Bye to my family...

We all met for lunch before their long drive home. Brittlyn and Hayley went home with my parents. I already miss them so much. We had such a great time together and I can't wait to see them again in a few days.

Fourth of July-Stadium of Fire

We had so much fun! My cousin Candice works with the Stadium of Fire committee and was able to get us tickets. A few family members from Arizona came to be there also.
It was great seeing how much fun the kids were having together. My favorite part of the concert was when Hunter yelled out, "I love you Miley!!!" It was pretty quiet at the time he yelled which made it even better. The fireworks seemed so close, we were covered with ashes by the end of the night.

Our weekend

What a great weekend. We stayed pretty busy. We were lucky to go to The Lagoon with Jared, Cynthia and their girls. It was funny hearing some of the funny ones Jared pulled on Hunter and Brayden.
We also went for a great drive to Snow Basin Ski Resort. We road the gondolas to the top where we ate some yummy food for brunch. The highlight of my day was the sweet gift shop. I found 2 of the cutest coats ever and they were both 1/2 off. I love a good deal... Kade was so cute to buy me a treat that day. I am counting down the days until winter.

The Cuteness

That is the name of our new bird... The Cuteness. Once again Hunter found an animal in need. He brought him home and begged to keep it until we found his owner. It's been two weeks and no one has claimed him yet. We made posters but they were "conveniently" never posted. For a short period of time he was complaining about the clean-up. So I made him this goofy sign

On our way back from Yellowstone, we stopped by Rexburg, Idaho. A few years back(quite a few), I went to school at Rick's College. I lasted one semester. I went my first year out of high school, at age 17 and hardly knew a soul. I was so homesick and freezing. The 10:30 curfew didn't help either. I left and went to Provo the next semester. Anyway, we visited my old apartment. I was disappointed it wasn't pink anymore. We also visited the new Rexburg Temple. It is really pretty.

A couple weeks ago we went to visit the memorial of the founders of Mesa. Two of the four founders are ancestor's to us. I haven't visited since the dedication about 20 years ago. It's across from the temple and only 10 minutes from my parents so I figure I need to visit more. Kade and I have been learning so much about our ancestors. I never imagined it would be so amazing. I've loved learning about my heritage and also Kades. I feel so blessed to be part of this family. It's been fun teaching the kids too. Brayden was so excited when he told his teacher that his great, great, great, great, great (I hope you get the point) grandma was the first school teacher in Mesa. He was even more excited when she told him she was also related to her. He too has been excited to learn more.

We just got back from a quick trip to Yellowstone park. We had never been so it was a first for us all, except Kade. We had fun. It was quite beautiful. We'd never seen a baby buffalo before so I thought I'd post it in case I'm not the only one. Or maybe I've just been out of it a little too long, j.k.