Tennis

James wanted to take a tennis class this summer, so I signed him up for one through our community center. The class was very inexpensive and James had a great time. He really learned a lot and can hit a ball with a racquet which is more that I can do. Since I've never played tennis before I also learned a lot just watching.

Aunt Teresa

While we were in Austin looking for a house my younger sister Teresa came and stayed with the boys. They had a lot of fun together. We also got a few days with her before and after we were on our trip. We spent time at the park, swimming at the Y, and visiting Dinosaur Ridge near our home.

The boys loved Dino Ridge. There is a small $1 museum there and then a 3 mile hike where you walk past actual dinosaur footprints and a small dinosaur quarry with bones and fossils visible in the rocks. The boys walked the whole way and it was really hot. I'm super impressed with their hiking skills!

Another New Dress

Hannah's Father's Day dress...yes, she pretty much wears a new dress every week. I don't have pictures of her 4th of July dress yet.

We Love Taylor

For Father's Day we went down to the Y on Saturday morning so Taylor and I could play racquetball. I had been planning it all week and was going to surprise him, but during our breakfast prayer that morning Matthias said, "Thank you that mom and dad can play racquetball." But he had no idea up to that point so it was still a surprise. We had a lot of fun playing, but I am amazingly sore since we haven't played since we were in Provo 5 years ago.

Today we both got the speak in Sacrament on the Trek. Then for dinner we have steak, salad, and potatoes. We also got Taylor a book we have been loving lately called Molto Gusto that is an Italian cook book with really yummy, authentic, and healthy recipes. Cauliflower Ragu is our new favorite food! Then Lava Cakes for dessert of course. And they are all natural too. Just really full of fat and sugar...

We love our Dad and he is the best. He is such a wonderful husband and father! And we are so grateful for our dads (grandpas) and all they teach us and do for us still!

Trek 2010

I have a long drawn out (possibly 10 page) journal entry in My Thoughts for my own remembrance. Here I will summarize:

It rained, it snowed, it hailed, it sleeted, it rained for over 15 hours in a row at one point. The kids were amazing and we loved our family. It was great to see the youth grow and to see their testimonies. We had wonderful experiences showing us how mindful the Lord is of each of us and our prayers and desires. Taylor and our son Dylan spent like 2 hours one night digging trenched to let the puddles drain out of our tarp. It was really cold. The food was good, the experience was great.











Our real children spent an amazing weekend with Leigh and Todd doing a million really fun activities. Now they are back to entertaining themselves, which they are so good at.

We Will Miss the Mountains

We have been doing a lot of hiking and even got a camping trip in the weekend before Trek. We all love being outdoors and have had a great time in these wonderful mountains!

Matthias Pumps

Matthias learned to pump. As you can see in the video I am possibly more excited than he is...