On our way home from an awesome vacation...kids are worn out!

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"Poppy, I was wondering if

"Poppy, I was wondering if we could go to the Apple Pine Slide." (Alpine Slide)

You can never catch a rainbow...only Santa could. -Evelyn

Rainbow...you can't tell in this photo, but it was soooo bright!

"Look, deer!" -Brian "I didn't

"Look, deer!" -Brian "I didn't see it."-Evelyn "Don't worry, we will run into a lot more."-Brian "Don't run into deer!"-Evely

Evelyn: "mom, you can go

Evelyn: "mom, you can go as fast as you can..."
I guess we aren't getting to Colorado fast enough for her.

Ewan

ewan

Drooling

Sticky and sleepy

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Evelyn is such a good big sister putting on Ewan's shoes.

Lovely Ladies

Snooze in the shades

snooze in the shades

Sunglass Sleeper

First day of 2nd grade!

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Grandpa Merrill and Ewan

Packed and ready to go...Ewan had to put himself down for a nap.

Homemade Fettuccine Noodles

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giddy up!

giddy..... up!

Real waffles, yummmmm! Brian and I love these waffles. I wanted to make them for my mom and Mari for their visit. The recipe for this recipe can be found at http://liegewaffle.wordpress.com/liege-waffle-recipe-liege-gaufre-recette/ I have made some small changes to this recipe and if you would like my changes, feel free to call!

Mari and Karyn

Tent night with the kids.

Getting ready to sleep outside!

Paint!

My Little Helper

July 10, 2011

This week has been full of fun!!!! We had a great 4th of July. We ate our yearly KFC on the 4th at the Sandy Trax Station. We went early to get a good spot on the grass to see the fireworks at the Sandy Civic Center. They were really great this year. The girls, before leaving to see the fireworks, asked about 20 times if we were still going and /or when we were leaving. Karyn especially wanted everything to be the same as last year and the year before. I think I smell a tradition.....

Dylan ran away this last Wednesday. I think he is not very happy and is trying to find happiness and freedom. I wish he could understand that freedom and happiness comes from doing what is right.

Katelyn Turner visited us right before the 4th of July. She is becoming such a beautiful young woman. She will be turning 11 years old in two days. It is hard to believe three years have gone by since the first time we met her. She was so different then. She really has gone through so uch. I admire her faith and strength.

We are continuing to get our house more organized. We have organized the linen closet, the pantry and the living room. One day our entire house will be organized!!!! The kids are helping more and complaining a little less. I really notice a change of spirit when our house is organized and clean instead of chaotic and cluttered.

Also, we have started to paint our house again. We painted the downstairs bathroom a greenish blue color and want to accent with red. Our dining room is halfway done. When finished it will be lemon cream and brioche (orange).

Our garden is doing awesome. We are very blessed. We have lettuce (volunteer), peas (not very many), strawberries (only 5 so far), corn (a lot), peppers (we already have some almost ready to pick!), tomatoes, squash, pumpkins, broccoli, carrots, basil (bonus plant that came with one of the pepper plants), rhubarb, onions (walla walla and green), green beans, melons of some sort (volunteer), cilantro (volunteer),and sunflowers (volunteer). Now, we will see how they grow and produce. We have been working really hard and are hoping and praying that we will have a successful year.

Brian is changing jobs again. He will be staying at 3-Form but going back to the project manager position. He feels like this is a good change and will open up more opportunities in the future.

The Parade! Ewan is saying "Princess". Hahaha, I guess that's what happens when you have two older sisters.

Escaped!

Honey Comb.....yummmmmmy

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Karyn: "i have noticed that the boys are quite fun." In regards to the kids she is p playing with while we are waiting for fireworks.

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Our first fruits (pepper) of the year!

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Playing in the grass.

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Daddy daughter date with evelyn

Love you!

Ewan, such a monkey!

"Me too Mama!"

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in Karyn's words..."Send it to Grandma and say Karyn's first beard"

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Karyn reading the book she wrote. It is art and tea day at school!

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what a cutie

the irony

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Thank you Mom and Dad for the awesome wheat grinder. I can grind my own wheat and make my own bread thanks to you. Thank you bees for the honey, I couldn't make honey whole wheat bread without you. And, thank you Aunt Rowena for the amazing recipe.

Lunch nap.

Journal June 12th

It has been a busy last couple of weeks. Ewan had his 2nd birthday and it was a fun night. Gunilla made an amazing birthday cake for him that was shaped like Lightning McQueen from the movie Cars. It was her first decorated cake that she has ever made and it turned out really well. Ewan got some cars toys as well and stayed up extremely late that night because he didn't want to stop playing with them. He wouldn't even lay down with them in bed because it was too dark for him to see them. Aunt Kellee also got him some cars pajamas and he loves them so much that he will even wear them over his regular clothes during the day time.

Yesterday I had a small performance at Herriman Days festival with the A Cappellas choir. There wasn't a whole lot of people there to listen, but it was fun to do some of the music one last time with the group. We will be doing it next year as well but not all of the same people will doing it most likely.

We had a lot of people over this week. A lot of Gunilla's family was in town at the same time and as is typical, our house became the meeting spot. We made steak fajitas and it was a nice time to visit with family that we don't see quite as often.

Brit is living with us now as well. On Friday Gunilla and I had an opportunity to go out on a date with another couple in the ward. They are an older couple and we talked a lot about business and finances with them. It was a very nice night though and got us motivated to start a business venture that Gunilla and I have been discussing for the last year or so. I really think it is something that we could start doing and turn into a decent supplemental income and it would be a lot of fun.

Driving! well, kind of :)

In the fire truck

"Shiver my timbers, shiver my

"Shiver my timbers, shiver my scones. Yo ho dee yo."-Karyn

Honey whole wheat bread...sooo yummy! Fresh ground wheat, honey from our bees, and Aunt Rowena's recipe.

Ewan loves his new pj's! He insists on wearing them, even over his clothes. Thank you Kellee!

Ewan loves his birthday present...he can't sleep without it.

Ewan's favorites right now. Mater and Red, although he calls Red Philmore.

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Ewan just woke up. He

Ewan just woke up. He went right to the drawer where the cars were.

Ewan's Birthday! Two already..