Kylee in Africa!!

Kylee had the amazing opportunity to spend 5 weeks during the summer in Africa. This was a dream come true for her and one she has worked to make happen for over a year. She went with an organization called "Ghana make a Difference". Her experiences were life changing for her and ones she will treasure for the rest of her life. 

She had a layover in Amsterdam, so she figured out a way to leave the airport and go to the Tulip Festival there. She said it was amazing!

She learned to LOVE the Ghanaian people...especially the kids. She saw some heart wrenching things as she traveled into the surrounding villages and she was able to make life long friends in the people she lived and served with while she was there.

We are so proud of her for working so hard to make this happen. I think Humanitarian Service is just a part of who she is. She loves and craves it.

She brought us all back some awesome souvenirs. We are grateful for the experiences she had, but also very grateful that she is back in the USA safe and sound with us!!

Em's High School Graduation Party!

Emilee graduated from High School and we needed a party to Celebrate! 

Most of the Hadley family came as well as Karl and Camilla. We had a BBQ in the backyard. 

Em got a laptop for College...Surprise!

We had fun making her "graduation" cupcakes!

We are proud of you Emilee!

Congratulations!

Emilee's High School Graduation!!

Our Emerloo graduated from High School! How are our kids getting so grown up! She has had a great Senior year, but is very ready to graduate and move on in her life. She has done so well in High School. She graduated with a 3.9 GPA and has a full tuition 4 year scholarship to UVU beginning in the fall. Way to go Em!! She has had amazing friends and has always been a great example to everyone around her. We are so proud of her for all of her hard work and amazing accomplishments. We are excited to see what life will bring for her next!!

We were able to celebrate with Grandpa Tom, Grandma Barb and Grandma Wyatt at Pizzeria before her Graduation. Her Graduation ceremony was at the Dee Events Center at WSU. She headed to the all night party with her friends afterwards. 

Congratulations Emilee!!

Memorial Day 2016

We spent Memorial Day visiting the Cemetery of loved ones who have passed on. We drove to Liberty in the Valley to see the graves of Grandpa and Grandma Southwick. We love this beautiful drive and are grateful that we live close enough to try to make it up this way once a year.

Neighborhood Campout!

Over Memorial Day Weekend we got invited to go camping in Hyrum with several of our nieghbors. It was so much fun! We took our tent trailer and the four wheeler and had a great time. The kids loved being there with friends and neighbors. We fished, played, ate yummy, played lots of games and did loads of visiting. I think we will make this an annual tradition! 

Brinley's Piano Recital

Brinley is becoming such a great little piano player! It's been so fun to watch her progress in piano. She practices hard and really seems to enjoy it. Her teacher cannot believe how fast she picks up on things and learns new songs. She did great at her Piano Recital.

Great job Brinners!!

State Tennis for Kade!

Kade qualified to play doubles at the State Tennis Match in SLC at Liberty Park. We were able to go and watch him play. They didn't come out on the winning end of the match, but it was fun to watch him play anyways. Kade has improved a lot this year and is becoming a great Tennis player. He's not too sure he likes his fan club there cheering him on, but we come anyways!

Yard Sale Find!!!

Quincy and Brinley left with Kira and Kate on the morning of the Perry Yard Sale to "shop". I told them before they left not to bring home anything too crazy! Well....as the yard sales finished up, the girls found the find of their lives. And the best part...it was FREE! They came home with this WEDDING DRESS! That apparently didn't seem very crazy to them. Oh my goodness! I have to admit, the giggles and fun it brought over the next few days was probably worth the pain of storing a lovely wedding dress in Brinley's bedroom.

These girls crack me up!