Abi's first Camping trip

We went camping at the Maple Grove campground overnight June 30th. This Campground is just past Scipio and so we also got to stop for a few minutes and see my grandparents and my great aunt. We met up with my oldest Brother Jay and his family who had gone up the day before. It was a lot of fun, the girls loved it and slept pretty well. Now prepare for picture over load!

Having lunch when we first arrived at the campground.
Katie's tummy is full!

Me and the girls snuggling in the tent.

Abi is sitting on Johns stomach in this picture, they are having fun playing.

There is a squrill on our picnic table in this picture, its hard to see but is just left of the sprite bottles.

Cheese!

Katie's first experience roast marshmallows. She is sitting on her cousin Rebecca's lap.

My nephew Luc enjoying a marshmallow.

Genevieve, Rebecca, Katie, and John. John is seeing how Katie likes her first Smore. Yum Yum!

Abi fell asleep soon after sitting down by the campfire. I enjoyed holding my sweet little girl!

Katie found this caterpiller on a tree while just before bed.

The next morning while cleaning up our tent the girls enjoyed playing.

They are sitting on our big family sleeping bag in its stuff sack pretending its a horse.

Luc and Rebecca on top of a big bolder near where we camped.

The girls enjoyed putting rocks, sticks, and leaves on this log.

The night we got home we set up our tent again to clean it out and decided to leave it up and sleep in it again in the yard.

The girls thought it was great fun expecially because John loaded a kid show on his tablet and they got to watch it in the tent also there was fun to be had playing in their pools right outside the tent.

Random June Pictures

The girls love to get the slide wet and then go down it!

June 16th was my and Johns 11th anniversary of our first kiss. He got the girls and me flowers!

The girls with their cousin Libbie

Katie in a dress I made out of one of Johns old dress shirts. I will have a post about this later.

One day I wanted to go into Jo-Anns and John found that a great reason to go into Sports Authority, he had Katie with him and they played some golf on their little putting green. When we met back up Katie told me they played golf and she won!

Katie in Daddy's flip flops.

Taylorsville Dayzz

We went to Taylorsville Dayzz on Saturday June 25th. We didn't stay long but saw a little bit of the parade had a treat and did a few rides. We all rode the Carousel together, Abi loved it and was sad to get off. Katie rode the below roller coaster all by herself, I thought she would be scared but she thought it was wonderful.

Last the girls rode this little train and had a great time!

For as little as we did, it seemed a bit costly but it still was fun and made for a good family outing.

Playing at the park and feeding the ducks (and geese)!

We enjoyed a few trips to the Jorden River Parkway during June. The girls loved the playground and feeding the ducks.

John brought a rope for some reason and it became a great play thing.

A mama duck and her babies!

A goose family!

Going down the slide with Abi!
Katie loved this slide and went down it countless times.

More ducks!

We love playing outside!

Fathers Day!

"A father’s calling is eternal, and its importance transcends time. It is a calling for both time and eternity." President Ezra Taft Benson

How very lucky I am to have wonderful fathers in my life, all who hold the priesthood and honor it. Growing up I felt lucky to have a dad that did so much for our family, he was always busy with work and church. When he wasn't doing work or church stuff he was likely mowing the lawn or trying to take care of something around the house or yard. I remember if he got to sit with us in Sacrament meeting it was really special, probably because he would have some type of candy (Lifesavers or Werthers) to share :) ! When we did get to spend time together on weekends or on vacations I loved just being around him. He has always encouraged me to do, and be, my best. I have always felt he wants the best for me and now also for my family. My girls love their Grandpa Nolan and would rather have him than anyone else at home. Often at our house you will hear Abi yelling "Papa!!! Papa!!!" up the stairs from our gate down stairs, this is her plea for him to come get her and save her from the boring mommy. I love my dad so much, me and my family feel so lucky to have him in our lives.



I feel lucky to have a great father-in-law as well. He is a great man who has many responsibilities and yet I never hear him complain. He works very hard to help his family in every way he can. He taught John to be a great man, to work hard, and to love and care for his wife and family (which John does very well by the way). The work ethic John has he has learned from his father, they both can work very hard and know how to get a job done! Whenever we visit Steve always takes time to talk to me and cares about how I'm doing and how I'm handling motherhood. He makes me feel like a valuable addition and member of their family. My girls love their Papa Hughes, and from the second we enter his home until we leave they want his attention. He is such a great grandpa and indulges almost all of their whims. I'm sure when we leave he is worn out and ready for a nap. We all love Papa Hughes lots and lots!
My Grandpa Memmott has always been one of my favorite people. He turned 92 at the end of June and gets out to do his chores like feeding cattle and bailing hay. I think he is amazing! He loves his grand kids and great grand kids so much and you can see it on his face when you visit. We all love him too!
John is such a wonderful Daddy! I think as parents and partners we balance each other out pretty well and when one of us is frustrated with the girls the other can step in and help with disciplining or with loving them. Our girls love when daddy is home, when we get up the first thing they do is check to see if he is home or if he is gone to work. When he is home in the mornings they are very excited because they know he will be home all day. I am so grateful that he honors his priesthood and that he can give us blessing when we need and that we are an eternal family. It's wonderful to know that he loves me and our girls, he truly makes my life wonderful! I love you John Boy!

This is The Place

We went to This is The Place on their Huntsman Free day. We went late in the day, it was crazy busy, and didn't get to do much but still had fun.

The girls got to see some animals at the petting area.

They had a pony ride and loved it!

And we enjoyed some ice cream.

We also rode the train. That was all we got to do, as we showed up an hour before closing. I didn't mind the short stay, it was hot! Everything was free and the girls had fun so it was worth the trip.