2nd Week of July

We had another eventful week during the 2nd week of July.  I had Sharing Time on Sunday, the 8th.  I taught the importance of family prayer, scripture study and family home evening.  At the end of the lesson we played a couple rounds of "Doggy doggy, who has the bone?"  It's a game we used to love to play as a family growing up during our FHE, and we've taught Nyles it who LOVES it, so I thought we could share it w/ others.  Everyone had a great time playing it!

After Church we finished making ribs and chicken for LuDean's 92nd birthday.  We then went and had dinner w/ LuDean, Diane, Dave and Joann.  Diane got her favorite cake, carrot cake, then we sang her Happy Birthday!

Carter playing at Great Grandma LuDean's.  Singing Happy Birthday to LuDean.

Great quote.

We had the ATVs in our garage for 2 weeks while there were fires up at the cabin.  The boys loved playing on them every day, pretending to drive them.  

Nyles and Carter playing on the ATVs.  A pretty Lily in our backyard.

  

A deer just wandering around in our neighborhood eating flowers/bushes.

Carter and Nyles at Draper Park.

Pretty sunset.

Nyles thinks he's sneaky sometimes and climbs into Carter's crib after his nap.

 Great quote.

Carter and I chilling at home while Steve and Nyles went up to the Uintas overnight.

Steve really wanted to go backpacking again up in the Uintas, so he took Nyles up one Friday night after I got home from work.  Rob wasn't able to go when Steve went w/ the Young Men, so he wanted to go as well.  Steve invited the rest of his family, but only Phill and Conor were able to make it.  They all met up and drove up together w/ Steve.  They had some slight delays leaving, so they ended up getting up there a little later than they thought.  Plus when they go to the parking lot they had planned to go it was completely full, so they went up further, which was closer to where Steve went w/ the Young Men and found a close lake.  It worked out perfectly though and they had a great time!

Nyles on the hike in.  Beautiful sunset.

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Steve loving life.

Nyles hiking in further. 

Their tents set up.

Phill watching the fire and Nyles having hot chocolate. 

More hot chocolate and s'mores.

 The next morning they tried out their hammocks.

Rob and Nyles enjoying life.

Rob and Nyles getting breakfast ready.

Nyles and Steve in the hammock.

 Cute boys!

It rained that morning so they hiked out a little earlier than planned.

 

"There is beauty all around..."

Pretty flowers. 

Nyles and Steve hiking out.

Carter playing w/ marbles.

When Steve and Nyles got back we went over to Draper Days for a little while.

Nyles and Carter w/ fireman hats.  Carter catching a ride w/ Steve.

 Nyles used some of the money he earned and played a couple games.

We also got free books at the library for doing the Summer Readying program.  

Steve read all the books when we got home.

Carter loves playing w/ his tractor he got from his birthday from Grandma/Grandpa Hegerhorst.  He tries to see what it can push or pull since it moves on it's own.  Silly boy.