We celebrated Brendan's 20th birthday with sparklers, pizza and frosty's. I loved gathering everyone together and watching the video Mom Peck made about him. It feels good to keep his memory alive and have a designated time to help our kids come to know him.
These cute kids are growing so fast. Allie (7, almost 8), Jace (almost 2), Lydia (10), Livy (6), Atticus (10), Tessa (3) and Hudson (5).
Behind the scenes.
Kristen put this cute collage together.
Lydia took this photo while we were in the canyon the other day.
We had such a fun Fourth of July! I was so excited that all my siblings were here. Holidays are always more fun with family! Cute cousins Hudson, Addy and Lucy.
Loren took the kids to the parade and lunch at Grandma Swan's. Grandpa Peck covered Hudson's ears and protected him from the squirt guns.
Grandma came over and gave each of her granddaughters some of her jewelry. It was so fun to hear the stories of different pieces and pick something that reminded us of her. Such a treasure.
I love this photo so much.
We had fun with the inflatables, snow cones and outdoor games. I love being able to catch up with my cousins and hang out with family.
Lindsay gave Lydia this Coast Guard shirt. She loves it.
Cam and Mary stayed up for the weekend after the Fourth so we had a party! The boys finally found time to play D&D. Loren said they didn't die so it sounded like a success.
Dad, Brayden, Cam, Greyson and Lydia went to a Real Salt Lake game. Lydia had so much fun and made some great memories.
We also went swimming at the Aquatic Center. It was so fun to hang out with family and is getting me excited for our trip to Island Park in a couple weeks!
A few weeks ago Loren told the girls that they could go on a trip with mom if they read through the Book of Mormon by the end of the year. My dad was kind enough to get us a hotel in Jackson Hole so my mom, the girls and I drove up to Jackson on Monday. After we arrived, we spent the afternoon on Snow King Mountain riding the gondola, cowboy coaster, alpine slide and playing mini golf. It was so fun! The girls were a little nervous at the top of the Alpine Slide and went reeeeally slow. It was pretty hilarious and I kept yelling at them to "go faster!"
The next morning we got up early and drove to Jenny Lake. We hopped on a boat and drove across the lake to the Hidden Falls trailhead. We hiked a couple miles up to a waterfall. It was beautiful and Lydia especially loved climbing on all the big rocks and picking wildflowers. I was glad we got there when we did because it got really busy as the day went on.
Grandma got us all cute hats!
Lydia took these pictures of our cute little friend we found.
After our hike we stopped at The Bird for lunch. It was really tasty!
After lunch we walked around downtown Jackson and took in all the fun shops.
We decided to check out Astoria Hot Springs which was about 20 minutes out of Jackson. There were six different pools at different temperatures. It was so relaxing and rejuvenating.
The girls spent a lot of time in the pool at the hotel too.
We loved sharing these experiences with Grandma. The girls are so lucky to have her in their life. She picks up what I don't have the energy to do for the kids. We made some wonderful memories together and I'm so grateful for her love and all that she is.
We had such a fun trip but I was definitely ready to see my boys after three days. Im so grateful for Loren in letting me have a break and relax. I love him so much and the family we have together.
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