July is caught up!!!  Can I hear a big HOOOOOOORAY!!!! 

On to August!

8.18.10 - Wednesday

Jumping in puddles.... we love a good summer rain!

p.s. Ignore the blurry photo... camera settings were wonky... hopefully we'll get another good rain this summer!

8.16.10 - Monday

Movie at the Springville park... I love small town America!

8.15.10 - Sunday

Church at Grandma and Grandpa's old ward in Greenville and then the reunion was officially over.... so sad to see it end!! Lots of wonderful memories were made!

8.14.10 - Saturday

Beaver County Demolition Derby...  so much fun!! I'm pretty sure I'm a redneck at heart... minus the missing teeth, beer and big hair. Fun night with the family.

8.13.10 - Friday

Rodeo and fireworks... we love the Beaver County Fair!

8.12.10 - Thursday

Zion National Park... absolutely amazing!

8.11.10 - Wednesday

Bug class with Auntie Carrie... three wheelin'.... Minute to Win it... evening devotional... just so much reunion fun to be had!

8.10.10 - Tuesday

Travel day, naps, dinner in the yard, kite flying with Auntie Carrie and opening devotional and bonfire... let the games begin!

8.9.10 - Monday

We said goodbye to our Francks family and drove to the airport to pick up our rental car... a four hour delay (they didn't have a car for us even though we had a reservation!) but we finally made it to Mapleton right in time for the reunion kick off... River chicken, bake potatoes, corn on the cob, tomato salad and ice cream... soooo good! Let the games begin!!

8.8.10 - Sunday

Sunday dinner and a nice relaxing day with family... we love Sunday's!

8.7.10 - Saturday

Our favorite thing to do when we're with the Francks is to play games... Joey and Jimmy are both so competive... tonight we played Ticket to Ride and Joey won.

7.31.10 - Saturday

Girls Night Out with our old Presidency... swimming, pina colada snow cones and talking under the stars at the park.

Perfect evening!

p.s. picture taken by 3-year old Alexis

7.30.10 - Friday

Ward Swimming Party at the Splash

7.29.10 - Thursday

new tent, pillows, portable DVD player, stuffed animals...  life is good!

7.28.10 - Wednesday

A day at the lake, an awesome rainstorm, a fun day with friends.... We ♥ Summer!

7.27.10 - Tuesday

Cutest little Lion EVER! Roar!!

P.S. This was supposed to be his costume this year (bought last year) but he's already outgrown it! So instead of a Halloween Costume I guess we now have a new dress up costume.

7.26.10 - Monday

A birthday party for our nursery friend D... swimming, bbq and a pinata... such a fun party!

Buddy didn't quite grasp the concept of the pinata... when it was his turn he'd grasp the bat and then throw it as hard as he could... he's so stinkin' cute!

7.25.10 - Sunday

Making cookies... one of our favorite Sunday night activities!

p.s. I use the term "making cookies" very loosely... we mostly just use pre-made cookie dough... Martha would be so disappointed :)

7.24.10 - Saturday

Ikea napkins = happiness

p.s. Happy Pioneer Day! Sad we don't celebrate it in these parts.

7.23.10 - Friday

Craft day... now if only we wouldn't eat the paint!

p.s. its kid safe so don't freak out!

7.22.10 - Thursday

Got Lauren to babysit (we LOVE Lauren!!) and spent the day in Dallas... did lunch with Marylynn at Cheesecake Factory and then it was on to Sam Moon and Ikea for a little retail therapy to spend my birthday money...  fabulous time... I should totally do it more often!

7.21.10 - Wednesday

A little evening jaunt to the park where we worked up a sweat for Rootbeer floats... we love Summer!

7.20.10 - Tuesday

When I was working around the house I came in to the dining room and saw this... cute little bare cheeks... I knew it was going to happen sooner or later (or so I heard)... taking off the diaper... I love those cute little bum cheeks!

7.19.10 - Monday

My new favorite Summer salad... Tomato, cucumber, sliced up mozarella cheese, a splash of Balsamic Vinegar, drizzle of Olive Oil and Morton's Nature's Seasoning (in the yellow bottle).... mix it all together.... seriously so so good!

7.18.10 - Sunday

The end to a fun weekend... we mostly talked and ate good food... nice and relaxing and so fun to see everyone.

I think there have been at least a million pictures taken on this porch swing over the years!


p.s. Happy Birthday Dad!

7.17.10 - Saturday

A quick trip to Waskom to visit Jill, Margie and Lydia who were in Texas visiting from Arizona, Idaho and Washington!

p.s. Happy Birthday Fias!

7.16.10 - Friday

"Happy Summer" gifts for the neighbors!