Visiting Grandma Suzy's House

After camping at Fish Lake we spent a week visiting Grandma Suzy in Cedar City. She just got a new job teaching 4th grade at Enoch Elementary and is so excited! We went to her classroom a few times to help her get started setting it up.

 

We got to spend time with Logan and Kathy and Tiffany and Ty. We went to our favorite park in Cedar a few times and had picnics and played in the creek. We also worked on wedding plans! It was a great week! 

Fish Lake 2016

I've been so excited to go camping and fishing with my family! We went to one of my favorite spots in Utah- Fish Lake. We got a great campsite with lots of shade, brought lots of yummy food, and enjoyed the beautiful surroundings. We went on walks along the lake, skipped rocks, and cooked over the fire. Ah, that's the good life! 

Camping with little kids isn't always easy but it's one of my favorite things to do so we tough it out. Luckily my mom was there to help. She actually took baby Clark home with her on the second day so we only had one night with Clark (and he cried a lot of it!) 

Theres a little store down at Bowery Haven and we bought ice cream cones one day! Mm! 

The highlight of the trip was being out on the lake fishing. We all had such a good time. Fish Lake is beautiful. We caught a good amount of fish, kept some to cook in the fire, and released the smaller ones back as long as they were easy to unhook. Braden got really tired and slept in Paul's lap for about 2 hours! The kids love roasting hot dogs and marshmallows and sleeping in the tent. They had a blast and were exhausted by the end of the trip.

West Family Reunion 2016

We are lucky to were able to move back to Utah because now we get to attend lots more family functions. There was a big West reunion the beginning of this month. Jessica and her family drove all the way from Texas and stayed with us for a few days. We loved having all the cousin time. Susie loves her cousins! We played in the back yard one morning before heading down to Provo and meeting up with the rest of the gang. The Largeys drove from Arizona and we were really excited to see them too. 

We went to the Museum of Curiosity and had fun playing together. 

Then we drove up Provo canyon and met up with all the Wests at a park. It was neat to meet people I haven't met before and catch up with everyone else. It was an impressive group. They had a slideshow that showed pictures of Franklin and Frances West and their posterity. I wish I would have taken more pictures but my kids were kind of cranky. I did get a picture of Clark and Uncle Franklin. Uncle Franklin is the 1st descendent of Franklin and Frances West and Clark is the 150th. I thought that was pretty amazing. I know life wasn't easy for Franklin and Frances West but they made it and have an amazing posterity who took time to remember them that weekend. The Spirit reminded how important family is while I was there. I'm grateful to be a part of such a great family. 

4th of July 2016

I love the 4th of July! There were fireworks going off every night for a week in our neighborhood. Which I wouldn't have loved so much if they woke my kids up every night, but luckily they didn't! I loved watching them in our front yard or out the window while I cleaned the kitchen.

We went to the West Point city parade that morning because you can't beat a small town parade. I told the kids that people throw candy to the children who wave at them so Susie waved the entire parade. My arm would have been so tired! But it payed off because they came home with loads of salt water taffy which was delicious! I love how much little kids enjoy parades. It's simple but so fun. Such good memories! 

We've been playing outside when it isn't too hot. Susie thought sparklers were pretty fun, but Braden wasn't as excited. 

We had a 4th of July BBQ with our friends, the Fieldens. We ate BBQ chicken and potato salad and watermelon and rice krispy treats. We lit more sparklers and the kids swam in the little pool in our backyard. 

We tried to wake the kids up to show them some fireworks outside our house later that night, but they wouldn't be stirred. So Paul and I sat in the driveway and enjoyed them ourselves. Ahhh It seemed like everyone on our street bought fireworks, and they were good too! We had a great 4th of July celebration! We feel so blest to live in the USA!