Crazy events at our house today!

So today there was a strange accident at our house.  No one was home, but according to the neighbors a car came speeding up our dead end street, lost control of where they were going, and flew through our trees and mailbox to hit the back of our parked truck and hurl it into the neighbors driveway and car.  Scarey!!  Luckily no one was hurt, but our truck in totalled and the wall between our driveway and the neigboors no longer exists.  Not to mention the young man's car who caused the whole thing.  We did hear that the driver was not seriously hurt, even though he was not wearing a seatbelt and required ambulance attention at the scene.  We hope he will be ok and that lessons were learned from the expeience! 

 

USA mens soccer team game!

This soccer loving family was able to go to Rio Tinto and watch the USMNT play Costa Rica!  What a fun family (minus McKinley) date!  We love soccer!!

 

Memorial Day breakfast and work day

Our annual Memorial Day breakfast was held at Draper park this year.  We had a wonderful turnout with a yummy breakfast.  After eating we all head over to do a yard clean up for Nana/Grandad followed by a BBQ lunch.  It's amazing how much work can be done when we all work together!  Family is great!

 

McKinley's humanitarian trip to Costa Rica

McKinley saved and earned the money to be able to go on a HEFY trip for 17 days to Costa Rica.  She was brave and didn't know anyone she was going with and by the end of the 17 days she made some of the best friends she's had!!  So fun!  They worked hard and played hard in Costa Rica making a perimeter fence for a future home for trafficked women.   They were also able to do some tourist siteseeing and have some amazing adventures.  She's made some lifelong friends and learned valuable lessons about service and how good it makes you feel!  We love the HEFY program and are so glad McKinley had this experience.

 

Evan turns 20!

It was a special day to celebrate Evan today!  He's no longer a teenager!  Wow!!  Evan is such an amazing son and friend.  He's very thoughtful (most of the time) and willing to show his appreciation thru acts of service.  We were glad we were able to spend his birthday with him and have him around for the summer! 

 

Girls trip to St. George

This year we decided to go to St. George for a Smith girls trip.  We rented a condo and had a couple days together which was great!  We all met down in St. George for pedicures and went out to eat.  Then we had a morning hike and a day at the pool, learned about making cakes from Lindsey, and just hung out and visited.  Time togethr is always cherished time and it was nice to get away together!

 

End of Year cheer banquet

Luckily we were able to gather for an end of year banquet and performance for cheer.  We were excited to celebrate McKinley and all the hard work she put in for this year with cheer!  It's fun to see how hard she works and how she puts herself out there and through uncomfortable situations to push herself.  These are the valuable lessons learned in sports!