HI and Bye July

Dad's 40 year class reunion was this year. He spent a week in Arco much to Mom's chagrin.  They re-painted the 77.   He used my Facebook to reconnect with people & pictures so I was well informed. We had the Kelly girls annual yard sale party. It was at Echo's this year. We went to the movie "Collateral Beauty" super sad and 4 girls together doesn't help.  We also watched "What lies beneath." because Malena got it for a dollar.   Echo got all our husbands to write us love letters. It was so sweet. Marc bought us massages.  After we shared our letters. It was interesting to hear each man's voice.  Marc remembered what Pam was wearing on their first date. JD wrote his as he was walking out the door a little exasperated but you could hear the underlines of devotion and love even in a rushed letter. Dan is flowery with words. I was surprised with Preston's continued theme.  It was a really fun weekend as always.
Coming back from Utah with Mom and Dad we stopped in Wendell to get gas and Axel banged his head on the door.  The convenient store attendant was this young girl who didn't even know where the first aid kit was. Head wounds bleed like a mother so the tiny bathroom looked like we murdered somebody by the time we left.  We got home and super glued it shut.  Then not 2 weeks later Axel and Katana are fighting.  (She looked at me--I pushed her-she grabs a 2 lbs washer and hurls it at my head.) This time we went to the DR.  and He got a staple.   Never a dull moment for sure. And I wouldn't have it any other way.

This summer is flying by.  Maybe because I've been going like crazy.  In Utah almost every other weekend. 7 peaks- fun center and Seussical the Musical. A musical mash-up of Horton Hears a Who with several other Dr. Seuss classics intertwined. Really cute. Beautiful evening at an outside theater.   One of the nursery leaders in Syringa's ward was new and thought Mace was one of them. We were gone for 2 weeks so she asked Syringa if we were OK.    Didn't visit 7-Peaks for a week; my kids got board.  So we made our own attractions (soap on the tramp) and water slides (slide into water trough). Timber came to Mom's when she passed here we went cherry picking.  Followed them up and spent the weekend on the boat with cousins.  Axel flipped all the way over on the couch. Everyone else fell off but he popped back up.  Katana and Darlin got brave pushing each other off the red disk tube.  We got home the kids were sad again "we go go and never get to do summer stuff?"   Apparently that means pick-nicks in the park and sleeping on the tramp.  So that weekend we drove the 4-wheelers to Niagara falls.  Had a pick-nick and a quick dunk in the stream.  It was freezing.  Then Preston and the older two slept under the stars. My banty had a second batch of babies.  They fell between the wood and Sammy played with 7 of the 9.  I was so mad.  Mace has decided he is a big boy.  Tries to use silverware but his hands are so much easier.  folds his arms, repeats words. and always with a BIG SMILE>