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July 2012

Cousin Time

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My brother Jacob and his family came out for a visit.

Natalie was a great baby tender and Spencer really did love her.  I just snapped this picture right as he got fussy:

Spencer and Logan playing with the cars:

One morning I woke up and came downstairs to see all the kids cutting papers up and making projects:

My mom, my sister-in-law, and I went on an outing to the Church History Museum to see the Book of Mormon exhibit for kids.  It was a fun outing.  First we walked around the temple grounds:

Then we posed everyone in front of the exhibit:

Then the kids played!

Luke responded surprisingly well to Brooke’s orders to help her catch fish:

Spencer made it to the promised land!

Everyone tending the garden:

Spencer driving:

Brooke made a fort:


Then we had a picnic:

All the kids got creative with their Bugles:

Another day we visited Kangaroo Zoo:

We love when cousins come to visit!

Water and Fire

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We took Brooke and Caroline to a splash pad:

On the way back to our house we saw thick, black smoke billowing up into the sky.  We realized we were witnessing the beginnings of a fire.  We pulled off the freeway and had a perfect view of an abandoned house burning:

It was pretty fascinating to watch.  We were there before the fire fighters even got there.  We got to see all their trucks pull up and then watch as they used hoses and a crane to put out the fire.  We saw on the news later that the police suspected arson.

Happy Birthday to Brooke!

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Brooke’s birthday couldn’t have come at a worse time this year.  We were living with my parents and were in the middle of spending every spare second renovating.  Brooke had such grand ideas of the huge birthday party she wanted to have and I’m sorry to say that none of her wishes were fulfilled.  I had been toying with the idea of just doing nothing for her birthday until we moved and then we’d throw her a party.

My mom thought that sounded like a horrible idea so she took matters into her own hands and planned a celebration for Brooke.  I’m so glad she did. Brooke was thrilled with the extra attention.

Here’s the cute cake:

And the cute birthday girl:

And the cute sister and grandma who saved the day:

Presents!

In Honor of the 24th

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I am the nursery song leader in our new ward which is the perfect calling in my opinion.  Sing a few songs with cute little kids during the Sunday School hour and then relax during Relief Society?  Yes, please!  I’ve been singing The Oxcart around the house to remember the words and made paper plate wheels for the children to hold while we creak them as we sing.

Brooke found the wheels and created her own oxcart:

A few days later, her oxcart evolved to this:

I love that she added a chair for her to sit on.  She’s headed to Zion in the lap of luxury.

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