The past weeks have been filled with fun and good times! The last of June, Alyssa flew in for a three week visit from Virginia followed closely by Cam and Collins and family arriving from Washington, followed by Ashlee and kids sharing a few days with us all. Alyssa flew home, Cam and Collins left for a Stewart reunion in Utah, and Ashlee and crew made their way back south, Claigh and I changed all the bedding, hopped in the car and headed for Soda Springs to spend July 4th weekend with Ash and Steve.Some of the fun:
* wedding dress shopping and plans sorted through for December
* corn on the cob and fudge at Farmers Market
* nieces and nephews met their new soon to be Uncle Steven with a "V" for the first time. (They love him and we concur!)
* Rexburg temple trip for Cam, Collins, Alyssa and Steven followed by barbecue at Famous Daves (They loved it!)
* early morning disk golf
* first two strawberries of the season picked from grandma's patch.
* splash Park fun in Rexburg (Gideon and Spencer were wild men! - Very fun!!)
* fireworks culminating in "Pink Diamonds" for Felicity (quote "I loooovvve pink!")
* Egin Lake - catching tadpoles - eating hotdogs - loading up on sand etc.
* hide & seek
* Ashlee's first trip to Sarah's Cottage - truffle yumminess!
* smoosh ball tag
* strawberry rhubarb pie - Yummmmmm!
* Lego creation
* "The Last Airbender" in 3D (AWESOME!)
* building a float and creating costumes with Ashlee.
* July 3rd fireworks, and July 5th Parade and a little blue grass music thrown in for good measure (Soda Springs takes America's birthday seriously - Very fun!)
* home for a brief collapse "Toy Story 3" - back to work for Claigh - back to the temple for Wendy. Whew!!!
* AND the grand finale - sharing in the first temple experience for our dear friends Chris and Pilar Saslow - Their family became forever! How we love the blessings of the temple! Thank-you Heavenly Father.
We were so busy having fun we didn't get many pictures. I promise to do better next time.
