Party Time!

We celebrated Marcus' birthday with 

family and friends

pizza and soda

chocolate cake and ice cream

trampolines and more trampolines...

(Great job decorating the cake, Rob!)

(dodge ball area)

Happy Birthday, Marcus!

Marcus’ 12^th Birthday Stats

Favorite Food:  Hamburgers

Favorite Color:  Blue

Favorite Cereal: Life Cinnamon

Favorite Book:  Red Badge of Courage

 Favorite Candy:  Sour Patch Kids

 Favorite Worship Song:  You’re Everywhere

Favorite Sport:  Football

Favorite thing to play:  Air soft guns

Favorite Game:  UNO

Who he admires:  Daddy and Danny

One of his goals in life:  To be a Christian for my whole life

What he’s really good at:  Sports, football

Best Memory:  Five years old & he sat on his bike 

& a hornet stung him in the bottom

Where he’d like to go on vacation:  Hawaii

What he’d like to be when he grows up:  Pro football player

or be a Navy Seal

What he likes to do with Mom:  Ride bikes

What he likes to do with Dad:  Play football

What makes him happy:  Taking a hot shower & then a nap, 

hanging out with his family 

& playing air soft guns

I Heart Summer

Morning prayer at the church

Playing at the cowboy park
Visiting a new library and checking out about 30 books
Swimming at the Rec pool
Outreaching all day for revival with one of our favorite pastors
5 amazing revival services at church
Watching Allie do her gymnastics class
Marcus' evening football practices
Hiking in the mountains where we go skiing every year...

Lake Mary at Brighton Resort

this was Allie's idea for a picture haha!

we actually saw 2 moose on the hike

...and also walking around our zoo here in Salt Lake...

(this is one of the many cool LEGO animals displayed throughout the zoo)

Marcus didn't go to the zoo because he was having fun with big brother,
Danny-who had him over & took him to get his haircut...very nice & handsome!

Music to Their Ears

The kids LOVE to listen to these Bible verse cds. They beg me to put the Bible cds on while we are driving in the car. I've heard that kids learn stuff the best when it's to music or song, and it is so true! The kids have learned so many Bible verses through these Steve Green cds. I'm so glad I found them!

Family Reunion/Vacation-Take 5

Josh & Dan began the day golfing again. When they were finished I was so happy to babysit Paige so that Dan & Susan could go on a bike ride together. During that time Josh helped the kids surf. Dan & Susan were actually able to go see the kids surf for a bit while they were on their bike ride. I couldn't have been happier taking care of sweet Paige!

In the afternoon, Josh and the kids went with Grandpa on one last bike ride for the week. 

Afterwards we all headed to the harbor for a guided boat cruise...

Then off to the carousel and arcade...

Couldn't believe how fast the week went by! 

It was so much fun & we're all very grateful 

for the chance to be together.

It definitely was a great time had by all!