Peek Through Last Week (July 4-10)

Sunday- Independence Day! Baby Blessing Day for 2 of our grandchildren! It was so wonderful to be able to be at 2 of our grandchildren’s blessings on the same day. It was such a blessing that so many family members were able to come and celebrate with them. Church was at 9:00 am, then we went to the park for a brunch with all 3 extended families. There were at least 100 family members total. Maddux (Whitney & Ty) was blessed by Ty, Ella (Chris & Emily) was blessed by Chris. Ty, Whitney holding Maddux, Emily holding Ella and Chris holding Parker. What cute families!

Monday- We’re still in Cedar City, but leaving today. They celebrated the 4th today since it fell on a Sunday this year. Hubby, my dad, Chris, Stephane and Ty went golfing early this morning. They made it back in time for all of us to go to the parade by 9:00 am. I love taking the kids to parades, especially for the 4th. We went to the park after the parade to hear Ty’s sister-in-law sing. She did a beautiful job. Instead of staying at the park and eating we headed over to a sandwich shop to get out of the heat for a while. Then it was time to help Whitney and Ty finish packing and cleaning for their move to Salt Lake. We left for home at about 4:00pm, but not before I made a quick stop at my favorite antique store. Benjamin on Stephane’s shoulders. 

Tuesday- Hubby was set apart as a High Priest in our Church today. We decided to have it done today so his dad could be the one to perform the ordination. He’s going out of town for a month or so. Hubby’s parents and my parents were both able to be there which made it even more special. It was a wonderful spiritual moment in hubby’s and mine life. I’m happy to have the gospel in my life and that hubby honors the priesthood. Doesn’t he look handsome?

Wednesday– I’m so excited my mom and dad were able to come out for a visit. It seems like it had been so long since we saw them last. It’s hard to have them and my other family members living so far away. I wish we could have spent more time with them but we had a lot of fun jammed into a few short days. The kids were happy to be able to spend some more time with them too and are really missing them now. Thanks for the fun visit and we hope to see you again soon.

Thursday– Emilee’s orthodontist has a summer party every year at the Roy Aquatic Center. The kids have such a great time there, plus it’s on our Summer Fun Banner. They serve a picnic type dinner to all the patients and family members. Then they have booths set up around the grounds serving cotton candy, popcorn, donuts and balloon animals. There was also a live band playing. Zach stood in line for the donuts 25 minutes, then it was time to go. He was so sad he had wasted so much time, so we stopped to get donuts on the way home. We gave them tons of sugar right before bed. Not a great idea! Ammon, Ben and a friend of Ammon’s playing in the sprinkler area.

Friday- My favorite Summer treat! I love fresh cherries! Actually I love anything with cherries. Cherry pie, cherry cheesecake, cherry cobbler, brownies with cherry pie filling on top, cherry turnovers. You get the idea.

Saturday- Emilee had another dance competition today in Payson. It was at the Payson Scottish Festival. We drove down in separate cars since Traci and Stephane and the boys came. Whitney, Ty and Maddux came to watch too. She did well, but not as good as the last competition. I guess missing a few dance lessons made a difference. She was a little sad, but came out of it fast. We went to Whitney and Ty’s new place after and spent a few hours just hanging out and letting the kids play. Adam had guard duty this weekend so we saw him for a minutes in the evening and he ate dinner with us. You always see some interesting things at Scottish Festivals. The dog in the kilt was my favorite this time.