End of Summer Party

Tonight we had our ward "end of summer party". whoop-de-do. Shouldn't we be mourning the end of summer? Why would we want to go back to waking up early for school and staying up late doing homework? Its a strange world.Dad and some of the other men from our ward played and sang after the BBQ. It ended up being pretty enjoyable :)Close up of my daddy playing the banjo <3

Melanie got to bring her friend Regan and they had a fun time playing around the park and on the playground.

Goodbye summer! Hello school! (yuck)

Happy Birthday Claire!

Our little Claire Bear turned 7 years old this Wednesday! We got her some birthday donuts thinking we would give them to her in bed but she woke up to early for us. She got to go out to lunch with mom and dad then went to Academy to pick out a new bike. Her Hannah Montana birthday party is next Saturday so I'll put up more pictures then!

Dallas

First off I want to apologize for not updating my blog practically all summer. I don't even have the excuse that I was busy..I just didn't do it.
This past weekend my mom got to go to Colorado for my Great Grandma Gwen's funeral so my dad took us kids up to Dallas to visit our cousins.

Josh all dressed up in his cousin Tyler's football uniform

Josh and Tyler are the same age and the best of buddies. One of the nights we went to visit our Aunt Sarah at work. She works at a books store in a fancy area with a river walk, restaurants, and lots of stores :D Down by the river they had 2 metal horses that were perfect for picture taking.

Claire Bear and me <3

The two amigos (no need for a third)

Our wonderfully playful cousin Whitney

Whitney messing up my picture by giving me bunny ears- that little stinker

That's better(:

Oklahoma Trip - Everything Else!

After this post I will have finished everything from Oklahoma!

My grandpa always takes our nice wall pictures so he took mine while I was there. This is the (super scary and gross) lake that Emily and I swam in multiple times. My first time I went swimming in it I was freaking out! My feet were touching icky mud and I swore something swam next to me at least a hundred times!
The tree house! Emily and I sat out here many hours talking, texting, and just laying there enjoying the nice weather
We spent A LOT of time texting <3 :)
Chickens! Every time I would talk to Claire on the phone she would ask about the chickens
Riding Horses! This time was extra fun because I actually got to ride the horse out side of the pasture!I got to ride Twila At the airport :( Leaving was the saddest thing ever! I actually started crying on the airplane.
Emily and I are the best of friends and I miss her sooo much already! We both decided that I should move in with her :)

Oklahoma Trip -Elliott's Home!

One of the exciting things that happened while I was visiting was getting to be there for Elliott coming home from his mission. We got at the airport an hour early and found out that his flight was an hour delayed.. So that gave Emily and me lots of time to goof around and have fun :) I think that you can tell we look related a lot in this picture. While we were walking around (and around and around) the airport we asked random people if we looked like sisters. They all said yes :)

hour delayed flight + play place at the airport =

Elliott!

It was so fun to see Elliot and hear all about his mission. I still cant believe how much he has changed!

Oklahoma Trip -4th of July!

I got to celebrate 4th of July with the Edens. We didn't do fireworks, but we got to go to a wedding and on our way home we drove through the most beautiful lighting storm and watched the fireworks going of in the distance. It looked so amazing!

Emily and I made a 4th of July cake together! :)

Oklahoma Trip!

I just got back from visiting the Edens in Oklahoma and I had the time of my life! I was so sad when I got home because I wanted to go back. Emily and I are only 6 months apart and the best of friends! I was there for 10 event full days so I'm going to have to cover my trip in a couple different posts. :)