October

October was fabulous and full of friends and family! The weather was beautiful and we spent a lot of time outside hiking, playing at parks, and even a little swimming!

We went hiking and repelling at the Valley of Fire with cousins and it was so much fun! We also finally visited Red Rock Canyon to do some hiking. We loved sharing our home with all our visitors, and are so glad the Allens, Hunters, & Gedges could come and stay with us! We also kept busy with school, Halloween activities, karate, and lots of other fun stuff.

Happy October!

September

September was jam packed with activities and visitors and family time and church stuff. It flew by so fast! The weather sure was nice, too!

Megan, Kyle, Grey & Bo came to visit us and we had a wonderful weekend! We went hiking and swimming and loved every minute with them.

The next weekend we headed up to Utah for a quick trip. We got to help at the farmer's market, and we loved seeing some dear friends at a wedding. Can't believe it has been 3 years since we were all together in England!

Matthew finished reading the Book of Mormon, so he earned a YES day where he got to choose what we did all day. We had so much fun together and enjoyed celebrating his accomplishment!

I'm so excited for October! We've got lots of fun things to look forward to, and hopefully some time to relax in there, too!

August

August started out with Anna's 10th birthday! She is the sweetest girl, and it is so fun watching her grow up. She got cake decorating supplies for her birthday, so she even made her own cake! We love our girl so much!

Joseph and I went to San Diego for the weekend to celebrate our 15th anniversary! It was so fun to walk and talk and ride bikes and be able to have uninterrupted time together. It was such a fun weekend, and we are grateful to Mary for staying with the kids while we were gone!

Matthew and Anna started school on August 12 - 7th grade and 5th grade! They were excited and ready and are doing really well. We love the school and are thankful for their good teachers and good friends.

It is starting to cool down a bit in the early mornings and at night, and we are happy about that! We are excited for September! August 28 was two years since I got my breast cancer diagnosis. In some ways it seems so long ago, and others it seems like just yesterday. I am feeling great and am so thankful for everything and everyone who has been with us every step of the way the last two years.

July

July was great, and busy! We had a couple weeks of swimming lessons, Matthew spent a week at scout camp, and then we headed up to Utah! We got to help sell waffles at the Farmer's Market, attend Joseph's 20 year high school reunion, and go water skiing!

We had lots of wonderful family time, like sleepovers with cousins, game nights, Grandkids Camp, and lots of play time.

We got to catch up with lots of friends that we are so grateful for! It was the best trip, and we love our time in Utah every summer. We always wish we could stay longer, but we had to head back to Las Vegas to get ready for school to start!