August Visitors

 Uncle Pete and Daddy went on a trip to Indiana for several days. While they were away the kids and Mommies played!

 Cousins are the best!    Heath and Bertie

We went to the Zoo, the Science Center, saw a live performance of Beauty and The Beast at the Outdoor Muny Theater (and enjoyed 3 paper grocery sacks full of homemade yummy buttery popcorn), visited and swam with our Denney cousins and played and played and PLAYED!

 Lucy and Hannah at the zoo

 Lily Hazel Maren Hannah Owen Houston Bertie Heath Lucy outside the insect house at the zoo.

Talking with the zoo keeper in the Butterfly house. 

 We love the butterfly house!

 Do you see it on Owen's head?

Ready for Beauty and the Beast to begin!

 All of the kids were amazingly good for the performance.

 Shooting balls at the Science Center

Swimming with our Denney cousins!

 Hannah loved to love on baby Hazel.   Hannah would lay down next to her and let her hit her face like crazy.  She just loved being by the baby.  : )

 The next week Sterling and the rest of my family came to town for Sterling to go through the temple before his mission.  (Mom I need a copy of the picture I took of these two much like this, about 14 years ago.)

 Uncles are the best!

 These 4.... it was nearly impossible to get a picture of all of them looking at once.

 We had a beautiful time in the temple. There was a beautiful peace there and we all learned things.  I love going to the temple with family.

Afterwords we all went and ate at Joy Luck! mmm...

Since Sterling's birthday was in a couple days we had a Birthday celebration for him!

 He requested a Lemon cake.... and let me tell you.... it was amazing! SO GOOD!

 This girl loves her Grandpa.

 and her Grandma!

 Poor Dallin is the only child at home now....

I'd make that face too... Just kidding. : )

 Since Sterling's cake was fabulous, even though we had all just stuffed ourselves silly at Joy Luck I think we all had a second piece.  Who does that?

Then we had to say goodbye for 2 years.


Best wishes Uncle Sterling!  I know you will do great things.

Part of our hearts now lives in Idaho.