Camping...Sort Of

We had been working in the yard all evening when Rachelle called. They were going to go camping but the campground was full. So they ended up coming over to use our grill to cook all the meat they had prepared. They also had all the fixins for smores, so the kids fully enjoyed cooking and eating the smores with them. 

So cute!

I just love this girl! I've always wanted a thumb sucker, but never got one. I thought maybe Brielle was going to start, but this was just a fluke :)

Helping

We've been super busy trying to get the yard ready for Brielle's blessing. The kids loved it when I assigned them to help haul bricks around the yard.

Visiting Samantha

Sunday evening we stopped by Samantha's grave and laid down some flowers for her. We were able to talk about her for a few minutes and talk about where she is. We still miss Sammie SO much and are always thinking about her. We love you Sammie!!!

Wedding

The daughter of one of Josh's accounts got married and they invited us to their reception. A Mexican wedding reception is much different than an American one. The music was very loud and they were doing a lot of dancing and cheering. Here are the kids watching:

Cabin

We did a quick trip up to the cabin with the Ericsons. On the way we stopped in Park City for lunch:

The kids had a lot of fun, as usual. Here they are painting the rail with water...it kept them busy for hours!

 All the grandkids:

 We celebrated Andrew's bday while we were there:

 Watching the guys play horseshoes:

 Never knew a bag of marshmallows and toothpicks would be such a hit!

 Jacob and Fernanda came up on Sunday. They got themselves a new little puppy, Jesse. The kids love her!

Preschool Graduation

Brooklyn graduated from preschool!!! I still can't believe she'll be in kindergarten soon! She has loved her teacher and we have loved her school. Here she is with Miss Tricia:

 Saying her nursery rhyme:

Of course my camera died right when she got up to get her diploma. Oh well. It's been a great year!