The kids and I tried a new ice cream place today and it was so delicious! Summertime is the best and it must include delicious ice cream with fresh waffle cones! I’m glad we got it in finally. We have a few more fun things to squeeze into summer still and it’s going by too fast!
We bought a new freezer so we could hold all the fish the boys caught. Luke and Ryder helped me organize it today. I love organizing and they were great helpers! When we were done they got to enjoy a popsicle!
We had Brad and Kade’s freshly caught salmon for dinner tonight. Brad grilled it for us and even though I’ve never loved fish I thought it was delicious! We all enjoyed it.
Tenley found a fun new hobby of painting nails! My sister in law Hailey told me all the things she needs to create her own beautiful fake nails and it all arrived in the mail yesterday. She spent most of the day in her room designing her nail set. They look amazing! She is so creative!
We took the boat out as a family today. I love the lake on Friday! I think the smoky air kept a lot of people away today as well. The water was smooth and there were hardly any other boats there! We had such a great time! I will miss these days when school starts.
Brad bought a new freezer for us on his way home from fishing in Canada so we’d have enough room to freeze all his fish. Kade and I opened the box today and Ryder and Luke were so excited to use the box to make a fort. They’ve colored the inside and cut a window on the top so they can stick their heads out once in a while. They’ve been having a lot of fun with it. I love that a box can be so entertaining!
Kade took all the kids to the new Spider-Man movie today. They’ve been begging to go and they were so excited to be able to see it! They had so much fun together.
It was so nice to have everyone at home today! The kids were happy to be together and played together a lot. It’s nice to see everyone to hear everyone’s laughs. I’m just so happy to be back together as a family! I’m grateful for the adventures we’ve had but being together is the best.
Tenley was hugely disappointed in the food at FSY last week. She hardly ate anything. She practically begged me to take her to the pizza ranch buffet for dinner tonight. Luckily it was her night to choose dinner so we did end up going to Pizza Ranch! The kids loved it. They even had an ice machine there and Ryder made a pretty perfect soft serve swirl.
We traveled back home today and had to say goodbye to the Murdocks. We got to go to church with them which was nice and our road trip home went really well. It’s nice to be back home with the dogs.
Brad video chatted with us tonight. It was so good to see him and Kade and all the other boys! He took us on a tour of the floating lodge. The sun was setting and it was so beautiful.
We got Tenley back today! It’s so good to have her back with us. It was fun to hear all about FSY in person from her, Elly, and JT.
We helped the Murdocks hang their basketball hoop in their gym. Well, we didn’t really help, but we watched! It was a big project but they got it done! We got to hang out with Cannon and cuddle with Rooke all day too.
Brad and Kade caught a lot of fish and are having so much fun!
Brad, Kade, all of his brothers and his Dad finally made it to their fishing grounds. It took a lot longer than they expected it would to get there. Because of the weather they weren’t able to fly the small plane to the lodge so they weren’t able diverted to the other side of the island and took a bus and a boat ride instead. They finally had dinner after 10 pm! I hope tomorrow is a better day for them!
Tenely had a great last day at FSY. I can’t wait to see her tomorrow! And Ryder, Luke and I made it to Idaho Falls!
My little family is spread out in three different places right now. Tenley is still at BYU and Brad and Kade left for Canada this morning. It was a long drive for them but they made in time for dinner and to walk around the city and see the World Cup venue with Kyle and Max. I think they’re having a great time!
Tenley must have been really busy today because I didn’t get to hear from her very much. But from what she did say it was a good day!
Ryder, Luke and I had a good day as well. They had their last soccer game tonight and they rocked it! Ryder kicked a cross to Luke and Luke scored a goal! It was such a fun season having them on the same team!
I love hearing from Tenley every night. She gives me a fun update of her day and she’s so happy. She also sends pictures! My kids know how much I love pictures so I’m so grateful that she’s been taking pictures every day for me so I can see what she’s been up to.
We had a pretty normal day here. Kade found some snapper fireworks and the boys had fun playing with those. It’s hot and smoky!
We had a very sad incident on Sunday. Luke tripped by the treadmill while it was running and got his fingers stuck on the belt which caused it to burn off several layers of his skin. It makes me sick to see and hurts my heart! He’s been handling it so well but it hurts when we clean it. Luckily Brad has been helping him take care of it. Luke and I are so grateful. I hope it heals quickly.
Tenley is still loving FSY and even got to tour the MTC today. Kade went out with friends to the fair tonight and enjoyed that. The rest of us enjoyed a quiet evening at home.
Tenley made it to BYU Provo today for FSY! She is so excited to be there! She’s across the hall from her cousin and she says she has a great company and room mate. Her room mate is from New York City! I’m so excited for her and I know she’ll have a great week.
