ANGELS round about.

The Lord always blesses me in my time

of need even if I don't deserve it.

His Angels minister to me when I'm down

or frustrated, by his sweet spirit or

by the hands of my neighbors across the street.

I'm so grateful for such good friends and

neighbors who always serve me.

I hope that some day I can repay the millions

of sweet things my friends have done for me.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

May the Lord bless you as he has me.

Eclipse

Brandon and I and two of my sisters and their

spouses finally were able to see the movie

ECLIPSE!

We had scheduled, and rescheduled 3 times

a night to get out and see it. With Brandon's

busy work schedule it was hard to find a

free night in the month of July. But

we found a day. Us girls enjoyed the movie

and liked it. But of course the men just

endured to the end. What good men!

Mikel, Kami, Kate, Stephen, Brandon and Kristie

Pregnant Sisters!

It has been so fun being pregnant with my

sister in laws. We get to share our pregnancy

concerns and laugh about are swollen body

and never ending growing belly!

Rachael at 25 weeks (6 1/2 months)

Having a BOY!

Katie at 33 weeks (8 1/2 months)

Having a GIRL!

Kristie at 36 weeks (9 months)

Having a BOY!

A nice weekend!

Our last summer trip to Bear Lake this year.

We decided not to head up there again for the

next week end with friends for fear of having

a baby on the Beach!

So we made the most of the weekend.

We decided to head up to North Beach

in stead of going to our private beach.

It had much more sand for the girls

to play in and the water temp was great!

Grandpa got the skis out and the girls had a blast!

Grandpa Pulled Sierra on the skis. She giggled

the whole time!

Paige's turn.

36 weeks pregnant and loving it! ha ha!

Sierra and Brandon soaking up the sun.

It was such a nice day. Finally no wind.

Paige changed her mind and decided to try

water skiing. We were so glad and so was she.

The bumps scared her a little.

Here is her victory smile!

YEAH Paige! You did it!

Riley finally got the nerve up to try and then

did not want to stop.

She even got gutsy and let go with one hand to wave.

Pregnant and a broken foot kept me

sitting around all day at the beach.

But it was nice to relax.

Sierra loved playing in the sand. She even filled

up a bucket with cold water for me to soak my

broken foot in. So sweet!

Check this out.

A couple of adult men spent a few

hours building these sand towers. Either bored

out of their minds or very talented.

We told the girls that if they tried water skiing

we would buy them a shake. So here is Sierra

tired from the long day in the sun but not

forgetting the bribe of the shake.

Sierra actually said she wanted to ski and let

Grandpa take her out of the boat and put the skis

on but then she had second thoughts. But for a 2

year old that is pretty good!

Sierra picked, "The Pink kind". So we got her

Raspberry and she shared with mommy!

Grandma's are the best!

My mom was in town and got to spend

some time with my girls.

She played shoots and ladders and

read books and got her hair done

by Paige.

I'm sure she loved every minute!

Riley's first day of School

Riley had her first day of

1st grade!

She is not a morning person but had no problem

getting up because she was so excited.

Riley gets her own locker.

She thought that was totally cool!

As did I. I did not know you get a locker in

elementary. I thought that was only in Jr. High

and High school. It will be so fun to put fun

surprises in it for her through out the year.

She gets her own desk with all of her

stuff already labeled for her.

Riley's loves her friends, Taebia and Hallie.

Unfortunately Hallie is in another class this year.

But they still play at recess and eat lunch together.

Broken foot AGAIN!

I know, I know. What else can I say.

I Broke my foot again. Yes it hurt and yes

it is the biggest pain being 9 months pregnant.

I ditched the crutches on the second day.

They make me have contractions and way too

hard with the extra pregnancy weight.

For those that don't know this is the same break

as the one I had in October of last year but

opposite foot.

I'm sure it will be my other foot next year!

I'm really not a klutz but sometimes in

too much of a hurry.

So here I am ready to have my baby

with a fashionable walking cast.

Doesn't get much better then this!

Farmington Pool

Grandma G. took the cousins to the

Farmington Pool.

Sierra spent more time playing with the water gun

then actually getting in the water.

After swimming Grandma kept the girls

for a sleep over at her house!

What a thoughtful and Brave woman.

3 girls can take all your energy!

My GIRLS!

As if I didn't take enough pictures here is another!

I just love my girls and all their different personalities!

I can't believe they've grown so fast and that

I get to be their Mother.

When I think of where they came from

I forget all their sometimes hard

child behaviors we all know too well!

They really are amazing children and

have taught me much.

I love you

Riley, Sierra and Paige!

Surf N Swim

The girls have been asking to go

swimming for a while so we headed

out to Layton Surf N Swim.

Sierra was a little nervous

when the waves came on but Riley

and Paige loved jumping over and through

them.

4th of July

We celebrated the 4th of July at the cabin

in Bear Lake.

The girls love the traditional patriotic march

with grandma, music and the flags. The girls

however did miss their cousins who usually

marches with them.

And of course the men worked. Or played.

Brandon actually enjoys driving the tractor!

Grandpa doing what he does best, Work!

Riley loving the sand!

If only they all looked at the camera and smiled

at the same time for even a second!

Paige and Riley helping Grandma

peel potatoes for dinner. It took them forever

to peel one potato but Grandma was so patient.

Then they moved on to Frosting cupcakes

for Grandpa's Birthday.

Grandpa wanted chocolate cupcakes and home

made ice cream for his birthday dessert. Yum!

Wrestling with grandpa is always so fun!

Grandpa's Birthday is on the 5th of July so

we celebrated it up at the cabin. Grandma covered

Grandpa's eyes so he couldn't see his big unwrapped

gift.

We Love you Grandpa and hope you had a fun

Birthday!

Us kids and Grandma bought him a picnic table

for the cabin.

The girls wanted to march again and they talked

their dad into marching with them. What a good sport!

Sitting around the fire is one of my favorites.

We did some small fireworks and had some good

laughs. After the kids were in bed the adults

talked around the fire. Brandon has such

amazing parents and good siblings. I love

being apart of Brandon's family.

The girls absolutely love driving the boat.

It makes them giggle!

When we got home we watched more fireworks

with all the neighbors.

We about covered the entire front yard with

mostly kids!