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06/28/15 Finally a slow week! (for the girls anyway)



06/28/15

 Did you have a fun 19th birthday!  Did you do anything out of the ordinary or special? Did your box arrive from us and from Gma? 

Bryce's 13th Birthday
Last Sunday we went to the homecoming of Devin Shelley.  There was so many people there -- the house was like standing room only.  Ugh!  Too many people for me!  He did a nice job on his talk and then we went to the house and she served KFC chicken since he went to Kentucky.  Cute, huh!?  We got to visit a little with their friends and then come home.  It is so hot that no one could even go outside.  Temps have been over 100 up to like 111 this week.  Bleh.  Makes you not want to do much of anything!

Katie went to the temple this week for YW and had a nice experience.  Our YW is pretty small and there aren't many kids but so far she still enjoys going.  A lot of kids quit going when they don't have a friend to latch on to.  Glad she isn't like that. 

This week was trek for all the older kids.  It had to be super hot and kind of miserable.  If it is 111 here it's still probably 90 or high 80s in Cedar Mountain area. I haven't heard from anybody yet so I dunno. 

We had our first kind of quiet week in a LONG time.  It was nice.  We have been so busy doing camps and wedding and stuff I just felt like we were always go go go.  We actually played some games this week and hung out.  Washed the van.  

Bryce's 13th Birthday
The girls and I went to Joseph (a play at Brigham's playhouse that the Olsen Family and Marlee's dad are in).  I will have to go back because I couldn't stay awake.  We only stayed 1/2 -- the play is 3 hours total and after 1.5 hours the girls were done.  I think it had a good message and they enjoyed it.  Maybe we can catch the rest another time.  

Afterward we went to the city pool and got there just in time for a poop break.  (someone messed in the pool).  Oh well.  Eventually they opened back up and the girls had fun. 

We watched a Harry Potter movie and painted some birthday presents for some of my friends.  

Dad and Dallas and Hoppie and his son picked up AJ and went to Ogden and back yesterday.  Getting home at 5:45 a.m.  And he still had to post stories and Dallas still had to put together the video.  I think it was 7 before he came to bed.  What?!  That's crazy.  10 hours of driving in 1 day and 3 hours of football.  I think those boys are gonna be tired this week!

I think we actually had a week with no pictures!      

Thought for the day: 
There are two ways to be happy: 
Improve your reality or lower your expectations!

And a spiritual thought for the day: 


"Make the Sabbath a delight by rendering service to others."
—Russell M. Nelson, 
Love you Bryce!  Can't wait to hear from you and see your pictures and what's been going on this week! xoxo mom



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