At the end of July Maddie and I went on a tour of the new Oquirrah Hills Temple that was built right near our house. Maddie has been so excited to go see it, her favorite room is the Baptismal Font.Then we took a trip to Colorado Springs to relocate one of JJ's company's.
This is how we kept the kids entertained on a 9 hour drive - I love DVD players!!
We attended the neighborhood BBQ to benefit the local Firefighters. This is Maddie sitting right in the middle of all of them in heavan! They were so sweet to her!They let her try on their gear and gave her a tour of the Firetrucks.
We were gone a week, this is how happy Oreo was to have us home. He curled up in my lap and went to sleep with a smile on his face.
Right after we got home from Colorado - we threw a Suprise Birthday party for my sister Marci. It had a princess theme.
On July 27th - Maddie started 1st Grade! She is growing up so fast!! She loves her teachers and her favorite part of the day is eating lunch at school!
The beginning of Aug. we did our traditional weekend in Bear Lake for Raspberry Days. We did the Fair a few times, the Rodeo, time on the Lake, roasted smores and had a great time with family!
This is Maddie doing the high jumping!This is her taking a train ride.
Jumping into Bear Lake for a swim!
Sweet Aunt Marci took her out on the tube. (I didn't get pictures of me and maddie on the tube because my camera was accidently turned to video mode)
Helping Jack drive Papa's boat
Maddie and Aubree joined the Calf Chase at the Rodeo. The 1st kid to pull the flag from the calf's tail gets $10! It is a riot to watch..... Maddie is out there somewhere!
Mid-August, J.J. had Gastric Bypass Surgery. Maddie was off track for 3 weeks and was a really good nurse to Daddy. These are the flowers he got in the hospital. VIP also sent me a goodie basket so I had snacks while I was sitting by his bed.
Then we had a few Birthdays to Celebrate! Grandma Missy's was on the 21st .
And on the 29th - we celebrated Papa Neils!
September will be busy also. Maddie goes back to school on Tuesday. Next weekend is our 1st Anniversary! We have an international conference in Colorado Springs. And if all goes well - maybe we'll get a chance to go to Sea World for Fall Break!!
