Jumpin' Jelly Beans... Where Did JULY Go?

Here's our fast and furious month of JULY! I cannot believe it's almost over. I though I better get bloggin' now though, because August is always so very busy. We had a fun month. Here are some highlights.

Sid's cousin Kevin and his wife Krista gave us a whole bunch of yummy apricots off their tree, so we made apricot pie. We made two of them, one for them, and one for us. Canyon decorated the top of our pie. He made it look like a tiger, of course. The only apricot pie in the world with a tiger on the top....I would think.

Brooklyn, Canyon and I adventured off to the Aquarium one day. They had a blast seeing all the animals and fish. Here's even a video of Canyon petting a stingray!

Brooklyn as a mermaid, and Jaxon and Canyon had a blast pulling each other on the little trike.

We had a pajama party on the front lawn while our big brave daddy went and lit all of the fireworks for us. OOOOOH....AHHHHHH!

Four wheeling on the roads above Bear Lake....oh what a view!

The 4th of July was a BLAST, especially since the kids were all sick the week before. We were ready for some fun, and ready to get out of the house. We all went to the Centerville party in the park for a concert, some bounce houses, some rock wall climbing, and some pretty great fireworks, then we watched Centerville Parade the next morning. We headed up to Bear Lake that afternoon for some 4 wheeling, some swimming, some beaching, some canoeing. some walks on the boardwalk, and some more fireworks. I LOVE FIREWORKS! I LOVE PARADES! I LOVE THE USA. I LOVE PATRIOTISM! I LOVE THE 4th OF JULY! My family got sick of me saying that, but I DO!!!!!! My favorite picture is of my family gazing up into the sky watching the fireworks, all huddled together in each other's arms, and me not being able to take my eyes off of THEM. I am so blessed to have such a great family and live in such a wonderful country! What a neat time we had that weekend.

Sid's dad made that blue fiber glass canoe in their garage when Sid's dad was in scouts about 45 years ago. Sid was only a couple of years old but still remembers the fiber glass smell throughout the house. Thanks to grandpa Davis for getting it back out for us to use. It's getting a lot of use. It still floats. What a neat history it has.

We were able to go to the Oquirrah (sp?) Hills Temple Open House with my parents and two sisters and some of their kids. What a neat experience.

We had a marvelous time at the Ivie Family Reuinion. We spent one day sending off the boys to either go fishing with Grandpa or golfing while the girls all went to get manicures and icecream. The next day we all went canoeing at Tony Grove. Jaxon tried his skills at "gunnel jumping" for the first time. He was awesome! (see video, but turn the sound down or you'll just hear this obnoxious laugh... hmm, I'm not sure who it might be). The next day we went swimming at the aquatic center in Logan. What a party!

Jaxon spent the week at Grandma and Grandpa Ivie's house, and Canyon spent the week with his cousin, Brittany..... so Karen and Brooklyn went the the 24th of July festivities all by ourselves. (Dad was at work.) We had a fun time... Girl's Day Out. We had a snow cone and a creamie, then we were still hot and hungry, so we went back and got a creamie and a snowcone. Pony rides, fishing pond, ferris wheel, then we went home to get her dad so we could lug him to the parade. What a party. The boys had fun in their respective places as well.

Here are some remodeling updates. Sid putting in the insulation in our new room, and a picture of our new BIG window. Sheet rock is happening this week. Paint coming soon. :) Hopefully we'll be able to show you the completed AFTER pictures next time.

Hope all is well with you. Love to your all.