Summertime scrapbook

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

July 3, 2008

It has been an extremely busy summer so far. I was able to go to girls camp for a week which turned out to be a great break for me. My wonderful parents took care of them while Aaron was at work every day. I also was able to go to my niece, Cortney's wedding in the St. George temple. She married a local boy from around here, so we are sure we'll be seeing a lot of them. It was beautiful and so great to see Jon and Laurie and all the kids that I hadn't seen in soo long. It was also really nice to spend some alone time with my mom and dad in the car. If any of you have made that trip to St. George you know how many hours you are in the car. I haven't spent that kind of time with my parents ever (I think I may be their favorite - ha ha)! It was really nice! This summer we will be celebrating my mom and dad's 50th Wedding anniversary and having a family reunion. We all look forward to it. My mom and dad are amazing people who have really dedicated their lives to helping their children and all of their posterity to be better! Their only request from all their children was that we would all be in the temple with them on that day! We are all hoping and praying that we all can! We miss all of you that live so far away! I don't have many pictures of you, send some please! We love you!

These are some of my favorites!

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The last day of school!

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We are so excited for summer!

We are looking forward to having the kids home this summer. Lizzy is extremely excited to have her brother and sister home! I am looking forward to some time playing at the park, doing science experiments, going on bike rides, swimming, and spending quality time together. We just wish that dad could take the summer off too. Christian recently had a piano recital that impressed everyone who was there. Both sets of grandparents were there, which he loved. Meliah has become an excellent reader! She reads at night in her top bunk and has a hard time stopping. Elizabeth just had her first dental appointment today! She was an angel! Of course I never share the negatives in my entries... but I think everyone who is a parent understands how demanding and frustrating it can be at times. We are so blessed though!

We are excited to have a few 3 day weekends and a possible vacation to visit family in the L.A. area! We love you all so much and are so grateful for you, your friendships, and your love in return. We are doing really well! School's out tomorrow! Yeah!

Never use the trick candles on a sweet little girl!

Meliah's birthday was a very busy day! We weren't home much at all due to baseball games and school. We did manage to fit in some cake and ice cream and a "Happy Birthday" song that evening. You will love to see the reaction to the trick candles. Be sure to watch it once to focus on Meliah's face and then watch Christian's face at the very beginning. Perhaps it would have been a better choice to use those on Christian's Birthday Cake next month! Poor sweet Meliah! She told me afterwards that she thought that the house was going to burn down.

Meliah has picked out a baby kitten that we will be bringing home in 1 week. She has named the kitten Shelby and loves it to pieces. We went to visit yesterday and she didn't want to leave. It's a very gentle little kitten (All white with some small black markings).

Meliah's Birthday