No school for the boys

Jack, Mitchell, and Sam started school today but already get a vacation tomorrow thanks to Tropical Storm Fay. Hopefully this early of a storm is not a sign of how the hurricane season will be in Orlando.

A Special Night

Last night we went to the Bee's game with Mark's family and our niece Cassi's family. It was in honor of our nephew Cameron that passed away two years ago on August 16th when he was almost two years old. Cameron loved baseball, and it was fun to do something that he would have enjoyed. I can't believe it has been two years already since that tragic day! Cameron's life always reminds me how thankful I am to have the gospel in my life and for the fact that families are forever. Cameron



Josh(Cameron's brother) and Syd having fun at the game!

The day we dread!

Mitch and Sam flew back to Florida today (thus the reason I have time to catch up on my blogging). It was sad as always to see them leave! But we had a great summer and had a lot of fun! They are great boys and we love them so much! I think one of the highlights for them this summer was spending time with their cousins- especially Carlee, Bodie, and Sydney! They all had a great time together.


I caught Sam as we were leaving saying goodbye to Sasha. I thought was so cute. They boys had a great time with Sasha this summer and even had a schedule of who got to sleep with her each night. Jenny, Sydney, Bodie, and Carlee stopped by to say goodbye this morning. That meant a lot to the boys. Then we went to lunch with Becca before heading to the airport! We had a good day together before they left. Next week our little Sam starts Middle School! Crazy!

Busy Saturday!

Saturday was a crazy day! After checking out of the Deer Valley Lodge all the women headed back to Lance and Lorraine's house to get ready for Andrea's baby shower. She and Brandon flew in from AZ that morning. We had a great time at the shower and Andrea got lots of cute things for baby Jocelyn(due in November). It was great to see Andrea again!

While we were having Andrea's shower the men all headed to the Olympic Park in Park City. They rode the slide and zip line and watched a show. They had a great time! Mitchell and Ben
Phil on the Zip Line
Check out that skier!

Sam getting ready to watch the show.

Having fun on the slide!

They met up with all of us at Lance and Lorraine's house. Poor Brandon missed out on the male bonding in Park City!

Awesome Lance!

This last weekend we got to stay at the Deer Valley Lodge thanks to Mark's brother Lance. He had work meetings up there and had some last minute cancellations and gave the extra rooms to us, Phil and Jenny, and Ben and Cassi(they are here visiting from VA). We had a great weekend. The weather was cooler and the lodge was amazing. We went to Red Rock Brewery (one of our favorite restaurants) , shopping at the outlets, hanging out at the hotel, and of course swimming. It was great to see Ben, Cassi, and Josh!

Check out Bodie's bathing suit! He is so funny!

Having fun in the pool!Mitch and Sam had a lot of fun being teased by Phil and Ben!
Carlee and Josh relaxing in the boat!


Uno competitions!
Mark enjoying the chance to relax. I read the "Breaking Dawn" book all weekend.
Aren't they just the cutest cousins!
Freezing in the pool!
Lance finally out of his meetings excited to see the Grandkids!

24th of July Trip to Midway

This year we had a great 24th of July. We went up to the Zermatt with Mark's brother Lance and his family! We had a huge three bedroom suite with a kitchen and living room. It was such a relaxing weekend. We spent most of the time hanging out at the pool.

Lance went swimming for the first time in years and the kids had a great time playing with him.

Sydney and the boys love their goggles!
Mark hanging out in the pool

Mitchell is pretty enthused---but Bodie is loving it!
Sam-cool as always!
Sam and I hanging out in the pool
What a cute little family!

Sam and Bodie! Sam and Mitchell had a great time playing with Bodie and Carlee!

Sam and Jenny having fun with the camera!
Sam just needs a girl to feed him the grapes!

Cute cousins! They had a great time together all summer!

Jack's July Visit

We had a great visit with Jack in July. Besides our 4th of July activities we saw some movies, played tennis, went to the pool, and went to 7 Peaks with Mark's job. The night at 7 Peaks was a lot of fun and we were glad the girls and their boyfriends were able to join us that night, along with Sydney and my sister Stacy and her family. We also went to Park City again. This time the boys went on the slide and the Alpine Coaster. They had a great time! It was hard for all of us when we took Jack to the airport to head back to Florida.