Nature and Guinea Pigs (June)

 We found a spot for our private beach and besides the mosquitos, the sand was perfect.
 A tree growing in the middle of the river.
 The kids wanted a picture of me too.

 We spent awhile there digging in the sand.  Brooke and William were a little grumpy from all the sand in their sandals, but they got over it.
 Brooke and Emiline are good friends.
 The Tidwells were just begging to have the kids come over for a late over and said we couldn't come back till 10.  So, we dropped them off and went to Panda Express and the new XMen movie.  We went to the wrong movie at first, ha.  Great way to spend our anniversary.  When we got back, the kids were chasing fireflies.  Magical summertime.
 After the lateover, William walked right into the house and went to sleep on the couch.  The kids all slept till 9:30 the next morning. It was awesome.
 Blake brought home these lilies and roses for our anniversary.  They are still alive almost two weeks later.  So beautiful. I sure love him. We have gone through the good and bad and it's made us stronger.
 We babysat the Pence's guinea pigs.  Spencer has really loved Baca.
 Hailey has loved Mable.
 Brooke has loved Scarlett.
 We're trying to make it to the temple once a month. It is a 3 hour drive so doing it in one day is pretty tiring but it is always worth it.  The kids love going. We love teaching them to love it.  When I went this time, I didn't want to leave!
 We learned about bread making.
 Went to a park for a little run around then they created an American Ninja Warrior obstacle course.
 For our new activity, we went to a performance from the missionaries of folk songs and music. It was so fun and funny! The kids all loved it.
 More beautiful flowers outside the temple.
 Spencer wanted me to sit in the back with him.  We read and hunt out.  Besides feeling carsick, it was awesome.
We saw the most beautiful sunset on the way home.  The car windows were dirty but this is the best we got and it was still pretty amazing.

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