Summer Highlights

We have had a wonderful summer & done so many things, simply enjoying every bit of it. We spent HOURS playing on the waterslide, got 4 camping trips in, even camping in our own backyard! Several days a week we took bike rides down to the nature park to feed the ducks, chased water snakes & packed picnic lunches. Floating the Teton river with Grandpa Hoopes was great along with hiking to Pack Saddle Lake & swinging out over the lake on the rope swing. When asking the kids what their favorite things they did this summer, it was those two things on the top list & then it never fails but ends with ..."oh & getting snowcones!" We had a great time with Aunts, Uncles, & cousins at Bear World. The bears really put on a show that day. Even more fun times were traveling, as we made trips to Utah throughout the summer, spending time with friends & family. We spent the 24th of July celebrations with family in Spanish Fork, UT. It was a PAR-TAY! A carnival, parade, rodeo, fireworks, & lots of playing with some super fun cousins. We had fun playing time with family members from Texas & had picnics & birthdays parties together. 4 wheeler rides are one of the kids' FAVORITE things to do. We took some fun rides together with my family. It's always great to go to Grandma's house & making Hollyhock dolls is an anual summertime event when all the Hollyhocks are blooming. If you have never done this, you are missing out! (especially if you are a little girl) My grandma showed us how to do this when I was little & I have such fun memories. Now my girls get to have this memory with their grandma. What a great summer with almost perfect weather; ending each day with a beautiful sunset.


Bear world was fun. These bears were ready for treats! The rides are my kids favorite. Even though they are pretty tame, they still love it. Here they are cracking up with their cousin Kaitlyn.

They hollyhock dolls we made. Aren't they beautiful? We made some of them with parasols & double decker dresses. The girls had a blast. We sat on the lawn & made them together with cousins for over 2 hours.

Brynn is laughing so hard & saying, "Mom! They won't stop following me!"

Jadie: "Right der! Eat it!"

Tori learned how to hold the bread up high or else they would come & snatch it right out of her hand.

Packsaddle Lake rope swing. The kids had a blast.

Jadie & cousin Eva had fun throwing rocks in the water & stiring the mud with sticks.

Jadie & Eva having fun at their birthday party. They are 4 days apart.

And....we recently celebrated Justin's birthday. Happy Birthday to the best Dad & husband ever. Jadie kept saying, "Happy boatday Dad!" all day long. The girls loved making his pudding cake.

The beautiful sunset we see from our back deck each night. I love it.