2018-7-18 through 7-20 Blessingway (& Visit) for Rachel

We had a type of baby shower for Rachel at Zupa’s - instead of focusing on the baby, we focused on her as a woman and mother. We made her a bracelet out of birthstones (hers & the baby’s) and took turns telling Rachel how we admire her. And of course the food was delicious! Any excuse to go to Zupa’s, right?!

Rachel was kind enough to let us stay at her house for 2 nights on the way to our Bird family reunion in Idaho. Fun cousin times!

Rachel made us pancakes 😋 (at almost 9 months pregnant!) I told her I would spend the night at her place if she allowed me to clean her house! 

She read all the children stories...

We visited the rec center in Bountiful (and sat near a drain... while we watched the kids)

Charity and Danny

Thanks for letting us visit, Rachel! I’m sorry it was probably extremely exhausting..! (Glad that baby is here and safe now!)

2018-07-17 Desert Rain!

Looks refreshing, right?! Haha

And of course.. Charity is only wearing a shirt & panties. 

2018-07-16 Charity’s First Haircut

And she did it again! She almost cut her ponytail clean off (under the band!). It was time we fixed it, as well as Griffin’s from a couple months ago. (He cut it off to the scalp in the front!) so haircuts all around. 

💇 💇‍♂️ 💇‍♂️ 💇‍♂️ 💇‍♂️

2018-07-15 Happy Birthday, Lincoln!

Lincoln had so many people over to celebrate with him for his birthday! Can’t believe he’s 9! He’s a book-loving boy with a huge imagination. I love that kid. 

2018-07-13 “Steel Magnolias”

A few of us from SGCS Choir (plus Jenn & another friend!) went to the play “Steel Magnolias” out in Kayenta last Friday for a girl’s night. We went to support another member of the Chamber Singers, Rachel Cox. I loved it! That end scene had us all teary eyed! Glad I got to go. 

2018-07-11 Veyo Crawdad Canyon & Pool

Veyo Crawdad Canyon and Pool were definitely a hit this past Wednesday for nature school. Some of the children’s grandpa came and talked about living on the river and all about crawdads. Then we cooked a bunch on site and dipped them in butter to eat! I got over myself and help crack them open, too. 😜 Swimming at the pool was fun, too. 

2018-07-11 Alpine Pond Trail, Cedar Breaks

We (Charity, Lincoln, & I) drove up to Cedar Breaks National Monument with a friend and her two daughters. We met a homeschool group to hike the “Alpine Pond Trail” there. SO nice to get out of the heat! The 2-mile trail was at 10,000+ feet, so it felt hard even though it was short! (Particularly for Lincoln...)





Fields and fields of wildflowers! So pretty. 




Lunch break 😋

Lincoln wasn’t very happy to be there, so besides the first picture, this is all I got. 🤷‍♀️

2018-07-09 Webb Hill

Our kids are driving us crazy staying up late every single night. 🤪 So I am going to run them ragged by waking them up early for the next week. I started this morning at 6:30... “It’s time to go! Go to the bathroom, socks, shoes, water bottle!” Part of the way up I decided I didn’t want my kids to end up hating hiking, so I promised $5 for anyone who beat me up to the top... which they all did so now I’m out $25. 🤷‍♀️

2018-07-06 Skimboard Park with Ashley

Still learning the skill of skimboarding... but having fun in the water! Pictures and videos are all that’s needed! (Lincoln stayed back at Ashley’s house to play Legos.. and convinced Jet to stay back, too. Stinker.)