, which he loves!

 At our friend's wedding. We talked about getting married with our kids. Reagan wants to marry Hilary, and Davis wants to marry Reagan. We will work on that!

 Little sisters like gymnastics too!

 Celebrating Valentine's Day at Reed's Dairy

 Reagan decided that she needs to wear a tutu every day, and perhaps every night as well.

 We love the cabin

 Reading books at the Apple.

The picture of Davis from primary. Gosh, how can you not love this kid?!

March

During March, my sweet Uncle Eldred died. It was very sad, and actually very sudden, even though he was 104 years old. We were able to attend the funeral, which was a great experience and made us want to be better people! Also, Chris's parents came to visit us! Yay! We had a ton of fun with them, and it was fabulous! They came because I was having a surgery, and they were planning on coming anyway, and I said, why don't you come and help out with the kids, and they did. They have also gotten their mission call, and will be serving in Fresno, California. They report to the MTC on July 3rd!

 Memories of Uncle Eldred

 My sweet grandma speaking at her brother's funeral.

 Playing with my cousin's kids at the funeral.

 Military rights at Uncle Eldred's funernal. Very cool.

 

 Dad helped us with home improvement projects, which was fabulous!

 We went to the cabin with Chris's parents for conference. So fun!

Summertime

With fall starting, I am getting sentimental about the summer. Yes, for a couple of weeks every summer, I hate our house because it does not have built in Air Conditioning. But I also love that kids go outside to play when they get bored. And that I can open the windows when it's cooler outside to get some relief. And that kids ride their bikes past our house every now and then. And that I can go outside without bundling myself up. Yes. I love summer. Here are some fun things we have done:


Trains are always the best:

 At Rigby Lake with the Activity Day girls and our best friends:

 At a baseball game:

 Mom forgot to pack the swimsuit, like she usually does. #momfail:

 So Davis stuck his head in a hot tub:

 Making cool hats at the library with friends:

 Talking on the phone at Daddy's work:

Playing in the pool with friends:

 Reading books with Casey and Hilary:

 Going to the summer movies, and actually WANTING to be with mom's friend! Yahoo!:

 An exploding blender. Pretty sure I will find things around my kitchen for years, perhaps decades, to come:

 Going to Bear World with my family. There was a train there, so Davis HAD to ride it:

 Playing with trains at the cabin. Do you sense a theme to Davis's life?:

 Giving hugs to Grandma:

 At Mesa Falls:

 Walking with Grandma:

 Watching the Olympics. We were sick that week, so clothing was not happening:

 Reagan got a new car seat. She loves that it's like her brother's, and that she can buckle it every time. So cool. We also love that she can sit up and see out the window!: