Happy 7th!!

Wow - my little boy is 7. I can't believe how fast that has gone.
We spent some of the morning talking about the day he was born. What fun memories (all but the labor part anyway).
Bryant is such a great kid. He is full of life and loves to learn. What an incredible boy!
WE LOVE YOU BRY - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

3rd Place - Utah State Softball

We were so proud of Abby. Her softball team took 3rd place in the state tournament. They took first in the tournament here, locally.
This was Abby's first year in fast-pitch. She is an awesome hitter and is getting better and better at fielding. She played 1st base most of the season with some little bits at pitcher and at 3rd. She was definitely one of the best on her team (unbiased opinon, of course). Anyway, we spent many days out in the hot sun watching games, but it was worth it and so fun to see them do so well.
GOOD JOB ABBY!!!

Daddy/Daughter

Recently Nick and Abby went together to the Activity Days Daddy/Daughter Activity. They had a lot of fun even though they had to leave a little early so Abby could get to her softball practice. They had a hotdog roast, played games, and listened to a nice talk by the Bishop. What a great dad and a great daughter!!!

4th of July

We continued our fun family tradition this year for the 4th of July.
We got some pizza
Staked out our spot
Ate pizza and homemade brownies
Set up in our chairs
and
Watched the fireworks
(almost from ground zero).
Everyone had a great time. The twins were so cute. Grayce would watch with her eyes and mouth wide open. Emma would scream in delight each time one would shoot off. Grayce finally figured out how to see them light off from the ground and she would give us a "here it comes!" right before we would see it. They were so cute. We were wishing we would have had our video camera that night.
All of the kids (and us) had so much fun. It is such a payoff for us as parents to see them so excited and enjoy something so much. FUN, FUN, FUN!!!

Lehi Round-up Float

I was the lucky one that was put in charge of the float for our ward this year. It was SO MUCH WORK. We were fortunate to get the Activity Days girls to come and help for an hour one day (the perks of being over Activity Days, I guess). But, it is finally done and the parade is over. We actually enjoyed working together on the float (Nick and I). It was a lot of late nights after the kids were in bed. For a first time float builder, it turned out okay. However, we will happily hand the job over to the next victim next year.

Our Oregon "Heaven on Earth"

We love going to the Oregon Coast. It has to be one of the most beautiful places in the world. Our kids love the ocean and we do too. We had a great vacation. We even went whale watching and Nick got to go deep sea fishing. We spent days on the beach playing in the water and beach combing for some great treasures! It was so much fun and we can't wait to go back. Maybe after the baby is the twins' age!! I think making memories with the kids has to rank up there with my absolute most favorite things to do!!
We enjoyed some rock climbing on the beach - that is Nick to the left, starting the rock climbing journey.
We visited Multnomah Falls on our way out - we took some great pictures of the kids there. Even Emma and Grayce posed long enough for a quick shot.
We saw some beautiful sunsets over the water.
Abby liked spending some time at the end of the day going out on the grass at the hotel with her paper and pencil to capture the view in drawing - that is her pictured above drawing the sunset (she is being observed by Tyler).
We also found a great little stream that feeds into the ocean. It wasn't too deep as it pooled up right before it got to the ocean shore. The kids spent a lot of time swimming and playing in it (it is also pictured above)!
ALL IN ALL - IT WAS MAGICAL!!!