Sunday, July 20, 2014

Whipple Family Reunion

I couldn’t decide what to post for this. Our trip to Wyoming was officially the Whipple reunion, but more people showed up to Lagoon last week.

We had a lot of fun, even though we hate the drive through Wyoming. We spent time hiking, swimming, and hiking some more. We  talked until way to late at night. Our kids stayed up to late and were exhausted.

Porter almost drown in the Green River (if you look close at the river swimming pictures you might see it). Mom was to busy taking pictures and not paying attention, he was down for seconds and didn’t even cough or spit water.

Rachel took  me running with her two mornings. I went further than I normally do and it was hot the second day after our hike. It was fun and a great time for us just to talk and catch up. I don’t talk to my sisters-in law as much as I would like.

We drove all the way to Martin’s Cove. Stopping in Rawlins to buy umbrellas because it was pouring ($18 each). It was just windy when we got to Martin’s Cove so we took the umbrellas back to the store on our way home.

Lucy’s baptism was amazing. The spirit was very special, the talks were great, and the musical number was beautiful. I’m glad we went and I’m glad Nathan and Maielle were able to experience being there. After the baptism we had a picnic in the wind and then hiked to Martin’s Cove, it was a difficult hike in the wind especially pushing the jogging stroller.

We stopped for dinner in Rawlins on the way home.Sunday morning we drove home early because Jake wasn’t feeling well. It was nice to make it home by late afternoon, get unpacked, and get the kids in be on time.

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Reunion Photos

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Stewart Family Reunion

I’m skipping a lot of our summer and starting with this post. My sister Jill wrote an awesome post describing the experience. But didn’t take any pictures. So I have the pictures, she has the description. If you read hers you should get an idea about our fun reunion. I will try to get the other pictures off my phone when I have a little more time.

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Preschool graduation

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The kids had a great year of preschool. They learned a lot and are ready for Kindergarten (even if Mom is not ready). We love Mrs. Hansen and the only reason we didn’t cry a lot is because she is our new primary president. The kids still get to spend time with her on Sundays.

Graduation was fun. The kids did what they do in a day at preschool. They started with the pledge, sang lots of songs, did the alphabet in sign language, recited some nursery rhymes, did Goldie Locks and the Three Bears in sign language, and Mrs. Hansen read a story to them. Then they got their certificates and we had cookies for treats.

Preschool Family Picnic

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The last day of preschool we had a family picnic. It was fun to let the kids play with their friends from school. They had the best preschool teacher and had a great year.