Parades, engagements and fans

    We had fun attending the American Fork parade. Charlie happily collected candy and free stuff with her best friend, Makayla, cousins and nieces. 

 

    And another collage of photos taken by Harley. She's such a nut!

    And, apparently, Isaac proposed to Morgan in Hawaii and I'm pretty sure she said yes! Happy Days! We're super excited to add another favorite child to the mix!

What a beautiful spot to propose!

They seem happy about something!

  And Charlie has quite a fan club. 

These two fans came all the way from Colorado, they're the cutest!

    I feel bad that I failed to get even one photo from our July 24th celebration. We had a last minute barbecue with neighbors and, like the 4th of July, quite a spectacular fireworks show, courtesy of our best neighborhood pyro! Good times were had by all whether there's photograph proof or not. Best summer ever!

A trip, a visit and a princess.

    We made a trip to Idaho and Oregon last weekend and, despite Greg's work stress, we enjoyed our visit with family. I didn't take as many photos as I should have but we had fun. And we were happy we could hear my nephew share his thoughts before leaving on his two year LDS mission to Argentina. We also had some of the best food at both my brother's house and my sister's. (It's almost like they're Baker's or something.)

Quick dinner at McDonald's.

Cousin time is the best time.

A little jam session and visit at Tad's house.

    After getting back from our trip we had a visit from the three 'crazies'! These girls are such fun!

Only at Joey's house do you get goldfish and marshmallows for lunch.

Photos by Harley

Photos of Harley.

    And here's the princess. I mean, who does this cat think she is?! She's living her best  life for sure.

 

    And I may be a bit of a princess myself. I love getting my nails done and nothing makes me happier than bright colors!

 

    So that's the fun we've been having. We won't talk about how far into summer we are and how close the new school year is. Yuck!

Best years and better to come!

    Not a lot of photos, in fact just one, but it's to commemorate 29 years of marriage with the best guy around! And Kayli kindly brought us a very thoughtful gift documenting where we met, married and currently live. Super cool and who knew we'd get this far!? Kidding, who'd give up life with Greg!? I'm a lucky girl and I try not to take our happy marriage for granted. Here's to many more great years ahead!

 

Special Days!

    Baby Reese is one of the most loved baby girls out there. She had a massive support group at her temple sealing to her fantastic family Saturday afternoon. She's a lucky girl! And we feel beyond grateful that we could be a part of her special day.

All four set of grandparents with Reese and her family.

She's the sweetest!

Truly a special day.

    And then some silliness! A mom's afternoon with the blow-up waterslide and lunch on the driveway. What a great way to spend a Tuesday afternoon!

 

Don't worry, the kids got a turn.

 

    And then it was July 4th! 

Getting ready for the festivities with braids and bows.

Sparklers for these crazies! They prefer the fireworks that don't make noise.

    And watching "Sandlot" with live fireworks in the background is probably the ultimate way to celebrate America's birthday!

Happy 4th of July!

And these firework remnants say it all! Lots of money burned and fun for all, the American way!

    Quite a few memories made this past week. I love summer!