Our Summer Fly-by

On Karla's birthday in June, we had a joint birthday party for the 3 sibs. Man, they are getting old! Hehe!

Everyone was decked out in the birthday garb, like the birthday hats, and we couldn't just wear them the normal way...

The bundle of cute cousins...

I bought a patio set from a friend who was moving for $50. Just added a touch of new paint, and voila! Like new!

My sisters and I threw Andrea (the middle child) a Bridal shower! Everyone was there with the exception of Des...we missed you!

And then, of course, there is the tradition of Ute Stampede.

Once the rodeo was over, they asked for the kids to join together on the grounds for a coin hunt. We encouraged Elena to do it and she took off faster than we thought she would. She found 2 half dollars. Then as soon as they were done, they called for women 18+ and Austin was practically shoving me over the rail. So of course I had to participate! The women were vicious! The were shoving and tripping each other, so I made out with 3 half dollars and called it good:)

We had a huge family party celebrating my grandparent's birthdays. It was great to see everyone. I just love my family and my grandparents so much!!!

Just some precious moments to me.

This is Elena on the last day of school. She was so sad kindergarten was over, but couldn't wait for summer spent at seven peaks!

The few weeks before the end of school, they sent home a paper letting the kids and parents know they would be having a school talent show and that the first one would take place in their own classrooms. Elena said she wanted to tell jokes:) So we had her practice a few funny jokes and she went to school and told them to her class. The teacher sent home another note saying that she had passed the audition for the school talent show and that she would need to audition one more time before she could perform for the school. What!?!? We obviously didn't understand the process before letting her participate, but she was elated and nervous at the same time to have to "try-out". Well, she made the second try-outs, and the last week of school she was able to tell her jokes in front of the whole school and some parents:) Some of her jokes were:

"What do you get when you cross an elephant and a fish?"..."Swimming trunks!"

"Why did the cow go to the dance?"..."So he could show off his dance moooooves!"

She was so funny! And she said she wasn't even nervous because "I knew that I was funny!" Haha!

 For FHE one night, we made the girls homemade stick horses. They were extra kits I had left over from girls camp last year. The girls loved them!!!

Early on in June, we went with Seth and Natalie on a hike up to Lisa Falls. It was a super easy hike that we could take the kids on and they were able to play in the falls.

We decided to push the girls a little further, and hiked up the mountain, alonside the falls. The views were amazing and the girls were such great troopers. We promised that we would be doing alot of hikes this summer, and have yet to keep that promise:o)

For Memorial Day, we spent the weekend with my parents, Dallen, Jess, and Kaden at the cabin. We did hiking, razr riding, techno dance partying, and lots of card playing. It was a great relaxing weekend.

Here Elena is with her Kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Millet. For the Kindergarten showcase, the kids had to dress up in something that showcased their personality. Elena went as a tiger, naturally.