Brayden Turns 17

Happy Birthday to Brayden! 

We had family over, had cake and took him out for his birthday dinner.

Happy Birthday!

July 4th Celebrations

Brayden practicing for the parade. There is a story behind the marching bands. Three of the local high schools and their directors got together and decided to march together. Hillcrest, Idaho Falls, and Bonneville High School Students all came together to put on a one of a kind marching band program for the parade. They memorized the same music, they ordered outfits, they practiced together in the week prior to the actual parade and they ROCKED it!

Alayna getting ready to walk in the parade.

Kaytlin and friends watching the parade.

Here comes Brayden! 

Do you see him? He is in green.

Here comes Alayna!

After the parade we headed to Grandma's to play with cousins and eat a yummy Dutch Oven lunch.

We left the grandparents house and headed to the Pepsi plant to watch the city fireworks show. The kids had plenty of time on their hands so they played in the dirt and rocks.

Brayden was tired so he took a nap while waiting.

This picture was found on a city facebook page after the fireworks show. It was fabulous!

We did sparklers in our driveway with friends.

 We love celebrating the 4th of July!

 June Extras

We were able to do a lot in June. 

These are just a few of extra photos that I thought you would enjoy.

Our temple reopened and we were able to attend.

Free pool day!

Our van got totaled and we had to go clean it out. 

We then went car shopping and found our new addition.

Playing at the Splash Pad

Josh got really sick and passed out at work. We took him to the doctor and they took some blood and gave him a bag of fluids. They called us about an hour later after we got home with the blood results and told us to get to the hospital. They told us there was a problem with his kidneys. The hospital diagnosed him with Acute Renal Failure because of being dehydrated. They gave him another couple of bags of fluids at the hospital and then sent us home but told us to come back in the morning to another blood draw to check his numbers and kidney function.

Such a good daddy! He was holding a doll baby and I had a good chuckle about it.

We always have so much fun together. 

We are thankful for the beautiful area which we live and the many adventures we have.

Bike MS / Rigby Lake

June 25th we got down to the fairgrounds in Logan to get camp set up and get ready for Josh to ride in the Bike MS ride. We set up camp and the kids got their swimsuits on the float the river.

Saturday morning came early. We volunteered to help with serving breakfast so we got up at 5:00am. Josh caught up with friends and prepared to hit the road. His doctor didn't approve him to ride after his dehydration scare the previous week.

He set out with a plan to ride to the first rest stop and then ride back. 

He ended up riding 15 miles and was still feeling pretty good.

We tore down camp and headed home after his ride. 

We got home, unloaded the car, reloaded it for a day at the lake to enjoy their fireworks show.

We had a great time supporting such a great cause. We have met some amazing friends through Bike MS and can't wait to ride again next year.