Some Early Summer 2024 Happenings.

Kathryn and and our rapidly growing Ashley girl.

Picking walnuts out of the grass.  Each one was worth a penny, just like old times.

Constant creativity

Lake Powell Young Men’s summer camp. One of our incredible evening devotionals led by the boys.

Canyoneering

Standing as backup to the sand anchor, hiding from the sun.

Early morning leaders skiing outing. Cutting up the glass.

Fathers day love.

Precious gifts from the kids. They are all so sweet.

Kathryn helping Eliza with piano practicing.

Classic sprinkler aerial photo from the trip to Idaho. Kevin and I had fun remembering what it used to take to get a picture like this.

My copilot.

FHE trip to BYU.  Full of memories, stories, and encouragement for the kids to keep working hard in school.

Lego exhibit at the library. They had some incredible projects on display. We enjoyed remembering our wedding dinner on this corner of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.

One of the class rooms in the Clyde building that I frequented a lot. Is this a sign of what’s to come, with each kid showing off their personality…

After working so hard and saving up big time, Eliza got her bear from Build-a-bear. When that girl gets motivated, she’s unstoppable.

Girl Scout horse camp!

Zoey has loved hanging out in the basement and helping me work on projects. She especially loves handing me tools.

July 4th at Lagoon! Ben & Emily, James & Marta, and Sam & Hanna all came too.  It was a beautiful day and a blast.

The rite of passage car ride.

Later that evening, we went to the Stadium of Fire. It was an experience. Not quite sure our kids are ready…

Laura went to a volleyball camp at BYU. Josie and Jimmy and their kids stayed with us for a few days.

Jimmy pulled out the classic uncle card and bribed Eliza to go down an intimidating slide at Splash Summit.

The garden is growing. Seems like we’ll have quite a few pumpkins this year. And we got our first zucchini.

I got my first big hike of the season in. Santaquin Peak.

The girls at the halfway point home after spending a couple of days at Farm Camp.

We have a flushing toilet in the basement! We’re getting so close.