...in a nutshell...

So ya... I haven't blogged since May....

I could give all kinds of excuses,

but I will spare you the time

and spare myself all that extra typing.

Summer was a whirlwind!!

It was over before it began.

I spent all of June prepping for girls camp...

which I absolutely loved!

Tim spent the next two weeks after that

prepping for scout camp...

which he loved equally as much!

We had a wonderfully, crazy, busy summer

full of family, friends, sun, and love!

So...to get myself back on track...

here is a few highlights from the past 4 months!

Last day of school...foam sword fighting

and garage door movies...

We took a quick trip to Park City the second week of June

swimming, shopping, and playing

best kind of mini vacation!

 ...alpine slides...

 ...the kiddos were in heaven on these

trampoline harness things...

...spent a day at Thanksgiving Point 

with grandma, papa, and all the cousins...

...during the school year, Kenzie was in a contest

in her first aid/biology class...

the students who scored the highest on a written test

and a hands on patient assessment test

won a helicopter ride...

Kenzie won and got to bring along one of her

best friends...Justin...and it was a really awesome day!

They rode in a search and rescue helicopter all over the valley.

 ...no summer would be complete without going to the

annual Steel Days parade and watching Damon

chase down the candy for his kids!

on August 1st, Carter turned 12!!

He was so excited to be ordained a deacon...

he could not be happier passing the sacrament

and gathering fast offerings each month.

There are 25 deacons in the ward...

and he is the very smallest...

thank goodness his best bud will

join him soon...

he is smaller than Carter! haha!

 PAYSON LAKES

need I say more?

Tim planned an obstacle course competition

for all the young'uns...

It was just the right thing for them

and they loved it!

...bubble wands all around...

...don't ask...

SCONE EATING CONTEST!!

The big kids all prepped for the contest of all contests....

they look so happy...

and so not sick...

too bad that didn't last...

6 scones down...

Brit won the whole thing with 10 scones!

Kenzie and Morgan died out at 9...

fyi: later that evening...

Maddy threw up...

even later (like 4 a.m. in the morning)

Jace threw up...

He wasn't even part of the contest

GRRRRR!

earlier in the evening...

the younger cousins got bored watching...

so Jace though covering himself in 

glowstick gunk would be very entertaining...

he was right!!

...fishing with grandpa...

Thee best part of this picture is a toss up...

Tim's face

OR

the girls dying of laughter in the background!!

Little Nash getting photobombed by Lady

Tim had the boys do a pioneering merit badge.

They built a monkey bridge...

took forever!!

but became the favorite camp activity

of all time!!

 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

WHAT!?!?!

just so ya know...

this boy here...

the new next door neighbor

and the best thing Kenzie thinks

she has ever known!

Soccer Days for Jace

He scored in almost every game...

I may actually have a child

with athletic abilities!

Miss Maddy looked so stinkin' cute...

I had to take a picture!

You may not know...

but Kenzie is becoming quite the singer.

She and her friend were picked to sing the 

National Anthem at last weeks

rivalry football game...

AF vs. Lone Peak

...you can see the nerves in this one...

...here they are singing on the field...acapella...

and the lovely smiles that say

"We did it!"

And now...you are officially caught up on life in this house.

Please start checking in with me again, 

as I have every intention of being a master blogger

once again!