July 31, 2015

I miss Kenz and it was worth the 4 hours of driving to hang out with her for four hours.  Also, Mason is awesome labor.  He babysits overnight and all you need to do is get him chocolate milk and cup o'soups. 

July 28, 2015

Really good hike with D today.  One of us hiked ot the top of Box Elder Peak and one of us hiked almost to the top of Box Elder Peak.  (Peaks are overrated.)  The humming birds up there were so cool.  The flew right by me.  Fun, I know.  It was awesome to have over an hour of simple solitaire while I waited for D.  The meadow there was amazing.  The purple with the granite mountains in the background was breathtaking. 

July 27, 2015

Bike rides to the library are a lot more fun on the way there.

July 26, 2015

YW was a good ride.  I will very much miss the weekly association with Emily Peery and Kacee Bartholomew, plus Gina Kynaston.  I wonder what's next.

July 25, 2015

Happy my dad's bday.  It was nice of him to let us hang out with him at the cabin on his bday.  Singing to him with a candle in a Twinkie was a bday treat.  He took me for a four wheeler ride and I will always remember sitting on the back just soaking in the time with my dad.  It was also nice to be on the back as Mason drove us down from the cabin to the trailer to load up.  The two rides were a bit different in speed.  :)

July 23, 2015

Capitol Reef always treats me good.  Especially when I take some friends.  Kacee and Kelly were kind enough to accompany me.  And when we take awesome fake photos of filling up water bottles.  :)

July 21, 2015

I always feel a little prettier when I'm in the temple and put on a white temple dress.

July 20, 2015

I HATE (underline and bold) going to the dentist.

July 18, 2015

Drug the kids on a hike this afternoon.  It ended up being fantastic after the crying, whining, and complaining settle down.  (Which only took about 2 hours since it started before the drive and ended about 1/2 mile in.) Willow Heights treated us well.  Highlights include feeding the ducks, feeding the ground squirrels (skinny and fat), and walking through head high foliage.

July 17, 2015

I love when I come across talks that stay with me.  Howard W Hunter's talk from April 1989 GC "The God That Doest Wonders" has been that talk.  "It is most remarkable to witness one who is deaf made to hear again.  But surely that great blessing is no more startling than the wondrous combination of bones and skin and nerves that lets our ears receive the beautiful world of sound.  Should we not stand in awe of the blessing of hearing and give glory to God for that miracle, even as we do when hearing is restored after it has been lost?"

July 16, 2015

Such a sweet hiking day!  D and I hiked Sunset Peak AND Cecret Lake.  Flowers were awesome, views were awesome, D is awesome.  (Swimming in the lake right by the sign that says no swimming is not awesome.  And no, they're not just wading.  :))

July 15, 2015

Happy bday Mason.  16.  CRAZY!  For his birthday we mostly just got out of the way and let him hang out like he wanted.  That included futsal at the church and a movie in the basement with some Fifa in between.

Also, I love when Kenz comes down.  She is so great to take the girls and do things.  There was tie dye and froyo.  Fun, I know.

July 14, 2015

Good day spent at girls camp.  It's a good feeling watching one of your kids get involved and have fun.  Rylie acted like a seasoned camper despite this being her first girls camp.

July 12, 2015

"We can give without loving but we cannot love without giving."  Jordan Peterson Cedar Hollow 5th Sacrament meeting.

July 11, 2015

I love the song, "Generation Away" by Lady A.

July 9, 2015

Kanesville tabernacle was a highlight.  This was where Brigham Young was sustained by the majority of the church as prophet.

July 8, 2015

Carthage was great.  To walk on the same floor as Joseph Smith was pretty cool.

July 7, 2015

Happy my birthday!  Nauvoo pageant was great!  I only wish Ginger's would have had waffles as an option for a birthday breakfast.

July 6, 2015

When I told the girls there aren't tornados in the summer in Missouri I thought I was right.  Apparently I'm wrong as we hung out in the Independence Visitors Center basement.  It passed quickly and the quote of the day from Nicole via text, "are you in a basement?"  :)  While a tornado touched down for a moment in Liberty, only the Walmart structure was affected a little bit.  Mostly the storm just brought a lot of rain.

July 5, 2015

Going to church with the Kynastons was good.  On the way I was struck with an appreciation for this gospel and my family that goes to church.  We're trying and that's a good start.

July 4, 2015

Fireflies are so cool.  Also, playing soccer tennis was so fun.  I loved it.

July 2, 2015

The driving trip begins.  Colorado treated us to the most beautiful rainbow.  It was so gorgeous.  I like rainbows.