August 2024

Everyone started school.

TJ says he has 2 schools. He does the Waterford Upstart program on his own and he goes to the same school as the girls in their preschool program. It's only 2 days a week and not super academic but he loves it. He has 4 teachers and 12 kids in his class. Some of them have IEPs and special needs. He says he is going to teach one of the boys to walk and talk this year. 

Jojo and her friends are so silly

We planned a last summer hurrah where we went boating and then out for shaved ice but it was so cold  we were too freezing to even finish our shaved ice.

Demolition Derby 2024 

I got pretty sick this month. I was running a fever and had some lower right side abdomen pains. After a few days of this and some moments of intense pain I went to the Instacare to have it checked out. They think it was either appendicitis or a burst cyst on my ovary. The ER was super backed up so they sent me home with some strong antibiotics. Apparently you can try to treat appendicitis this way. The antibiotics made me nauseous, throw up, diarrhea, caught thrush, and had every other side effect possible. I struggled eating for a week, lost 7 pounds, had no energy and just felt awful. Thankfully it went away when I was done with the antibiotics and the pain in the abdomen also stayed away. 

We hit up a couple of concerts this week. The best being the Taylor Swift tribute concert. We all had so much fun singing and dancing. The singer didn't have the best voice but she put on a good show. She knew all of Taylor's dance moves and the girls were in heaven. It rained a ton during the concert but everyone stuck around for Taylor.

 

We adopted a meal at the Ronald McDonald house.

Yay, landscaping is done. The kids love having a trampoline and spend a lot of time on it.

Still working through some issues in the new house.

Tyson's end of summer cross country run was a family event.

TJ continues to like soccer. I think he loves the socialness of it the most.

We took Tyson to the dueling pianos again this year. They are so talented and know how to put on a good show.

Dr. appointments for the girls:
Lexi- 107# (42%), 64 in (59%)
Jojo- 50# (18%), 48.9 in (21%)

Whitney taught us how to perm and color Lexi's eyelashes. It works so great for her as a swimmer.

Tyson asked Kenzie Dye to Homecoming.

July 2024

Whit threw a surprise 40th birthday party for Daniel. Thayne was in charge of getting him there. He took him to lunch and then was supposed to get him to Uncle Gene's. Jessica would call during lunch and say she was having truck issues and that Daniel was to blame since they borrowed the truck earlier in the week. Little did we know that Daniel had other plans and had set up to drop off a Lego set in the other direction. They eventually made it but we're quite a bit late.  When they got there, they came in through the garage and we were all around the front door and so our backs were to him and he surprised us. After ice cream, we went swimming. We ended up in the instacare because the basketball fell on Lexi's head and she got 12 staples.

We went back to the old ward for the 4th of July breakfast. After breakfast Kenzie helped a momma duck get her babies to the lake. It reminded me of herding cows on the farm. They made a line and noise and shooed them in the direction they wanted. We went boating and then at night we went to the park with Daniel's family and grandma. We had dinner, played some games, and watched fireworks.

Kenzie and I trying out a chair while we were shopping. 

TJ fell asleep on Kenzie's drawers one day. 

Thayne took his staff to a Bee's game. It was over 100 degrees and we were melting and so grateful when the sun went down. I hope they bring the train with them when they move to Daybreak next year.

We can still walk to church! It's a little longer but the littles love it. The big kids usually drive in still.

The biggest event in July was Jojo's baptism. She was so excited and loved all the attention. 

Later that night we joined Zuzu's family for the mural they are painting in her honor. 

Provo's Temple 2 Temple run 2024. Parking was trickier this year and we got started a little late but we had fun.

Thayne pierced Jojo and Bethany's ears.

Thayne dropped a drawer on his foot.

Trying to figure out how to keep water out of the garage after the rain comes.

Landscaping time!

Fun at Michelle's again. We took the long way back through Brighton and walked around the lake real quick while we were there.

We took a quick trip to Panguitch Lake. We forgot to take a key but luckily contractors had been working at the cabin and there was a key hidden (phew!). We were freaking out a little when we realized we left the key. Thayne loves the cabin. On our way home we went to the rodeo, got BYU ice cream, and had a delicious dinner in Panguitch.