Thursday, July 5, 2012

Glenwood 4th of July Weekend

As always, Glenwood delivered.  We had a great time with my family.  Cameron and his cousins lived on the little 4-wheelers.  It was so good to see DeAnn and her family again.  After my trip to Ohio, I feel so close to her kids again, and I love that!  Bill and his family also came.  Hunter and Aspen have grown up so much, I barely recognized them! 

The fun included:

Horseback rides with Carrie
Boating/fishing/picnic at Fish Lake
Shaving cream party
Grandma's easter egg hunt
Kickball game
Ice cream at The Piggy Bank
Grandchild handprints
Family meeting on Sunday night, Dad was King Benjamin
Family scripture story skits (we did Daniel and the Lion's Den)
Lots and lots of 4-wheeling
DeAnn and I reading cheesy books
The Dutchmen who camped in the driveway
Running with DeAnn around Glenwood and being chased by a dog
The Liberty 5K

On Wednesday afternoon, we headed back north to do fireworks with Nate's family.  Nate's dear, sweet Grandma Jaylene passed away on Monday from a sudden heart attack.  We will miss her so much.  She had a beautiful smile, and nothing made her happier than being with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  It was fun to visit with Gary and Nate's siblings for awhile and hear their memories and funny stories about her.  They have planned a wonderful service for Saturday, and even though it will be a sad day, it will definitely be a beautiful celebration of her life.

As usual, here are the pictures:

The wildfire we saw on the way down.  So horrible!




The Glenwood parking lot!  Bill taught Nate how to change the filters in our van.

Roo found a Dora egg!

Cam found a Spiderman egg!

Glenwood Handprints

Last time we did this, Cam was only 1!



Beautiful Hunter


Footprints for little Claire

Claire and Owen

Roo is petrified of dogs.  We did our best to convince her that Daisy is the nicest dog in the world.


Shaving cream party!




Sad..poor Roo.   


Running and sliding on the tarp





I love DeAnn!!!



Back in West Jordan:




Adorable Kendall

Fireworks are loud!!

 Hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July!

1 comment:

Four Seasons Finds said...

So much fun! I can't believe how much Allie looks like Nate in the very last picture. Crazy! I also love those hand/foot prints - such a cute idea.