First Day of School 2016

The first day of school is always an exciting event!
This year (2016) Bennett went to fifth grade and Mylie went to third. Coy started kindergarten a week after the two older kids, so he had his very own first day of school.


I like that on the first day of Kindergarten, they let the parents come in to help the kids find their desks, let us tell them goodbye, and take a picture or two. Coy was just super excited!  
Nora was a little sad to say goodbye, but she learned to love the one-on-one time she got with just mom every afternoon.

Joseph~North Ogden's First Community Play~August 2016

Last summer North Ogden put on it's first community play, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. It was so sun to be a part of. Bennett and Mylie got to be in the children's chorus, and they loved every minute of it. I was able to be one of the narrators. It was a great experience and so much fun to be in a play with my kiddos! The last play I had been in before this one was 11 years earlier when I was narrator in Joseph and was pregnant with Bennett!
These pictures were taken almost exactly a year ago on August 4, 2016. So fun to look back!
The kids are all dressed up and ready to go:  
Nora had to get in on the fun. She enjoyed coming to every performance and knew all the songs!
Waiting "backstage" for the play to start. Mylie had one of her good friends in it as well!
Me with the other narrators, getting ready to go on:

Fourth of July 2016 Part 2

Somehow I forgot the rest of my post for the Fourth of July 2016 (once again these pictures are from a year ago). We had fun getting dressed in our festive attire, and having a quick BBQ with Russ's family before heading out to the fireworks.
 
This is Nora with her cousin, Abby.  
Bennett is all-American. He LOVES a good cheeseburger.

Fourth of July Swimming 2016

We love our annual family breakfast and swimming on the Fourth of July! It is such a fun tradition that we all look forward to so much each year! The food is wonderful, and it is so fun to visit and catch up with extended family. I am so grateful to my aunt and uncle who host each year and make it such a fun day!
Here is a look at some pictures from 2016. (I am currently a year behind on this blog! So even though this is getting published in July of 2017, the pictures are from the previous year.)
 
Davis is not so sure of Nora.  

Fun in the pool!

Backyard Badminton~June 2016

I love fun summer nights outside! We got a badminton set this year for Russell for Father's Day. We had a great time playing as a family. It is fun to teach the kids new things and watch them experience things I loved as a child. Growing up, I loved to play Badminton with my cousins at my Grandma's house. We mostly liked to see how many times we could hit the birdie back and forth without letting it touch the ground. It was always a highlight of my summer!