4th of July Weekend

We took a little day trip on Saturday to meet up with the Leonards in Logan. I am so embarrassed to say I had never seen the Logan temple. I was blown away at how stunning it was, and this picture doesn't do it any justice. I made Anton slow down so I could take a picture. 

We met up with the Leonards up at their cabin, had lunch, and then headed to Bear Lake to the day...along with 50,000 other people. It was crazy! But, the kids had so much fun, and it was great to spend the day with some of our favorite people.

Phil & Anton. I tell you what, those two are like two little boys. They feed off of one another, and tease each other all day long. The morning we left Anton shaved his head, but missed a spot on his neck. Phil took it upon himself to help Anton with his neck, by pulling out his knife and helping shave the spot off. So funny!

These two little girls. They have such a special bond and love for one another. It makes me so happy! They always play so well together, and when they are together they are constantly talking or giggling. I love them and love that they have one another!

I didn't get many pictures of the rest of the weekend, but it was a fun one! Anton went hiking, my parents had their annual (and possibly their last) 4th of July breakfast, we went swimming and had our good friends and neighbors over for fireworks. I was so happy that so many of our neighbors, who have never come out for fireworks before, came over and set up their chairs for the show! Our neighbors who have become good friends are possibly moving in the next few months, so we did shed a few tears thinking about it being our last 4th of July together. Glad we are making the memories while they are here, because we will miss them terribly!

 We love the 4th of July!!

June 2016

We got home from Montana, and the very next day was Lilly's piano recital. That can be a little tricky since we don't have a piano up there, and there is no way to practice. But, she did great! Her teacher lives right next door, and she only has 4 students. They kids got to dress up (if they wanted to) to go along with their song. Lilly wore a princess dress because her song was the Sleeping Beauty song. I was actually surprised she dressed up. Sometimes I think Lilly is older than she really is, so I was so happy that she wanted to dress up. I love her so much.

When Anton is out of town, every once in a while Claire will sneak into our room and fall asleep. She brings her stuffed animals, and gets them all set up and snuggles in. She will even get my side all ready for me by covering my pillow with one of her blankets! It is so funny and darling! Sometimes I let her stay, but sometimes she is hard to sleep with so I take her back into her bed. I am sure someday I will really miss things like this.

One day we had all the nieghbor kids over for a water fight. They had so much fun. It warmed my heart to see them giggling and having such a fun time. I hope my kids will look back on their childhood and remember days like these. Later that day Claire got "married" to Tyler...oh dear. There was a kiss or two involved as well. It was hysterical but thank goodness things are back to normal and they are back to playing spies and animals!!

Summer nights at the DQ! You can tell by Anton's face that I was thrilled I was taking his picture! It is rare that we go out for dessert, so it was worth documenting! Plus...look how cute they all are. Love this crazy bunch.

Montana - First trip

My parents came up during the first week of our two week trip to Montana, so the second week we had a few things we wanted to do with the girls. The most exciting thing for the girls was going fishing and their horse camp!! We totally struck out when we were fishing. We had a few nibbles, but no real bites. It was such a bummer. But, it was fun and beautiful, so we couldn't complain too much. 

This year, the girls were SO excited about horse camp. They had a blast, and it couldn't make me happier. It is pricey, but so worth it. I like that we have found our Montana activity. Horses are so expensive, and the girls would love to take lessons year round, so I like having the excuse that we save horse riding for when we go to Montana. Saves me money, the girls look forward to it every year, and it is exciting because it is "new"! Win win! I love it so much. Seeing them in their gear, prepping the horses and riding is the most adorable thing. We love love love it!

Nana & Pops come to Montana

Oh my heaven, we had the best time with my parents in Montana!! They came up for just a few days, but they were filled to the max. They spent a couple days in Jackson Hole, then we met in the middle in Yellowstone. It was a long day, but we had so much fun. My dad loves Yellowstone, and he was a great tour guide. The girls couldn't be better travelers. The drive up to Montana is really long, but they do great...it's me who struggles the most with the drive! So, I was worried about taking them on another longer drive, but they were great! It was such a fun day!

The next day, my dad went golfing and the girls went out to lunch, shopping, and then took the girls to the pool. Later that night, we went to dinner with an old friend of my parents. It was a super fancy restaurant which wasn't the greatest for the girls, but it was good to go and spend the evening with their friends. 

The next day, while Anton worked, we went to the Museum of the Rockies. It is such a great museum, we love going there. After the museum, we met up with Anton for lunch & then went our seperate ways for a couple hours so my parents could go to an Art Gallery and such. During that time, Claire climbed in her bed and fell asleep. She NEVER takes naps...fun filled days were wearing her out! Later that evening we me up and took my parents to our favorite chicken place and then went back to our place and played games. Game night with them always provides a lot of laughs!  

It was a blast to have them, and it sounds silly, but I was really sad when they left because it was so fun. I know we probably won't get them to come up again next year, but hopefully they will make it up again in a few years!