Fourth of July 2018

The Fourth was just like every other year in most ways, and it was  as enjoyable as ever. Because of all the road work in Provo, the Freedom Run came right past our house. The picnic moved from the SKT Jr. house to Uncle's back yard and instead of swimming with the whole world at the Rec Center, the kiddos had a water fight in the front-yard sprinklers. With the changes to Kiwanis Park, watching Stadium of Fire fireworks was great.

 Anna and Clara; Maren, Harry, and Beckham, and Millie and 

Holden were the runners

Family spectators and runners

 Front-row seats

 Harry and Clara aced it

 Beck having a well-deserved rest

 Breakfast at Auntie Em's

 Water fight

 Safe and dry (mostly) on the front porch

 Lunch in the shade

 The food is always good

 Steve, Annika, and Maren

 Every inch of shade was used

 A few of us went to the cabin for a hike

 Lizzie and Anders headed to the falls

 Lots of water for a dry year

 These kids joined me in my natural air conditioner

 Anders shooting Lucy in the meadow

 Some of the SKT and DAT cousins at Altamont

 Traditional races

Auntie Em's delicious ice cream

 Gavin and Anders lit the fireworks

 The whole neighborhood showed up for our show

 It was good

 Big finish to the night at the stadium

It was a fun day followed by several others. This, however, is all for now.

OXO

D.

Let the Summer Fun Begin!

Mid June, the Arizona Young cousins came to town and summer fun was off and rolling. Shortly after, Phillip headed for Hawaii and the Hastings arrived. On July 1, Erick's family invited us to dinner so the families could meet. We went to movies, spent a very cool day in the Uintas, ate family dinners almost every night, and there was porch sitting each evening.

 The Arizona kiddos arrived

Porch sitting started

 Evy and Finn shared a moment

A short but sweet visit from Hilary, Ian, and kids

 Incredibles 2

 Farewell dinner for Pippy at Rodizio Grill

 Joined by the SKT families

 Churrasco Brasileiro, mais ou menos

 Auntie Em performing amazing feats of balance

 Provo River Falls with the family

 The gang

 Same folks at the falls

 A very cool picnic

 Huddled together for warmth

 The woods along the Mirror Lake Trail

 Mirror Lake looking west into Utah

 Mirror Lake looking east towards Wyoming

 Erick's father, Antonio Ruiz

 Tasty sides to go with Antonio's delicious grilled meat

 Tres leches cake for dessert

 The Ruiz, Ensign, and Taylor families

 Erick's mom, Juana and Madeline

 One of many family dinners

 Followed by some time in the front yard and...

Some porch sitting

At the flicker pictures: Ocean's 8

The 4th of July is up next, and this is all for now.

OXO

D.