Visit to Almonds in Puyallup and Suncadia, August 2009

We took a trip to Puyallup, Washington to visit the Almond Family. We had such a wonderful time, and made many memories. It is always so nice to visit family and renew relationships. We went to Suncadia and spent a lot of time swimming and relaxing. We spent the rest of the week in Puyallup playing and visiting. Ann and John are such great hosts, and the kids are such great examples to our kids. We only wished we lived a little closer to each other.

Clara's 5th birthday party

Clara's 5th birthday party with her friends, Abel, Logan, Zach, Spencer, and Ella. They had a great time playing water games and the donut game. Clara really wanted a flip flop cake, so I did my best. It was fun to make! I can't believe Clara is 5!

Bridgers Baptism- August 2009

Ella and Alexis, Bridger and Spencer, and Clara at Bridgers Baptism.

tennis-summer 2009

Clara and Logan at tennis. Such cute friends! They are so fun to watch and listen to, they have the greatest conversations.

Clara's presents

Clara with her birthday presents. CASH, a princess cash register, a Barbie scooter, and glasses for her tea parties.

Oh to be 5! For dinner Clara wanted Mac n' cheese (surprise!), Oma put it in a beautiful glass bowl for her. Then for dessert, her cupcake flower. The girls ended up with frosting all over their faces:) July 29th, 2009

Clara's 5th birthday was celebrated first in Iowa. Opa, Ella, Clara, Eliza and daddy went to Casey's for donuts, one of the girls favorite traditions.

Fun in Park City with the cousins. July 2009

Sherlyn, Stephanie, and Taven with our family at the open house for the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. Really neat experience for our kids. Beautiful temple!

While in St. George with the David Eyre, Lamb and Fletcher clans. David was able to come home from Afganistan for his leave during the birthday celebration. It was awesome to see him.

We went to Utah for my dad's (Gordon's) 75th birthday celebration in July 2009. We had such a wonderful time with family. We made many memories that we will cherish forever! This is Ella and Anna along with Amelia and Clara at "Annie". We went to Tuacan with grandma, so much fun, but it was sooooooo hot! We stayed with Grandma and Grandpa for a week in St. George, then went to Salt Lake for a couple days and stayed with Sherlynn. We were able to spend some quality time with Stephanie and her little guy. Then we went to Deer Valley for a weekend and then back to Cedar City to stay with the Lambs for a few days. A whirlwind trip, but a lot of fun!

Okay! I am really behind. I am going to catch up a bit. I realized I haven't blogged many of our last summer activities. Here it goes:)