Rachel and Allison = Pepper and Salt
Amy fixed the girls' hair.
They're wearing the dresses from my wedding!
Two crazy cousins...
Allison and Rachel = Salt and Pepper

Allison can swim

Allison can swim! Andrea and I took our kids (and Jacob and Justin) to swim at Randol Mill. I told Allison I'd buy her a doll if she'd quit plugging her nose with her fingers and swim.....She has a new doll.

Lyle, Scott's youngest brother and his bride, Zaret, got married in Utah at the beginning of August. We had a good time being together with family. It was an experience that doesn't happen too often.....to have all 9 brothers, wives and parents all together at once. Very memorable!

Ahhhh. The relaxing sounds of Sunday......

Tomorrow, July 23rd is our 15th wedding anniversary! Scott lets me go in front of him, even if it's just to go upstairs each night to check on the kids. He lets me have the window seat and gives me the bigger half of whatever is delicious. I think that you are supposed to have a new bedroom set, some fancy ring or a cruise for a 15th, but I just want more of what he's already given me. It's not the things that make me happy, it's him. Truly.

Connor and Joshua

Connor has been begging for friends to come over lately. Today Joshua will come. Connor has thought that they might slide off the fort slide into the pool in the backyard. They will probably play chess, as Joshua likes chess. Maybe a game of Monopoly? I'm sure they'll play or create something else before the afternoon is done. Connor also enjoys Hayden.
Tanner, Dalton and Quentin

Tanner's playdate this week will be tomorrow with Quentin. I bet they'll make tinker toy swords and maybe settle down enough to play a game of mancala. The pool may come out again? I imaging they'll jump on the tramp and laugh the afternoon away.
Kyle, Brandon and Quinn

Quinn will get to have Thomas over on Wednesday.....last week he had Grant over and went to Hank's party. He does things like bike rides and playing ball when his friends come over. Quinn celebrated his 12th birthday last week. He doesn't go to Primary anymore, he's traded that for Young Men.

Allison is friends with everyone!

Allison got to play with Ethan last week and she always gets a chance to play with Loren, the neighbor boy. She loves to baby baby Sophie who just moved here. Right now she has Kade over to play. She is hoping, naturally, to have friends over soon. I just am amazed at the incredible mess her and her friends can make. It always can be cleaned up and they have so much fun! Our silly little bug! "Well, can Payton still come over?"

Whenever you have some free time, mom. -Quinn

Quinn invited me to learn to make a lanyard keychain thing. He learned it at 11 year old scout camp. He taught Connor this afternoon. Now, he wants to teach me, when I have some time. I told him I couldn't do it now, but then he said that maybe in heaven they'll have the heavenly lanyard and he can teach me then, since that's when I'll have free time. Is he telling me something????