4th of July

We spent the 4th of July in Grandview again this year.  It is so easy to drive down and the kids love the pool.  We all have a good time.  This year my mom did a cute them for all the food.

This year we planted more things in our garden and it is looking so good.  It is nice to be able to work more in it this year.  It is fun to see it growing so much.  Some things didn't yield as much fruit, and some didn't make it, but it is so much better than last year.

He's 6!!

My little Malachi has turned 6.  He was so excited for his birthday this year.  He wanted to have the family party at Grandma & Grandpas so he could go swimming.  I don't really get many swimming pictures because I'm usually the first one in the pool.  But he sure had such a fun time.  He wanted an Oreo ice cream cake and we did a bbq for dinner.  It was a great day.

Memorial Day Weekend

We went to my parents house for Memorial day weekend.  We always have such a good time.  The pool was opened and it was beautiful weather.  It was also Jocelyn's first time swimming.  She loved it.

The kids all love playing with Jocelyn

Days are getting warmer

I was in the house and Rex was outside with Jon when Jon was working out in the yard.  I started to hear this laughing and squealing of delight.  I looked out the window, and Rex was playing in the sprinkler that Jon had just put out.  He loves the water so much.  It was so fun listening to him playing.  He was so wet.  So we decided it was time to buy a kiddie pool.  He loved it!!

He wanted Jon to come in and play.  Jon was such a good sport.

We went to Pasco for a birthday party and Baby Henry was there.  Rex was so cute when he held Henry.  He loves babies.

A weekend with friends

This last weekend, Jon was off on Friday and Saturday, so we decided to head to the West side of the state and visit our really good friends Bill and Brittney.  It was a nice and relaxing weekend, after we got there.  We got there right at rush hour, so it took us an hour just to get from Bellevue to Everett.  It was so crazy.  We had a wonderful dinner and just visited the first night. Their son Sean was so excited we were there.

On Saturday we had a nice morning just relaxing and sleeping in.  We were planning on going swimming at a lake right there in Everett.  However it rained off and on all morning, so we weren't sure we were going to be able to go.  We went to lunch all ready to go to the lake, when it just started to downpour.  So we went back home.  At about 4:30 The sky finally cleared up so we ran down to the lake.  It was so amazing that there was a lake with a sandy beach right in the middle of the city.  The lake was a little cold because of the rain, but it was pretty warm.  I was surprised how fast I was able to get used to it.  We had a great time.  We went home for dinner.  Because Jon had to work on Sunday, we headed back Saturday night.  We really had a hard time leaving.  We were not ready to come home.

On the way home, there was a fire that had broken out just outside of Ellensburg.  I tried to get a picture with my phone, but I just couldn't get a good one.  So I borrowed a friends picture on facebook just so you could see how big it was.

Swim day

On July 14, Jon organized a Halo Video game day with some of the Elder's in the ward.  While he was doing that, I decided I was going to invite the wives and we were going to go swimming.  I was a little worried because it was cold early in the week.  But when Saturday came, the sun was out and it was supposed to be in the 80s.  Which is still a little cold to swim, but when we got to mom's house in Grandview the water was warm enough to swim.  We had such a good time.  We were there from about 2:30 to 7:00.  The girls had lots of fun, and it was just nice to get together and visit with one another and have a relaxing day.

It was so fun to be able to take that time and visit.  Thanks mom for letting us borrow the pool.  We all had such a great time.