Pioneer Trek & Slip-N-Slide

This past weekend, we crashed Brian's parents stake pioneer trek at Ensign Ranch. We were able to camp with Grandma Loghouse at base camp. On Saturday, we waited for the pioneers to come into the Salt Lake Valley. It was quite awesome to see the pioneers come into the valley. They were singing Come, Come ye saints and were so excited to see their families and to finally stop walking. We found Grandpa. He did the trek. Phebe would not go near him. It was a cool experience and we didn't even do the trek.





While we were waiting for lunch, we went slip-n-sliding. Mormon style. Jaxon had no problem getting in and sliding. Phebe on the other hand was not to sure about it. So Mom to the rescue. I went sliding in my street clothes. Jeans and all. We had fun. Now, we want one in our backyard or my parents big hill.

Busy Week

We have been busy around here.
1. Visiting Grandma and Grandpa Loghouse on the Fourth of July. Jaxon had fun with Grandpa cutting wood. Phebe enjoyed feeding Dexter the donkey. We had fun letting off actual fireworks. Phebe is scary with a sparkler.
2. I got older on the sixth. I caught up to Brian.
3. Kids enjoying the slip and slide only once before it got broken. Jaxon was really upset about that. I think the old stand by will be next. Big Black piece of plastic for the slip and slide like we had growing up.
4. Brian went on a Man Date with my brother, Ben. They went to see a Collective Soul concert with Blues Traveler and Live. They enjoyed each others company. This is Brian's third CS concert this year. He's become a groupie.
5. Having a girls weekend with my Mom, Grandma, sister, sister in-law and great aunt. We went to Sisters, Oregon to see all the pretty quilts. It was fun to spend time with just the girls. Too bad it only lasted two days.
7. Brian and the kids went to a Bears game, our local baseball team, with my Dad, my brother and his kids and my brother in-law and his kids. Brian had to become Mr. Mom while at the game. Phebe had an accident. She wasn't feeling to good. So they had to come home and miss the fireworks.
8. Family pics and a BBQ. Since everyone was here this weekend. We took our family pictures. I have to say it is a lot more difficult with 15 people in the family then when there was only five of us. We got some good pictures. Good thing we only have two kids. It is hard to have seven kids look at a camera and get them all to smile.
9. Glad to be home this evening. Relaxing with Bri and Pheb's. Jaxon is with his cousins destroying my grandparents evening. It's quiet here which is what we need. Phebe is quiet which is a miracle.

Can't wait to see what our next adventure brings us this week.

My New Purse

I wanted to show off my new purse that I just made.

Mt Rainier

Family in Old Growth Forest

Phebe with the snow

Jaxon on Suspension Bridge

Jaxon & Phebe Mt. Rainier

We took our second adventure today. Since it was hot in Yakima, we decided to head to the mountains to keep cool. We found a hike in the Mt Rainier National Park. It was an area of Old Growth Douglas Fir, Western Red Cedar, and Western Hemlock. There were trees that were a thousand years old. It was interesting to learn that these trees have survived winter storms, fires, and volcanic activity. There was also a suspension bridge that we crossed to see the giant trees. Since they charged us $15.00 to get in; we decided to drive through the south end of the park. It was very beautiful up there. We were so close to the mountain that we could of reached out and touched it. We went up there to escape the heat, but I think it followed us because it was in the 90's. The kids acted like they have never seen snow before. Every chance they got they were playing in it. We had a good time. Too bad we had to come home to warm house.

Phebe and Seattle Temple

Whenever we go to Seattle, we have the kids look for the temple. It's the first landmark we see, so we know that we are in Seattle. Phebe has a problem with seeing things that are pointed out to her. She just says she sees it and is usually looking in the wrong direction. On Wednesday, coming into the Bellevue area, I told the kids to look for the temple. Jaxon found it right off. Phebe soon found it. I asked her what she saw. She said she saw Pres. Hinckley in the sky. Jaxon and I told her that's Moroni not Pres. Hinckley. I thought this was cute. At least she saw the temple this time.

M's adventure

We took our first adventure of the summer. We went to a Mariner's game on Wednesday with my brother and his family. We had a lot of fun. We had our hot dogs and pop. A typical ballgame meal. The kids got some cotton candy for an outrageous price but that's Safeco field. Brian and I tried the garlic fries. Too much garlic for us. The game was alright. The Mariner's lost 7-3.

Consequences

Jaxon has learned a valuable lesson this week. WEAR SUNBLOCK!!!! On Thursday, His scout leader invited him over to play at her house. She said to bring his swimming trunks and his basketball shoes. I thought he would be playing in the sprinkler or a slip-n-slide. They had a pool. He enjoyed it for three hours with 20 other boys. I told him to put sunblock on when we got there and he said he did. Well, come to find out only on his face. Needless to say, he has a sunburn. Not only a sunburn but a second degree sunburn. His shoulders are blistered. He keeps saying that he has learned his lesson. He has been bathing in tea. Hopefully, he will heal quickly.