Jam

This weekend was jammed with fun. The girls and I took a quick road trip to mom's house to meet up with Carolyn Smith and her kids in Utah. We were very excited to see them. I introduced Carolyn to small town living. We even made a little homemade apricot jam. Carolyn even picked her own apricots (now that's homemade). Saturday we met Carolyn's boys at Pirate Island in St. George. Jett was so funny when he saw Ashley. He didn't even recognize her at first! That moment alone was worth the trip. My brother's family, and Carolyn's sister-in-law also came. It was like a huge b-day party minus the b-day. Jett and Ashley were inseparable. He even won her a telescope and a diamond (that is somewhat like green plastic). I'm very grateful we could hang out with everyone.

4th of July in Central

Every 4th of July I am reminded that I am and always will be a hick at heart. We like to spend the 4th of July at my Mom's house in Central (population approx. 50). I love small town potlucks. I love knowing everyone in the whole town. It just feels like home. We celebrate Audrey's and my brother Gary's birthday up there. This year was especially fun because we got to spend some time with my brother's fiance Sydnee (I'm sorry if I spelled it wrong) and her cute daughter Emma. Sydnee is an angel (she got my tired, cranky baby to go to sleep) so I could fry up the hot dogs for the community potluck. The food was great. The kids had fun climbing in the trees, swinging and running the traditional relay races.