Living the good life!!

I came home one afternoon in the Summer to find these 3 sillies enjoying the pool in the backyard!  How awesome is it that my 19 and 16 year old daughters still love to do the same thing that the 8 year old loves!  I love my family!  They were hungry so I made them lunch and served them in the pool.  They were pretty impressed.  They don't always get such good treatment!

Lazy days of Summer are the best!!

Hawaii

BEST FAMILY VACATION EVER!!

How could Hawaii be anything else?  We booked our tickets for this trip back in September!  For 3 months we kept it a secret from the kids, then finally got to tell them about it on Christmas morning.  Then, we got to excitedly wait 6 months until June before we went.  We were ready!!

Oh my goodness, it was so so so much fun!  We loved every minute of it.  The house we stayed in was absolutely amazing.  We tried so many new things together and had the time of our lives.  We snorkeled, kayaked, went stand up paddle boarding, when horseback riding, attended the Polynesian Culture Center, attended the beautiful Laie Temple, swam out under a waterfall, swam with turtles and ate some of the best treats and food ever!! I can honestly say that this was the trip of a lifetime.  

There is something so magical about this island.  I loved it when Chris and I came alone and it was such a wonderful experience to be able go back and share it with our children.  I can't believe how blessed we have been in being able to go on amazing family vacations.  I will be forever grateful!

Hawaii...we hope one day to miraculously return!!!

What a beautiful, magical island!!

Baby Jane!

We have a new baby cousin!  Yay!  Dan and Jan had little baby Jane and we got to go and be part of her baby blessing.  I know a few kids who were just a little bit excited that Aunt Jan was willing to let them hold her!  She is a cutie!!

Mantua!

Summer would not be summer without a hot dog roast at Mantua Campground!  As soon as the snow is gone and it's barely warm enough, we are there.  Most of the Hadley family joined us this year.  Brinley said her favorite part about this was that her, Mason and Maddie found some forts while they were exploring!   How lucky are we that this beautiful place is only a 10 minute drive from our house!

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