4th of July!! We were so excited that Jared's family had the chance to come and visit us for the day! Made it such a fun holiday for us this year! Our kids have such a blast with their cousins (Casslyn & Mike's kids)!! It was such a nice day we were able to spend with them that day! So glad they were able to come! :)
So Jared and I had the AMAZING opportunity to go and see the San Diego temple in July!! Something I've wanted to do ever since I was little - it is the most gorgeous temple I have ever seen! It was an awesome experience - something I always want to remember! We were also able to go and see the Midway Museum while we were in San Diego - Jared was excited about that! It was definitely an incredible ship! (Thanks so very much, Mom & Dad!!!) :)
Swimming at my Mom & Dad's house - always fun summer swimming memories... :)
Timothy started sitting in a booster seat at the table this month, and is so much more excited about meal time now - makes him feel like such a big boy being at the table with the rest of us! No more highchair taking up so much room in the kitchen! Yay!
My Mom & Dad poured concrete in their backyard this past month - they've been working hard on the yard all this past month - it's looking really awesome! The kids have been more excited, I'm sure, than their Grandpa about all the work involved! :) But he sure makes it fun for them! Tractor rides, a huge concrete truck to watch up close, and putting their handprints in the concrete as well! It's been a fun memory for them... :)
The kids have been having a blast helping their Grandpa do work out in their yard now ever since - they have been SO excited to get to be earning little bits of money here and there from him!
I had to take a picture of this - when Samuel was around Timothy's age, he would always insist upon helping Jared mow the lawn, and I have so many pictures of them as a cute lawn-mowing team. Haven't seen that sight since! Just brought back memories... :) (Brielle & Timothy were enjoying watching them as well!)
This is a common sight for us in the mornings when we open the kitchen window - Ari will sit out there on top of the kids' big toy chest, and just stare at us while we eat breakfast at the table - we all get a kick out of her... Looks like this little wolf staring in at us!
Brielle picked out a fun birdhouse craft kit at Walmart to put together and paint this month. It turned out to be a really fun and cute little project for her! She loved it!
Cute brothers together... Samuel, typical boy, would play games on the computer all day every day if allowed - but of course we just make sure to limit it - this is one of those long-anticipated moments for him! :) Timothy already enjoys watching him play his games!
Pioneer Day Celebration! The kids had a great time - they were very excited about the fireworks!
A big event for the month of July - my twin sister, Athena had her baby!! She and her husband, Brennon, welcomed their first baby into the family, Jacob Brennon Jones! Born July 21. We were excited to have the chance to go and visit the week after he was born, and see this new and cute little guy!
During our trip to visit Athena & Brennon & their newest arrival, we were able to also visit a lot of our other family in Mesa as well! Always so wonderful to get to see everyone - the kids just have a blast! (Funny story with the kids in the trunk - we were at the store longer than we anticipated that day & decided to just have a little picnic in the van! We got a lot of attention from the parking lot, but it was fun!) :)
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