Summer

HOT
Blue Sky
Popsicles
Sunny Days
Smell of freshly mowed Grass
No alarm clocks
Warm nights
Smell of coconut oil
Watermelon
Sand in your toes
Staying up super late
Beach towels

My Girls

Encampment for Civil Air Patrol was last week, cat and Liz went!

This was Cat's turn to boss her little sister around and not get into trouble!!

Cat was on the Public Affairs Office/Command Staff.

That means she got to be big and important, not be in charge of little Cadets, and Take lots of pictures!!

Liz was a new Airman, and got to be bossed around by most everyone!

They were up at 4:30 everyday.

Liz didn't do anything with out asking first, anything!!

Liz did a perfect job on her Bed inspections ~ too bad she can't do that here!

Cat ate chips and candy ALL week!!

Cat actually left earlier and was gone for 10 days. Too long for MOM!!

They had a great time!!

I am soo proud of them, it is not easy to get through.

This is my Daddy.

He is the best ever!

I love his laugh.

I love his smile.

I love how much he loves me!

He taught me to be an independent woman.

He taught me how to fish.

He gives the best bear hugs in the universe!!!

I love how he knows everything.

I love that he is a wonderful Grandpa!

I'm glad he found Sally, she's fantastic!

He is a brave and honorable man.

He went to war to make the world a better place for me.

He is so handsome!

I just love my Daddy!!

Happy Fathers Day!!!

"And in the morning, I'm makin' waffles!" (Shrek)

Main Entry:
1waf·fle
Pronunciation:
\ˈwä-fəl, ˈwȯ-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Dutch wafel, from Middle Dutch wafele; akin to Old High German waba honeycomb, Old English wefan to weave
Date:
1744
: a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron

I know you are thinking, huh? Borrrrring...

NO!!

These are a little bite of heaven!!





Main Entry:
Belgian waffle
Function:
noun
Date:
1969
: a waffle having large depressions that is usually topped with fruit and whipped cream


It's actually better than that!!!



The other kind of waffle is the Liège waffle, named after that city (This waffle is also known as the Luikse wafel in Vlaamse and as Lütticher waffeln in German.) It's oblong, more or less oval-shaped, a thinner and smaller waffle than the Brussels waffle. But it's also more substantial, and has a significant crunch due to the small nuggets of parelsuiker or "pearl sugar" that are added to the batter just before baking. These bits of sugar melt when being baked on the waffle iron and caramelize, producing a sugary crust like what's found on top of a creme brulée.





And this is a happy boy!! This is one of Brads favs of summer in Utah.

You can get these hot, sugary bites of heaven at the Farmers Market in SLC.

Civil Air Patrol

Liz just earned her first rank in CAP tonight!!!

CURRY ~ She is an Airman now!

She did 50 sit ups and 35 push ups, rand the mile in 10 minutes (she HATES running) and passed the test!!!!

I am so proud of her!

She is leaving Saturday for a week long Encampment, her big sister is on staff and can't wait to boss her around and not get in trouble for it!!

OOPS

I forgot to put the best pic online...

This is the same three kids as the last pic in the last post...

Oh how they have grown, and stayed friends all these years!!!

Friends

Last weekend we were blessed to be invited to a beautiful wedding.

Our oldest daughters brought dates, that was really cool.
It is always nice to see the boys all dressed up!

The Bride's dress was so amazing, simple and classically elegant.
The Groom was so handsome, and in love with his Bride.

One of my best friends was there, the Auntie of the Bride.
She and her hubby danced, I missed out on that. No dancing with Brad :(

The girls were able to re connect with old friends, and have so much fun!
Friends that have been there since they were still in diapers!

Brad and I saw a friend that we haven't seen since a missionary farewell years ago.
It doesn't matter, they are still friends.

What would we all do without friends.
How do we make friends.

The friends that we saw at this wedding are friends that we met while living in the U of U married student housing. Those are the friends you keep for life. I love these people. They are like family to me.

Love your friends, no one can ever say they have too many...

Happy...

When we lived in Bountiful we had nights when there were so many teenagers in our house on a daily basis that I could hardly imagine it any other way.

We moved to Seattle. Things changed.

Last night it happened again, and I am sure it will stay!!

The lol moments were one after another, lots of food, and we stayed up too late!!

I love knowing that my home is a fun place for the kids to bring friends and that they can always hang out and have FUN here!!

Here's to SUMMER!!