That's a wrap! (the rest of our summer photos)

Summer is officially over. Here is a bunch of summer pictures I wanted to save. 

Paul took a hiking trip with his brother in the Uintahs. They hiked up to Red Castle and spent a few days in the mountains. The pictures are beautiful.  

Paul taught the kids risk. It was a proud parenting moment for him haha. 

We have all loved the baby snuggles. Henry is the sweetest. 

We had a little backyard campout with s'mores and a movie in the tent. 

Ty came to visit for a few days. The kids think he's the coolest. Ty knows all about cultures and languages and history so my kids really admire him. He took them to the pool too! I hope they're always close. 

We've had some fun friend time too. This is Paxton, he was baptized the same day as Braden. 

Olivia and I got together to can dilly beans and salsa. It was a lot of work, especially with 6 kids to take care of on top of it! But we got it done and had a lot of laughs. Everything is funnier when it's late and you've been canning all day! 

We took a family outing to Urban Air. The kids loved it. 

We learned about a few artists this summer and tried to replicate their painting style. I wanted to do more than 3 but I was pretty busy just keeping kids fed and happy and they complained whenever I got the paints out. Oh well. We learned about Monet, Seurat, and Van Gogh. 

We rode the train with Chante and her boys the week before school started. It was so fun. We walked around the train museum in Ogden together, then rode the train home. 

We had a fun last day of summer celebration. We went out for frozen yogurt and ate candy and watched a movie. Braden won the summer reading race this year! He read over 4,500 pages. Susie was close behind. We had a great summer. 

We decided to make the switch to Syracuse Elementary this school year. It is just behind our house and we've loved it so far. 

 

Grandpa Garbett

We said goodbye to Grandpa Garbett this month. His health had been declining and was facing an amputation. We had a family fast that he would be able to die peacefully without having to go through that. Thankfully he was sent to the hospital just the next day and passed away peacefully a few days later. We were able to gather as a family for a funeral and luncheon. We are grateful for the good memories we have of Grandpa and that we can be with him again. We named Henry after him, Henry Richard. 

 

I love this picture of my mom with all her grandchildren. 

 

Braden Birthday and Baptism

 Happy Birthday Braden! We had Braden's favorite to breakfast, German pancakes and sausage. 

He wanted a beach scene cake. He loved the shark attack. It was really fun to make and show him when I was done. Braden got some chapter books and an RC car and a game and a cactus for his birthday. 

We had a little backyard beach party with a few of Braden's friends. We are so lucky to have such cute friends in our neighborhood. 

It was a great party! Swimming, water balloons, and a shark watermelon! 

Grandma Suzy came for the birthday party and baptism the next day. She bought Braden his first set of scriptures. He is so excited to have his own. 

The next day we got ready for a baptism and lunch with family. It was such a happy day. What a blessing to have such wonderful family to share in happy occasions with. They all come to show their love and support. It was hot, but it was fun. 

Braden is an avid reader. This is how I've found him all summer long. Whenever I can't find Braden, I know he's just somewhere with his book. He loves his neighborhood friends. He loves staying up late and watching movies. He loves to try new foods, he's my best eater. He is snuggly and affectionate and can talk your ear off. He has strong emotions and a beautiful heart. I love my boy.