Samantha's 8th Birthday

This was a hard birthday to celebrate knowing that Samantha would be getting baptized. We got together with the Brewers this year and had a nice time remembering Sammie. We met at a park for dinner and the kids played, then we headed up to the cemetery. Rachelle let the butterflies go and the kids always enjoy playing with those. We also did our traditional balloon release. It was a nice time to spend with all the family. As we were loading up Brynlee was especially sad and upset. I walked her back over to the headstone where Rachelle was spending her last moments and Brynlee and Rachelle shared some special moments together. Sammie was only 9 months younger than Brynlee and she's always felt a bond with Sammie. It touched Rachelle to know how much Samantha means to her. We love and miss her everyday!

Bowling

The summer fun continues! We went bowling today and the kids had a blast! I love that they enjoy being together and will tolerate each other long enough to have some fun. 

Summer Fun!

We continue to be loving our long summer! The girls have had a few dance camps and summer intensives, so we try to do fun things in-between. And one of their favorite things is to go to the gymnastics gym and work on their tumbling! They worked super hard and started getting some new tricks including back twists. It's fun for me to see them all love it so much. After we were done we grabbed some lunch and headed over to a friend's house so they could swim all afternoon! They were exhausted by the end of the day!

Cabin Trip

We headed up to the cabin for Josh's birthday and the 24th of July. It was a little tricky bc the holiday was in the middle of the week, so most people were working and couldn't get off. We headed up and enjoyed some family time while we celebrated Josh's birthday. We drove down to Kamas to get ice cream which was a lot of fun. The Tucker's joined us for the weekend and the kids had a lot of fun playing with them. We played a lot of games, painted lots and lots of rocks, and hiked up at the old cabin.