FUN IN THE SUN AND POOL

Well, summer is officially here and we are so ready!
The pool seems especially nice this year and we have already used it more than ever before.
Rowdy, Jordan, Keiler, and Max were here for the day and we had some good fun.

Jordan is a favorite of everybody. That's B-Rad on the far side!

Buddy can't get enough.

We pretty much take up the whole pool!

Max in his floaty...Keiler jumped out of his pink one before we could snap a pic.

Rowdy...nuff said.

Tory and Jordan loving them some noodles!


It's time for all of you to come and visit and share the fun!

SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS OF THIS?

And the doc's last words..."It's going to hurt"!

But I feel blessed that it's only my wrist. I can still do many things. The things I can't do really bite, though. Those include washing my left arm (pit included), shaving left pit, deodorant, putting on lotion, cutting my food. nothing stops me from eating it, though! Thank goodness I have Terry and Tory to help. Hopefully, I will be cast free in 6 weeks.

Notice, I got a pink cast in honor of the "pink bike of death"!

I really have to get better at taking pictures....Molly, Craig and fam were here for a week and these are the only pics I took! We did have a great time. And the kids seemed to get along great. This was a morning ritual, the kids in our bed playing Ben 10 on the computer.

Here's Terry doing his manly duty when they left. I really lucked out in the husband department! Maybe Molly or Tory have better pictures. I think I'm just too busy playing to take pictures.

B-RAD, B-ROCK, B-READY!

Many changes happen in our lives. We are excited to have the McLachlan clan coming to live with us for a while. To make it as comfortable as possible for their family, I have been making a few changes in our home. Mostly what you will see is space...everyone needs space! So after trips to DI and overflowing garbage receptacles, this is what I've come up with.

Here's their space in the upstairs linen closet. Maybe for B-Rad and B-Rock's clothes. Or really, whatever they want to put there!

Our room got a little addition. Now we are ready for company when we want to watch tv in our room!

Most needed bathroom space.Bradlee's space. Space for Brock's crib so he will feel at home and sleep like a baby!

One half of the walk-in closet in Tory & Tyler's room

Their own shelf in the kitchen pantry for baby food, bottles, whatever.

Hopefully, they will feel at home here and know how much we love them! I know that there are great things in store for their family and feel so blessed to be able to have them with us.

WELCOME HOME, MCLACHLANS !!!

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH

Last Friday we drove to Denver to help Jamie & Amy move into their new home. We decided to take the southern approach to Denver and it was a beautiful drive. The Rockies are more impressive when you come upon them from that direction. For much of the drive the Colorado River is alongside the road. I had never seen Vail or Aspen before. We found lots of places we would like to visit.

Sorry to say, but again, not many pictures. I did get that cute one of Jaiden, Thaiya, & Jetrin while I was keeping them busy during moving van loading. The elders came to help load but when we got to the new house, it was Terry & Jamie doing all the heavy work. They worked so hard and got so worn out I thought they might cry. Just when everyone was getting beyond tired and past cranky, Tory & Tyler showed up and really gave everyone a burst of renewed energy and a much better attitude! They would have been there sooner but Tyler had to work. There was a time crunch with the truck but all turned out well. Their house is very cute and in a real nice neighborhood. The kid's school is just down the street. They have an awesome deck with a hot tub that I'm sure will get lots of use. (I meant to take pictures)

All in all it was a great trip and we had a good time. It was so good to see the kids play together.

WHAT A WEEK!

To start with, we have been able to be where President Monson was twice this week when we weren't expecting it. First was at the 80th anniversary of "Music and the

Spoken Word" last Sunday. It was a great program and Pres. Monson spoke for a short time.

We also went with the Singles ward to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house. It is so beautiful inside.

The next night, we went to the Draper temple to be with a member of the ward receiving her own endowments. Another very beautiful temple. After the session, we were able to look across the valley and see the Jordan River temple and the Oquirrh Mtn temple. What a sight! Two temples in one city is a first, I think.

We also went to view the floats for the Days of 47 parade. We were really impressed with the quality of the floats. Terry even shed a tear at the more patriotic ones.

Thursday we went hiking in Mill Creek Canyon. We hiked pretty much straight up for 1 1/2 miles. Which meant the same straight down, which turns out is harder for us than the up. No pictures, but definitely worth returning and a great place to take kids.

Friday, was rodeo night. Yes, this is Whiplash, the rodeo monkey. He and his steed rounded up a bunch of goats. It was great. Then for the 2nd time this week of seeing Pres Monson, we were surprised when Whiplash presented him with a present. Pres Monson was sitting about 75 yards from us at the rodeo! Whenever I see him I am reminded of the Savior because he radiates such love. He is a prophet.

We were planning on taking another hike today, but when I woke up I didn't feel so well and when I took my temp...101. Guess we'll stay home. Perks with that too...Terry brought me breakfast in bed; scrambled eggs, toast, sliced tomatoes from our "garden", grapes, and raspberries! What a man!

PHAIR FAMILY SIX VISIT

Molly, Craig and kids were here for a week. I did not take any pictures as we were too busy having fun or were sleeping. It was a great week. They are so awesome. To see what we did check out Molly's blog. The only thing I could add was seeing "Hello Dolly" at the Hale Center. It was great fun!