4th of July and lots of family

I decided to do some sightseeing on the way to Utah this time.  So, here are some of the things we saw....

This is the Vista House.  The picture below, is the view from the Vista House.  I felt like Lewis and Clark looking down on the beautiful view below.

 Old tunnel and Horse Tail Falls.

 This is a replica of Stonehenge in Washington, or Cementhenge as some people call it.  It is a memorial to WW1 Veterans.

 This is Frankentank (ok, not all our stops can be winners).

 Camping by Manti with the French Family.

 Robert got sick on the trip and Emily was so sweet to spend lots of time with him in the Motor Home while he wasn't feeling well.

 We went to the Manti Pageant.

 4 wheeling

 Talia and Davis

 Jeff and Robert.  Jeff had made a cute net to catch fish.

 Andrew and Talia.  She had just made a "birthday cake" out of grass and blew out the candles.

 Colonial Fest

 My Dad and Aunt Colleen.

 The kids loved dressing in period dress.

 The kids even got to attend a colonial school for about 15 minutes.

 Jeff kept putting extra hats on Robert.

 We went to a balloon launch with my dad and Janice.

 Freedom parade in Provo with Janice, Aunt Susie, Colleen and Doug.

 Jonathan and the kids watching the parade.

Robert high fived all of the pretty cheerleaders.

 

Talia got really into it and was clapping her hands, or grabbing Isabelle's hands and making them clap.  Isabelle said it was the best parade she has ever been to.

 This is a picture of my Great Grandmother that my Aunt Diana drew.  I never knew anything about her.  It was cool to learn more about her and see the amazing job Aunt Diana did of her.

 Grandkids that came to the BBQ at Aunt Diana's.

 Joni, Colleen, Susie, and Diana.

 We couldn't really do fireworks on the fourth, so we did glow sticks.

 

 Monique is so sweet with our kids.

 This is the Place Monument.

 Panning for gold.

 Rootbeer floats at Mike and Michelle's.

 The kids wanted to run through the sprinklers at Grandma Webster's, so I lent Lily my swim suit.

 We went to a cabin and went 4 wheeling with Mom and Steve.

 We got to spend time with Lindsay and meet her new husband Gator, and cute baby Molly.

 The kids loved the 4 wheelers!

 We went to Deer Creek for a little while on the way home.

 I got to be there when Lindsay got sealed to Gator and Molly at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple.

 This is the group from the temple.

 The next day was my nephew Eli's baptism.  All the men are the men who were in the confirmation circle.

 Libby, Heather, and Talia.

 Andrew, Talia, Lily, Chloe, and Austin.

 Go Dad!

 Austin's favorite thing to do now is bum wars on the trampoline.

Some updates with our family... Everyone has been really sick.  Isabelle ended up getting pneumonia and that has been hard.  I thought she had the flu like everyone else.  I ended up having to take her to the hospital because she was so dehydrated.  Luckily, she was ok, we didn't have to do an IV and she is feeling a lot better.

Talia has been calling me Mama Baba lately.  Austin has really impressed me with his reading.  He is asking to read 30 minutes a day and has been loving all of the books I have been getting for him to read ( a kindergarten list I got).

Robert is doing well in piano and loves to read an hour a day.  He is improving in his reading and was such a sweetheart when I was sick.  He offered to make dinner and lunch for the kids when I was sick.  What a sweet boy.

A little bit of Utah in May

So, we went to Utah in May.   I should have taken many more pictures, but here are a few that I did take....Here is us celebrating Mother's Day at my moms.Nan took us to the Discovery Park at Thanksgiving Point.  It was so cool, not to mention beautiful!They had a really fun water area at the front with Noah's Arc.We got to visit my mom at her work, my old high school, for her birthday.

We did lots of other fun things, so I wish I had taken more pictures.  We a hike up the Y with the Frenches, Isabelle and her cousin Naomi got a long so well and loved playing rats together, I got to make a pillowcase nightgown with my sister Katie, and went to the Nickelcade with Kip and Gabby.  Thanks for the good times guys! 

Father's Day

Wow, I guess it has been a while since I wrote.  Anyways, for Father's Day this year, I made Rob breakfast burritos,  got him some shorts and dress shirts, made French Silk Pie and had the kids fill out some forms about him.  I thought their responses were funny, so I will share a few.....

Talia
What does Daddy do at work?  -"Read scriptures"
What are his favorite things to eat? "Vegetables"  (If you know Rob well than this is very hilarious)
What is Daddy's hair like?  "Gooey"

Austin
How old is Daddy?  "75 years old"
How much does Daddy weigh?  "100 million pounds"

Isabelle
What makes Daddy the best?  "Because me and Daddy are like the same"
How old is Daddy?  "100, I mean 30"

Robert
What are Daddy's favorite things to eat?  "Whatever is put in front of him at mealtime"

Easter/Passover

We had a passover feast since we studied the scattering of Israel this week. Robert made the matzo bread.Austin and Isabelle made the Charoset
I didn't want to do a lamb bone, so I improvised. We had lamb popcorn.
This is Robert experiencing the bitter herbs.For our Egg decorating Rob got gold stuff which we ended up having to paint on the eggs. It was fun...


but messy!Easter
Austin says one of his favorite things is leprechauns. Here is Talia in all of her Easter wares. She got the purse, the dress and the shoes today. I made the dress to match Isabelle's.Robert said he doesn't like nerf guns, do you believe him.Isabelle sang in a trio of girls in Sacrament meeting today. She looked so comfortable in front of everyone. We are proud of her.Rob gave me these pretty flowers.Here is our Easter meal.I got Rob a photography book for his birthday and he has really taken off with it. He took most of the pictures you see here and I think he is doing a great job.

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