Summer break has begun

         We're officially in summer mode around here. We wake up a little later and kids, the two who are home all day, do chores instead of school stuff. So far so good.

The grand-girls love ice cream night.

Charlie got to tagalong with her favorite people and do a little paddle-boarding on Memorial day.

And Harley and Elliot had an official birthday party and this cute pink outfit was one of the gifts from Joey.

Cheese!

And now, introducing your favorite calendar photo for June!

The Baywatch of 2026!

And now we're just days away from baby Wendel #4 making his or her grand-entry into the world and we can't wait!

Graduation!

We'll start with an update on Mark. He's finished his week long driving course at UPS and he did great and is so relieved it's over!

Looking sharp!

    And we had a birthday girl on Sunday and she was pretty stoked for her scavenger hunt to her first big-girl bike.
 

Love our Harley girl!

    

        And we got another high school graduate on the books! Congrats to Brock!

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(Charlie is peaking out behind McClane.)

Cute Ada, lifelong neighbor and friend!

And lunch at Ruby River to celebrate!

        And on to Beau's end of school program. 

The joy on her face when she saw her mom, priceless.

Beau's school is pretty awesome.

        And now we have a little break, at least from school! 

Love and support

         Mother's Day was interesting and a good amount of tootsie rolls were gifted by those who know me well. Kayli made a really cute "I Love You" framed note and Isaac and Morgan made delicious brownies. I'm all set for treats, at least for the week.

    

        Harley had her preschool graduation program and did great!

We sure love this girl!

    

        And I just got this adorable photo of Reese cuddling a baby chick. I don't know if I've seen anything this cute in awhile.

        I had planned to post a photo of Mark in his UPS uniform but he asked me to hold off. He heads out Sunday for Oregon for driving school! What a blessing and a true answer to prayer. 

        And now we head into the last few days of school and high school graduation for Brock. Lets GO!

Many fun things

     From a fun night of comedy to a fun afternoon with a couple of our favorite grand-girls.

Aaron Weber and Jay Flake, so hilarious!

We're so glad Mark and Rio could join in the fun!

    Isaac just couldn't handle the envy so he decided to join in the motorcycle fun. He bought himself his own Harley Davidson Sportster. Super cool!

And we finally celebrated our two April birthday guys!

    

    And we know how much I love the "Hope of America" program. This year I tagged along with our favorite neighbors. 

      

    And Ruckus rides with Papa are always fun.

    And a bowl of ice cream always hits the spot!

        From Friday to Friday, quite a lot of fun, I must say! Now on to our final 14 sleeps until summer break begins. 

Living the dream

     Carter leads a pretty charmed life! With the money he made on the sale of his R6 bike he was able to pay cash for a pop-up tent for his Jeep and this cool 2015 Harley Davidson Sportster motorcycle. He also bought himself a new hand-gun. Starting out 21 like a boss!

The pop-up tent is on the Jeep in the background. 

I'll take this motorcycle over the bullet-bike any day.

There might be a little envy in Isaac.

    And I got another bright and fun set of gel-nails.

    And Mark is also living a bit of dream. He got to take the driving test at UPS, he passed it, and now he will be leaving soon for Texas to do the week long driving school and will be a temporary UPS driver soon and then, eventually, a full-time driver. A real miracle!

    And, of course we can't start off May without another photo addition from the best calendar ever made. Anyone need a little help in the garden!?

Brock and a small Carter highlight

     Greg and Brock had a great time on their young men's campout last weekend. Here are a few photos Greg took.

A surprise 'air-show' was happening on a road out by the hot springs. Super cool!

    And as we near the end of Brock's high school days we got a request to share a few photos of him for a slide show the ward leaders are putting together for all the seniors from our ward so I thought I'd share a few here.

He's come a long way!

    And we're just two sleeps away from Carter's 21st birthday and, since he's leaving early Sunday morning to go fishing, it only seemed appropriate to give him his birthday gift a bit early. Hopefully this new reel brings him all the luck!

How is he 21!?

    So that's the best of our week. There were also some prayers answered on Mark's behalf and, if you're reading this, feel free to pray that Mark's dream of becoming a UPS driver comes true in the near future. I won't air any dirty laundry here, but the kid could use all the help he can get.
    And now on to May. How are we already in the last week of April? Stay tuned for May's calendar photo. You know it won't disappoint! 

Camping and bonus photos

     Here's the camping photos I promised. These are just a handful of the photos Greg took. Greg, Brock, McClane and Charlie had a fun time with several great families down in Goblin Valley. Lots of yummy food, fun adventures and the coolest views in every direction. Spring Break WIN!

Hikes & more

    And here are some bonus photos of cute Reese, courtesy of her mom. She's getting so big!

    

        And now, Greg, Brock and McClane are headed out for another weekend camping adventure, this time with the young men. Greg is making good use of the new tent and utility trailer.

       Not much else to share. We're getting down to the wire for Brock and high school graduation, how crazy is that!?