This 4th of July weekend, made me think about how far this country has come. I am so grateful for where I live. This made me think about my roots and where I come from. I included this picture because recently, my mom, dad, Jarett, and myself took a field trip to Beaver, Utah to see where my dad was born. This is the house, which is now turned into a shed. It made me so thankful. He came from such a different background, but was able to make so much of himself and made sure each of his children had more than he ever had.
Also this weekend I had a blast! We went to a parade with my two sisters and their kids and G.G. and Grandpa Gilbert and Grandma Thompson. This is Lexi (Eden's), Beka (Lara's), and Kimberlyn. They have so much fun together since they are only like four months between all of them. Jarett and I took them to the park in Huntington after the parade for Heritage Days. They played on the big bouncers, rode the train, rode the swings (twice), then we had ice-cream, bought bracelts, and had balloon heart wands made. Treven got a sword instead. Not a smart idea right before the car ride home. Everyone kept "touching" each other with their wands and swords. So, all we heard the whole way home was tattling. It was fun though! My sisters and I also had a bow making extravaganza this weekend. We spent hours making little bows for our little girls. (Yes, even Lara did it)
This is a picture of me and Kims. I realized that since I'm the usual picture taker, there are rarely pictures of me, which I'm fine with BTW, however, we took this one of ourselves while the loud fireworks were going off.
This picture was included because Treven looks so darn cute. I imagine he'll be a cute little old man. All he needs is a golf cart and a sun hat.
