Instant Friendships in Canada

 We finally made it to Calgary and we had the opportunity to stay with Laura and Chris and their family.  Our kids instantly loved being together and formed fast friendships.  It's amazing how having some of the same blood just bonds people!  The Vivier's had fun hats and Canadian gifts for our kids. We spent of the rest of the day catching up, getting together with other cousins, and eating yummy Canadian Chinese food!

I had such a great week getting know Laura better!  She is one of the most loving, caring, down to earth person I know!

O Canada! The Drive up!

 The drive up to Calgary is a long one, but the kids did amazing.  We took small breaks and watch lots of movies to pass the time!

 We took a break at the Idaho Falls Temple to stretch the legs.

 We finally made it up to Montana to stop and sleep over.

 The kids enjoyed swimming with cousins and having the break from the car!

 The next day we crossed the border into Canada and drove through these beautiful yellow canola fields for hours!

 We made a stop in Lethbridge to eat some pizza with some of the cousins.  It was fun traveling up with family!  It made stops more fun!

A Drop Of Awesome

 Anne's cute group of friends started a girls band.  They names their band, A Drop Of Awesome.  They got to perform at a little recital and they played great.  Anne plays the keyboard, Aleah on the drums, Hallee sings and guitar, Paige guitar and sings.  Cutest group of girls!

Lucy is the Luckiest

 Being the youngest does have it's advantages.  Lucy is the pride and joy of all of us!  We all enjoy helping her grow and making her confident in herself.  I caught a couple of moments this summer where her older siblings took time to help her.  Jason spent an evening hanging out with Lucy and teaching her the game of croquet.

 Anne spent a whole afternoon teaching Lucy how to ride a bike!  It was the sweetest thing to watch!

 She has the best Dad who spent hours each evening teaching her how to master her bike riding skills!  It was a good summer for Lucy indeed!

Swimming Lessons

 It was a good year for the Schwitzer girls and their swimming skills.  This was Lucy's first year of lessons and she was a little scared of jumping of the diving board.  But, she always did it and tried her best to swim to the side.

 Eliza got better and better each day!

 She caught on fast and started to look great doing her strokes.

 This was Anne's last year.  She mastered all strokes and we are confident in her swimming abilities!  Way to go girls!

4th of July

 I was the worst this year at taking pictures on the actual 4th of July!  We ended up just having a real low key holiday.  Mike and Jason went up to Strawberry reservoir to do some fishing.  The girls and I went shopping and then headed to Grandma Young's.  We went swimming at the Cottonwood Spa and then had a BBQ for dinner.  Later we just came home to watch the fireworks in our neighborhood.  Herriman residence light up the skies and our back yard is the perfect place to watch! How grateful we are for this great country and all the blessings we are given by living in it!

Grandpa Young

 We celebrated Grandpa Young Birthday.  We just had a dinner at our house and enjoyed hanging out with him!

I hope my kids will always remember what a wonderful Grandfather they have.  Grandpa has had many trials in his life that he has overcome with faith and his testimony of the atonement.  Grandpa is one of the most Christ like people I know.  Growing up he would do anything for me and I knew I could always count on my Dad.  I remember one time being down at College at UVU and my car had broken down.  I could not figure out what was wrong.  I called my Dad from a pay phone on campus and explained that the car would not start.  He drove all the way down to Orem to see what was wrong.  It ended up being a loose screw in the battery.  He screwed the screw in tight and my car started immediately!  I remember thinking how much I loved my Dad.  He drove all the way down to do 2 minutes of work to help me.  Growing up Dad never yelled at me.  I knew when he was disappointed in me, but he never yelled.  I remember when I got in a car accident in High School that was my fault I was really worried about my parents being upset.  My Dad sat me in my room and talked about being more aware as I drove, but he was more grateful that I wasn't hurt.  He said I can fix that car, but if something happen to you that would be the most hurtful.   How grateful I am for Dad that loves me through all my faults and shows me what true patients and love is!