07/03/24 Happy 4th of July, Mo!

Family vacation this year was STAYCATION since we are planning a trip to Europe and our money was going there. Bryce and Marlee and Mo came. Holly and Erik came and played a little and AJ. Katie and Dallas were busy at home with jobs and weren't able to make it this year.

We found some farmer's markets. This statue is at the Seegmiller Farm in Washington City. The shopping was meh (we didn't buy anything) but the statues were cute!

Mo looks so grown up sporting her
mom's purse.

Mo in Star Nursery

She loves her toys!

Desert Diana Thatcher made
Smore casserole.
SO GOOD.

Mo didn't love swimming.
At all.
But she snuggled in and floated awhile.

Mo on a leash at the St George's got
Talent show. She didn't like the leash...
it didn't last long.

Singers at St George's got talent show

Marianne Hamilton was the MC
of the Show
(Former Miss Universe!!!)

Kelly Campbell and Andy were a couple of
the judges

Mo is so cool.

Shelly, Mo, Bryce
at St George's got talent show

Gigi and Mo

Mo liked the Mexican Hat at
Angelica's restaurant

Humpty Dumpty
outside the Children's Museum in St George

The thinking chair
at the Children's Museum

Children's Museum
Marlee, Holly, Bryce, Mo

Utterly rediculous,
Holly is milking the cow!

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01/12/26 Just a couple of things going on

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08/23/25 Organ

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