Was full. Quite full. Let's go back to the beginning, shall we?
We organized and held a southern fish fry in our neighborhood. (LOTS of work, but delicious!)
First piano recital with this cute boy and my other piano students.
Trips to the zoo
Playing with LOTS of friends
Sam finished his first soccer season! He LOVES it and is actually quite good!
Girls Camp in St George!
Where unfortunately one of my ribs popped out and my muscle spasmed on the second day. Don't let my smile fool you. I was in A LOT of pain in this pic. In fact, whatever the cause (the myriad of muscle relaxers and pain killers, my back, or just some stomach bug), I threw up during intermission at The Little Mermaid at Tuachan. Lovely, right? I was so dizzy that I had to cling to the Bishop's arm just to make it to the car without falling over. Luckily, Matt had arrived in St. George this very evening so that he could pick me up and take me to our next event....
Tricia and Robbie's wedding! Tricia has mad skills. She worked on my back and neck each night before her wedding (what a gem), so that I was functional on this fun day.
Zack was tired and hot most of the day so we did a lot of this...
My three cute boys
After the wedding festivities, the boys and I stuck around Cali to hang out with these wonderful people.
We went to the beach. It was FREEZING. But we went anyway!
No chilly weather that smores can't cure. Am I right or what?
We spent time at various parks
Serendipitous-ly caught up with old friends.
Went to Chuck E Cheese - a Sam and Zack favorite with their Gpa M. And yep. My mom rode the carousel with the boys!
We even managed to spend a day at this fabulous place. (Thanks Alyson!)
Toon Town is a favorite right now
We convinved Sam and Zack that they wanted to go on the new Star Tours. Zack just BARELY made the height requirement!!
Zack LOVED the carousel. I think we rode it 2 or 3 times in a row.
Outside Mr. Toads...
And Autopia. LOTS and LOTS of Autopia. Maybe 3 or 4 times, Nate? When you love racecars as much as my boys do, this ride is a dream come true. And the line was basically nonexistent.
Sam DRIVING!
Zack and me
Love Nate in this pic!
Nate, Z, Sam and Lindz. (You might notice that everyone wore an Angels hat except me! Zack even had his, although he stopped wearing it early on in the day! True fans, I tell you. True fans.)
Leaving the park. The boys finally dropped off to sleep around 9pm after Sam rode Splash Mountain three times in a row. Funny boy. It's one of his favorites!
Back home, we went to lots of parks. These boys are getting pretty good at tee-ball!
You just never know what you'll find in this house...
Our Fourth of July parade!
And fireworks with family that night!
We've spent lots of time up the canyon, usually with these fabulous people.
We even managed to catch up with some wonderful old friends. Wish we had more time to spend with you guys while you were here!!!
Then family came back in town because Bel and Mike were visiting. We checked out BYU one day and this AWESOME display in the Museum of Art. It's entirely made out of books!
We went up the canyon
And had smores.
LOTS of smores.
We spent a day downtown - temple square (trying to find my cousin Emma!), touring Steve's photos, meeting up with Mike for lunch and more. (Sam and Zack were happy recipients of ANGELS shirts this morning! So it became Angels shirt day. Thanks Grandpa and Grandma!)
We spent a fun afternoon up in Park City, riding the Alpine Slide, of course.
Mom and Lindz
Nate's photo finish.
Grandpa and Sam.
And we spent a LOT of time all crammed into my van. In fact, we even drove all the way back to CA in this van with every seat filled. Some had their doubts, but I thought it was quite fun.
Missing because I actually have ZERO pictures of it (how did that happen??), was our fun three days in Oceanside with Matt's family. It was so relaxing! We went to the beach, swimming, hung around with Matt's family and aunts, uncles, and more cousins. Wish we could have stayed longer, but we had another commitment...
TREK
Where we spent hours and hours and over 30 miles doing something like this...
You're jealous of our clothes, I know. (And this pic needed a flash, but oh well!) Thanks Mom for sewing my oh so fashionable attire. :)
We had the best family - the VOLDEMORMONS. Yep. Chant with me. "We are You Know Who." Now, I have earned a new nickname with the youth in my ward. Voldemarci.
12 days after Trek finished, we celebrated another wedding for these fabulous people. Congrats Rach and Sean!
My not-so-little Z and me.
And Rach asked me to do her hair. I think it turned out pretty well!
Such a beautiful bride!
Our family's superhero pose.
7 comments:
well done, Marse!!! the pics in this post are killing me! The superhero family pose, the t-ball pic of S&Z, your amazing hair (which is blonde!!) at Rach's wedding, just about EVERY picture of Dave-ee-ho-yo-yo-yo-yo, etc., etc., etc. AND, I can't believe how tall Binz is next to you! Good luck to Sam on Monday! can't wait to hear all about it!
ps - we are very jealous that you got to spend your summer outdoors! Unless we were at the pool, being outside was just not an option this summer... ah well, there's always winter, I suppose, right? Anyway, everything looks so green and non-draughty! Lovely!
You're alive!!! No, you are not allowed to take another 3 months off. Just need to put that out there. :) Okay, your hair looks amazing. I'm loving the length and color. And I'm so impressed that you did trek. And that you attended a show/wedding in such severe pain. Marse, you are a trooper. Oh, and so impressed with the bride's hair. You're crazy talented!!
cousin om loves the newest post with the exception of me not being in a photo.
Wow! That was a lot. Now to hear the long version in person at a cousin dinner!
Wow, you had a busy summer. I can't believe Soph and Sam are in Kindergarten. And 'Voldemarci' has a nice ring to it... that could definitely be your alter-ego. :)
Wow, loved the post. You are an inspiration for me to not be so overwhelmed with our summer trip post. I love the photo of you and Zach at the wedding. You look so pretty. Your wedding hair skills are still impressive.
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