Savannah's Endowment Session

 I got to take a quick trip to Twin last weekend to go to the temple with Savannah. I'm grateful I was invited so I could spend some time in the temple with my family. I am so proud of Savannah and her choice to serve a mission. The people in Lubbock are so lucky!

Sunday we got to have dinner with Adam at Brad's house and play games with Trish's kids all night. They are such a hoot! I love my family so much. Monday Becky, Trish, and I went shopping in the morning. Then we went on the bridge to see the giant American flag hung across the canyon. What a beautiful sight. I don't know how big this flag is, but according to Trish it weighs 400 lbs and each star is 5 feet tall, so that should give some idea of how massive it is. They have professional rock climbers hang the flag. We had lunch with Sally and got caught up on each other's lives. It was the perfect day; we just missed having mom with us. She was at the cabin with her sisters.

Random Moments

Family Lagoon time. The Tilt o Whirl has become one of my favorite rides

One of my favorite sights

Our library was having a Lord of the Rings night where we split into teams and had to read a map and figure out cyphers and puzzles to find tokens so we could win a prize. This turned out to be a lot of fun especially with Zander being such a big fan. We got some Lambis bread and a ring pop for our hard work. We also got to play some fun games before we had to head off to karate.

The kids got up early one morning before breakfast and went outside to play four square. They came running inside my room telling me I needed to come outside right now. They were in awe of the sunrise and knew I'd appreciate it too. Hannah took this picture. They loved the sun's rays peaking over the clouds.

We went to the city's Night Out Against Crime last week. The kids got to see the inside of all the first responder's vehicles. It was really cool. We went inside an ambulance, fire truck, patrol car (what Grayson is sitting in), a bomb squad van, and a SWAT armored van. They also got strapped down in a chair with a seat belt and crashed into each other in a crash simulator so they could see why it's important to wear a seat belt. And we got lots of cool swag!

Stephen and I went to Las Vegas with Loren and Shule and their wives for a weekend to see Jerry Seinfeld perform. We also saw Cirque du Soleil's Mystere show which was super weird but beautifully done. So many talented acrobats. We had some great food and also went to the Bodies Exhibit. Wow. Our bodies really are amazing and so intricate.  

Father Daughter campout at Camp Woodland. The kids look forward to this every year.

This little guy gets himself dressed every Sunday. He even tucks in his shirt by himself. And every Sunday he misses the top button of his shirt and won't let anyone fix it for him. What a cutie!