Lottie

 I went over one afternoon to try and get some pictures of Lottie for Erin.  Isn't she a beauty baby!?

 Sydney is the best older sister and I think she is extra excited to finally have a sister!

 These 5 kids are so cute!

 I had to get some pictures of Briggs and his little hat.  It kills me that he keeps it on!

 Lucy loves holding Lottie too!

 I caught one little smile.

We sure do love her!

Lagoon weekend!

 The weather has been so hot here for a couple of weeks.  So, Friday finally got here and the kids had big plans. Luckily, they have a great Dad that was willing to bring it all to pass.  They wanted to camp in the back yard!  Perfect Camping weather was this weekend.  They set up the tent, nice soft beds, and they slept outside.  Camping in the back yard so the way to go!

 The next day we headed to Lagoon with the Young side.  It was super super hot!  We rode some rides and then headed to Lagoona Beach to cool off.  Then in the evening it was back to more rides.  We had fun riding rides with cousins and Grandma and Grandpa Young.  My phone died and these were the only pictures I got.  We had such a great time!!

End of Year Report

4th grade means wax museum report time!  Anne chose to do her report on Mary Jane Dilworth the first school teacher in Utah.  Anne wants to be a teacher someday so, she thought this would be the perfect person to report on.  She was a great woman and pioneer that helped get this great state of Utah going and thriving!  Anne did a great job on her report!!

Lottie Linnea

 On June 13th Lottie Linnea was born!  We are so happy for Ryan and Erin!  She is so pretty and we enjoyed holding a new little baby again.  I know the girls in this home are super excited to have another girl cousin!

A picture with all the girls with the Linnea namesake.

Summer Evenings

 One evenings the kids decided they wanted to do some type of parade.  Anne being the big sister helped the kids dress up.  Lucy wanted to be a gardener, Tyce a tiger, Eliza a chef, Max the princess, and Navie the gardener.  They walked up and down the side walk and had a grand old time.

 We can often find Lucy riding bikes around with a princess crown.  I had to catch this cute face.  I love her red hair, freckles, blue eyes, and beautiful smile.  Love you Lu !!

Bear Lake

 For Youth  Conference this year our Youth in the Stake went to Bear Lake.  Mike had to be there so, the kids and I decided to stay at the Bear Lake house while Mike was at Youth Conference.  We spent our first day on the beach.  We really missed Mike that day, but had a good time relaxing on the beach and building sand castles.

 We were the only people down on the the beach so Jason and Anne both enjoyed driving the 4 wheeler around the beach.

 Isn't she just the cutest!

 Eliza knows how to relax!

 On Friday morning Mike and Jason went out fishing and Jason caught this huge cut throat trout!  He was so excited and I have never seen a fish that big in person.  He had the magic touch that morning!

 That morning we were all back together as a family.  The kids loved to take the canoe to this dock and and play around.

 Finally we got our sweets back!!

 Jason is really good at navigating a canoe.  I always get turned around but, I enjoyed going on the Lake with him!

 We sure love this little canoe.  It's perfect for our family and our needs at this time.

 We left Saturday morning to get back for Church.  Mike then had to leave for Chicago for his training Sunday afternoon.  We left that morning and started driving home.  We got all the way to Evanston when I asked Mike if he had turned off the air in the house.  He said that he had not and I didn't.  So, I decided to drive back to the Bear Lake to turn off the air while Mike came home with kids.  Luckily we had to two cars because the kids were not up for that.  Mike needed to get home to pack and get ready to leave the next day.  It was kind of peaceful driving by myself.  I got a lot of time to think.  I also learned my lesson to always make sure we turn off the air before we leave Bear Lake… Lesson Learned!

Can I just say how much I love this guy.  He left after this to head to Chicago for a week.  Mike has never been gone this long before and I really missed him.  I missed his cool calm attitude he brings to our house.  I tend to get worked up about things or stress about stuff and he is always able to calm me down.  It was a busy week with the kids.  The school year is coming to an end so there are reports and projects due, Jason Track and Field events and the drama with that, trying to be a good Young Women leader to the girls, and trying to keep up on the house.    Friday finally came and I was trying to get the lawn mowed for him to surprise him when he got home.  I didn't notice the time and was finishing up the lawn when he walked through the fence.  I was so happy to see him!  I ran to give him a hug and once his strong arms pulled me in all my stresses went away.  I just started crying because I was so happy to have him back.   I know I am a strong person and I can manage this family and get things done, but we need our husband and Dad!!  If anything these training trips are teaching me to appreciate my sweets more!  I love you Mike!

St. George with the Girls!

 For Jill's 30th birthday we wanted to do something  special for her so, Mom and I planned a St. George trip for her.  We have not been on a trip just as girls since 1998 and Jill was just a little tike.  It was fun to all be together again.  Once we got down to St. George we hit the temple first and did a session.  I have never been through that temple so, it was cool to do that.

 We stayed at the Green Valley Spa and we really relaxed on this vacation.  Lots of reading by the pool, and even some spa treatments which were so nice.

 One evening we got tickets to Tuacahn to see "When You Wish".  This was the first time I had been to Tuacahn and I was really impressed.  Our performance was Disney music from all the Disney movies.  It was really fun!

 At the beginning it was raining, but it soon stopped.

 The next day we headed to beautiful Zion National Park.  We just hiked some of the easier hikes and enjoyed being in this beautiful place!

 Sisters in Zion!

I had so much fun being with my Mom and sister for a couple of days.  We laughed, watched movies, swam, and ate awesome food!  I am so grateful to have these two in my life!