John

It was really unusual for John to fall asleep during the day so I had so seize the moment. He is good looking!
This summer he has been part of a fun group of boys. They stay active and outside. I had them play some baseball out in the back pasture. They did a solid 2 innings with no adult involvement. The bases really far apart and they were very polite and let the pitcher warm up for a long time. They ended with an intense game of tag. Such fun stuff! 

Independence Day

 We had such a fun and memorable 4th and I feel like we are finally making some fun traditions. We went and hiked balance rock and had a picnic. During our picnic we did our little patriotic ritual. On the way, we watched A More Perfect Union. Later we came home and had the cutest most delicious meal. Kelly smoked hamburgers to perfection. Clara made red, white, and blue jello with meringues and whipped cream on top. Then we went to the fireworks at CSI. We loved it all. The next day we lit some fire works that we got from a DeVries's stand. We love our country and are proud of the ideals that our country was based on.

Kelly And Dusty

 Kelly is the best ever! Rupert had a before the 4th celebration that needed some local talent. Kelly and Dusty did a fantastic job. They sang great songs that covered many decades. They kept the energy up with fun entertaining comments in between phrases.  Plus they sounded wonderful. I am so proud of Kelly. He does a good job in everything he does. He makes my life better every sing day.

Island Park and Yellowstone

 We love going to Yellowstone! It is always the same but different. It wasn't as crowded this year but still busy. Margaret got two fruit by the foots in one package! And John fell out of the hot tub with a 7 foot drop off the poarch. We had sacrament meeting in the cabin and Clara and John gave some great talks on fathers. We had a great trip!89

Thirteen

 It was so fun to think about Clara being a teenager. She is the best and want all good things to come to her. She has new books, new piping tips, new bike and more. We love her. She is witty and opinionated. She is smart, thoughtful and helpful. She will always be the first. We are so glad she is ours.

Margaret's Baptism

 Margaret is so so glad to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her baptism was reschedule to many times but she was patient and good natured. We started the morning watching her cousin's baptism over Zoom. It was a good start! We sure love this beauty and are glad that she gets to continue on the covenant path.

Spring