July

 4th of July Ward picnic. It was a great meal. Sister is on her scooter to the right of the picture with a hat on.

 Swingin' with Laura.

 We went off to Russell Creek for a delicious meal and pool time. No fireworks for us this year. The traffic is such a hassle!

 

 Macey is a great defender, but she really enjoyed being goalie. We'll see where coach needs her in the fall!

 15 years old and ready to drive. Here is the first try!

 Dan was an excellent teacher, patient and calm! Al has to take Drivers Ed before he can start driving on the road. We are working on it!

 Sewing up some desserts.

 So, we were killing time, being unplugged again. This was a weird thing you only need to do once. They took large cereal puffs and soaked them in liquid nitrogen. As you eat the cereal the air comes out looking like smoke (thus dragon breath). It didn't work all that great for us because we were a tad cautious about burning our tongues on liquid nitrogen!

 Planet making day! We had made some small ones at home using playground balls.

 But our attempts to do the same with large, plastic balls was a disaster. Time for plan B. The mold is in route. Again, the goal is to finish before kids go back to school...

 Primary kids drawing pictures of their families.

And here is special Lucy. Snuggling the yarn just as I am about to work on my cancer patient hats. Hope they aren't allergic to dog love.

Jason and Laura's Wedding

Yay, we enjoyed being with the Bride and Groom to celebrate their special day!

 Taking advantage of the photographer!

Man we are looking old!

 We all wanted to watch Jason and Laura's 'first look' photo shoot.

 Who knew the alley could be so lovely!

I think Jason was happy with his first look!

 Getting ready for the outdoor wedding.

 Dan and Mark, always a good time.

 Man, look at this handsome boy!

 Milling around waiting for the ceremony.

 Just passing the time.

I was busy helping with the wedding stuff and didn't get to spend any time with Grandma. Thankfully, we'll be back in a couple of weeks!

 Your job is to light the candles. Jonah blew them all out, so the boys got to do it more than once!

 Funny story, we tried to take this picture 15 min before, but Amelia refused because she was eating. Thankfully everyone else was still happy and lookin' good 15 min later. :)

 We are the in-laws! Mark joined the family a year before me. He and I have been together these 17 years and it has been so great to keep adding to our side of the family. I love these guys! Just one more guy to add next month!

 Here is that stupid human trick, the clover tongue. I knew that Emily could do it, so when Macey did it, I sent a group text showing it off. We discovered that these 4 yahoos call all do it.

 I didn't know this picture was taken, but I am so glad. Here is a great photo of Bob & June's crew!

Tucson in June

 Traveling with my first born to the desert!

 This guy sat on the other side of me and didn't unplug once, so he wasn't much fun.

 Dan and Macers were in front of us. Dan was enjoying some World Cup. And Bubblegum was enjoying a stick of gum.

 Play time in the pool!

 Playtime on the PS4.

 Wedding day! I let the photographer take all the pictures, which is the next post.

 Hmm, wedding day?

 Benson! I got to take this rascal to the park on EARLY morning.

 Trip to Mt Lemmon to cool off.

 Toddlers and Aquaphor don't mix too well actually.

 Candy shop find.

 Heading home.

After a fun week away!