Camping for the 4th of July

All right I am not as quick as most of you in updating this blog. We went camping over the 4th of July weekend with Allison & Jon & kids as we do every year. Our children really like this tradition and look forward to it all year. We went to the Manti-LaSalle National Forest and enjoyed much cooler weather, pretty good camping food, four-wheeling, smores, and of course good company! Here are a few pictures from our trip.

What Princess Are You?

You Are Cinderella!

Dignified and hard working. With a gentle and soft-spoken manner you have something many people don't. Patience. Even through the moments of heartbreak you're still able to hold onto all of your hopes and dreams. Bide your time; your dream will come true.

Which Disney Princess Are You?


Me soft-spoken, patient? Yea right!! But Cinderella is my favorite!

Kyra turns 7

Kyra turned 7 on June 12th. We celebrated by going to Red Lobster (Kyra's Pick). On Monday we went, with cousins, to the Lehi indoor pool (because it was too cold to swim in Spanish Fork). After the swimming we went back to the house for "Kyra Friendly" cake and ice cream. She wanted a Hello Kitty cake. I would much rather buy a predecorated cake but with Kyra's allergies I attempted to decorate the cake. How did I do? While she is still little she doesn't notice the imperfections but someday I may have to take a cake decorating class.

A special Happy Birthday from Grandma & Grandpa in Russia.

New York New York

Evan & I celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary by going (without children) to New York City! We went to see 3 Broadway shows... Chicago (my least favorite), Grease with Taylor Hicks (Evan's favorite) and Lion King (my favorite). Lion King is an amazing production with great costumes and set changes. Grease is just plain old fun. We didn't know much about Chicago before we went to see it. (Evan bought last minute discount tickets and that is how we decided what to see). Chicago doesn't have all of the dramatic sets and costumes like I was expecting from a Broadway show so it ended up being my least favorite. We took a city bus tour and ate at some fantastic restaurants! Those of you who know me well, know that I love to find great restaurants!

After spending a few days in NYC we took a stopover in Rochester to visit my friend Emily and her husband Jim and their new sweet baby Owen. It was great to spend time visiting with them.
We took an afternoon and visited Palmyra. It was great to tour the Joseph Smith farm and the sacred grove. Evan and I took our time in the sacred grove and explored most of it. We heard some thunder in the distance and decided to head back to our car. The sun was shining and we were in no hurry. We came to a meadow and heard a light rustling noise. We thought it was the wind picking up as the weather was changing but within seconds we were pelted with dime to quarter sized hailstones! You are supposed to stay on the path in the sacred grove but we ran for cover under a large tree. Needless to say we did get a little wet but it was a great experience anyway.