Mission Call!!

 My parents got their mission call on July 31st. We were out at their pool when the mail came. Their envelope was inside! We had to wait until later that night for the group to get together before they opened it. It was a long few hours!!

 We all wrote down our guesses and my Dad read them all. None of us were even close!

We had everyone ready and 3 phones on speaker.... Kyiv Ukraine! We were all in shock. My mom actually screamed when she said it. No one was expecting that! They will be the Humanitarian Directors for the entire country. They were supposed to leave in November, but their Mission President called and asked them if they could leave on October 7th. They of course said Yes. So, they will be going to the MTC in less than 2 weeks! 

I'm so thankful for my wonderful parents! I'm thankful they have taught me the gospel of Jesus Christ and have been such great examples to me and to my family.

They are going to be AMAZING missionaries!

Tree House Museum

My good friend Jackie and her cute kids came to Utah in July and we were lucky enough to meet up with them for some play time. I was so excited! I miss my Illinois girls and loved being with Jackie!

 We met up at the Tree House Museum. We had never been. It is such a fun museum! 

 The kids dressed up and put on a play for us. Ella's not quite sure what to think of my 2 crazy kids!

 Brooklyn didn't want to miss out on any of the fun!

 They played in the music room and the cowboy area.

 Brooklyn and Jack Jack. Aren't they so cute together.

 By this point my kids were exhausted and melt downs were imminent! So, we took some last pictures before we left.

Then we had to say goodbye. I hate that part! But it was so great to get together! Hopefully we'll be able to do it again before too long :)

4th of July

We had a fun, relaxing 4th of July this year.

 After lounging the morning away, we went to Silver Lake and walked the trail.

 Then we headed to Natalie and Cody's for dinner, sparklers and poppers, and play time!

 After all of that fun, we went to Thanksgiving Point to watch the big firework show. Cole has super sensitive ears, so he did not like the fireworks and kept asking when they were going to stop. I like fireworks and I still thought it was too long. I was good after 15 minutes. Maybe I just have a short attention span!

The kids also played with glow sticks and made some fun creations, like Isaac's ball.

I'm so thankful to live in this great country and for all of the freedoms we have here. I'm also thankful to all of the people that make these freedoms possible!!