One of the busiest summers ever!

This summer has been one of the busiest and most fun ever! Our summer started early in May and is now sort of ending in September. I was able to get away for 4 days up to Oregon for one of my dearest friends wedding. Becky Boatwright got married to the love of her life, Kelly Bectell and she asked me to be apart of the wedding. That was really exciting and fun. Joaquin and the babes didn't come along just because it would have been a little hard and much more expensive. This was the first time I have ever been away from the boys and it was wonderful to get away to feel like someone other than just a mom but when the four days was up, I was MORE than ready to get back to being with my family.

Shortly after I got back from Oregon, I had another one of my dearest friends come visit us. Rocky, her husband Tiu and little Jaden. I met Rocky almost 10 years ago while volunteering in Guatemala. She and her family were living in Florida and decided they would move to New Zealand with Tiu's family for a while and on the way there, they made a 2 week stop in Utah and stayed with us while visiting family and friends they have here. It was so much fun and we did a lot! SO just so you know, there is an OVERLOAD of pictures! Seriously! Forgive me.....

They learned to give each other hugs*

Jenny, Rocky and me
Jenny is another wonderful, dear friend I met while volunteering in Guatemala.

Between the 3 mothers that were at my house, these are all of our offspring. :) So much fun!

Beautiful Jenny.

This is the Place!
Such a fun place to visit while in Utah.

Choo-Choo

What a ham!

I love a good garden.

A real live PIG ~ Oink Oink.

Everett's name.

School house. Felt a little like we were on house on the prairie.

The Yee family getting educated.

School is fun.

Pigeon at the Utah State Fair!

FUNNEL CAKE! YUMMMMM!

Funnel cake is a beautiful thing. First time every having one and we will now make that a family tradition.

What a handsome bunch of boys.

Joaquin is thrilled to be looking at the cows.

Hike up the Millcreek canyon.

Ficker Family Fun.

Jaden was loving the mountains.

Yelling yodeling Yippee Yee Family!

So this was two weeks of our summer. I shall try and be better about posting now that summer is slowing down and it's is now fall. Which happens to be my most favorite season of all! Crisp air, Halloween, smell of spice in the air....it's just the beginning to a wonderful holiday season. Now I just need to find the time to get out my decorations.