10. All five kids lived under the same roof for the entire summer. Woot woot! Well, almost, if you count Abby who spent a busy summer coming and going. But techinically, she still lived here. In fact, let me tell you about Abby. She has this amazing skill at leading and serving and she is the Administrative President for the Utah State Studentbody Officer Association. She spent time in Portland, Park City, and USU honing her craft and networking with other officers around the state and the country and has some great ideas for training and mentoring other officers around the state and at BHS this year.
9. Spent 8 days in Lake Powell with the extended Howe family. The Scott Howes and the Adams family generously offered their houseboat and we loved every minute of the trip! Boating, hiking, eating yummy food, wave running, swimming, obstacle courses, skiing, surfing, tubing, wake boarding, kayaking, soaking up the rays, the list goes on and on!
8. Visits from Hansen cousins were spread throughout the summer which meant there was always something fun to look forward to! Fourth of July had to top the list with a fun BBQ at Nana and Papa's and then a great concert at the Holladay City Park featuring Peter Brienholt! We all let loose, loved the spectacular fireworks and a new tradition was born! Taking cousins to Kangaroo Zoo after a long hiatus was another fun time and of course just playing and catching up.
7. Elder Naegle's long awaited return was a great way to get the summer going! The airport was crazy and we just couldn't believe he was finally home. Same old Andrew that we knew and loved but even more grown up and kind-hearted, polite and wise. Andrew's mission report on his mission in Ecuador was one of the very best I've ever heard and we were so proud of his heartfelt humility and testimony. His sister Natali was married a few days after his return so June was an exciting time and we enjoyed being part of the festivities!
6. Trips to Bear Lake. What is summer without a trip or two to Bear Lake? This summer we spent some time at the Naegle cabin and then wrapped up summer with a weekend at the Howe cabin over Labor Day weekend. We do tend to jinx the weather a bit the last DECADE or so. But we still enjoyed our time and we were grateful that Lizzie's drill practice and Emily's homework load both allowed all of us to make it up over Labor Day.
5.My church calling with the stake is Young Women's Sport Specialist. They planned a color run for the YW and YM in the stake to kick off summer. Lizzie ended up having a drill parent meeting so after we got things set up, I cruised and missed the actual event. But apparently, it was a huge success and I've got it on repeat for next summer!
4. Speaking of drill, Lizzie survived her first summer as a Mandonelle, Bountiful High School's drill team. She has worked hard at dance and made the team as a freshman. The drill team is more intense than any other team at the high school. They practiced everyday but saturday and sunday in June and August. 7 am -10am complete with major conditioning. The Utah High School Athletic rules state that teams must take two two week breaks a year. Mandonelle's take theirs consecutively in July so Lizzie packed youth conference, Lake Powell, EFY and a summit hike on Mt Timp with Emily and Andrew into her July break. You go girl!
3. And speaking of hard work, Annie swam her guts out this summer at the rec center. She doesn't always love it but she just kept doing laps all summer long. I was so proud of her and her willingness to be teachable and work hard. Her favorite place to swim is the Naegle pool but she headed to swimming lessons like a champ and improved so much. She also played tennis with Patti for much of the summer over at North Canyon Tennis Club. We need to head up to the courts at Rocket Park before winter sets in. I'm gonna start calling her Power Annie.
2. Emi lived with us from April until August and we loved having her around! worked at OrangeTheory, a boutique exercise studio, and loved her job. She did sales and customer service and got to do their amazing workouts just about everyday. She'd sleep in her work clothes on the mornings she had to open the studio at 4 AM. "Never take a job that requires your shift to start at 4AM unless you are allowed to wear leggings to work". She also read and wrote a lot in preparation for her Huntsman Scholar Semester. And spent time with Andrew. Lots of time with Andrew and with all of us.
1. Davey played some fun baseball with Rocky Mountain, and Mueller Park but started Little League football this year. So August meant football practice and lots of it! We also hit Park City with the Peterson Family in June and Alpine Slides on the 24 of July. Davey says we've got to go back before it snows. He was more tentative that he wished he had been on his ride down and says he needs to do it again full-throttle. Melissa had her baby, Carolina Grace in July, and we finally got to meet her in August! Rob and I had a great date night at the Old Dominion concert in Ogden. We've got to do that kinda of thing more often!
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