All things Harry Potter!!

A few members of this family are still OBSESSED with Harry Potter!! It's not enough that they've read the books all 13 times, and watched all the movies...we now have an entire Harry Potter room in our basement and an Etsy wand business!! I think they might be crazy! Kylee and Emilee spent an entire Summer planning, making and decorating a Harry Potter room. It is in 1/3 of the unfinished new part of our basement. I have to say myself, the attention to detail is amazing and the room is incredible. Anyone who sees it walks away speechless. It's pretty impressive. They had so so so much fun creating it together. That was the best part to watch for me!

Then...they decided to make wands and open up an Etsy shop! Em is the creator of the wands and Kylee is her wonderful assistant. The wands are hand crafted from wooden dowels and hot glue. They paint, stain and spray them and then ship them all over the world! They haven't exactly made it big yet, but time will tell. They sell a few every month. They've also tried their hand at making key chains to sell. 

I am pretty impressed with these two. They are sisters and best friends...what more could a Mom want! They are not afraid to try anything and they are usually pretty successful at just about anything they do try! I'm pretty proud of them! Ok, enough bragging!!

Just remember your parents when you make it big in the wand business!!

Honoring President Packer!

On July 10th we had the opportunity to show our love and respect for President Packer. This was the day of his funeral. Through emails sent to our Stake Leaders and then passed down through the wards, we were made aware of what I thought was a great opportunity. We were encouraged to line the streets between the Brigham City Temple and Tabernacle to show our love and support to President Packer and his family as they brought him from temple square in SLC after his funeral to the Brigham City cemetery where he would be buried. We were there with hundreds of others and waved small american flags as they drove by. His cute family waved and smiled.

We love you President Packer and were grateful to welcome you back to Brigham City!!

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Jazz Game!

We took Quincy and Brinley to a Summer League Jazz game. Dad was super happy of course, and they were pretty happy as well...probably more so about the cute notebooks they got than the game! But still happy!!

Southwick Family Reunion!

The annual Southwick Family Reunion!! So much fun to spend several days playing with cousins and visiting. This year we went to a Girls Camp in Idaho. It was lots of fun, but it was so so hot! We were there the first week of July. I'm pretty sure we had a few 100 degree days, even at camp!

All of the Southwicks were there except John and Debbie's families. We missed them.

Highlights from the trip were...

LOTS  of yummy food! I think everyone over planned!

Dips in the cold river after scaling the mountain holding onto a rope

A wicked game of Kickball!

Plenty of Volleyball and Horseshoe games

LOTS of cardgames in the Lodge

FHE lesson by Grandpa Southwick 

Uncle Bill killing the mouse in front of all of us during the FHE lesson!

Swimming at the pool

The craziest, wettest 4th of July Parade you could EVER imagine!

Watching a play at the "Starlight Theater"

Sleeping in our own rustic cabin

TONS of cousin time!