Hal & Patty’s Homecoming

On Sunday, July 12th, Evan’s parents shared some of their mission experiences at church and had the past missionaries that were there, 30 or so, sing Called to Serve in Russian. It was a great meeting. After church, everyone headed over to our new house for lunch. We had approximately 135 people at our house! Evan’s mom & sister bought and cooked all of the food. All I had to worry about is where to put everyone. Thank you to those of you who helped out setting up tables & chairs and keeping things running smoothly in the kitchen. We couldn’t have done it without you!

Mickelsen Family Reunion

On Saturday July 11th, we all met together at the Salem Pond Park for the Mickelsen Family Reunion. We enjoyed listening to memories of Evan’s Grandparents, playing games, having a water balloon fight, and hearing the family updates. In the morning, the men had their annual golf tournament and passed the golf trophies on at the picnic. It was a fun afternoon.

4th of July

After Kyra's Baptism, many of us napped or just rested all afternoon and then we got back together for a July 4th/Hal & Patty's return/Uncle Jon's Birthday celebration! It was really nice to spend time together. It was a fun day!

Kyra's Baptism

Kyra was so excited for her special day. She was excited to get baptized, but she was also excited to see her grandparents that she hadn't seen in TWO years. Evan's parents returned from Russia less than 12 hours before the baptism. The flight from Moscow was delayed and they missed their original connection to Salt Lake. But thankfully there was a later flight that they were able to get seats on that flight and arrive in SLC at 11:30 pm the night before the 10:00 am baptism!


After the baptism, we all went back to the house to enjoy lunch and the traditional chocolate fountain. I found some great tasting chocolate that was dairy-free for Kyra. She loved being able to dip the marshmellows and strawberries in the chocolate.

So Much To Do...So Little Time!

We have had a very busy and fun summer so far. Treygan & Kyra are on the Spanish Fork Swim Team and have practices 4 times a week in the early morning. They compete in swim meets on Saturdays. Both Treygan & Kyra have enjoyed swimming in the relays. The following pictures are of Kyra doing Backstroke, Treygan doing Freestyle, & then their relays. They love to swim!




Sareya also took swimming lessons earlier this summer. We tried a new place here in Elk Ridge. She really enjoyed it!



To finish the month of June, we enjoyed some great company from our friends the Dillon's that were visiting from Colorado. It was fun to get together with them and our friends from Spanish Fork.




More posts to come soon.

Sareya's Dance Recital

Our little "Fancy Nancy" got to put on make up and get in her beautiful costume and perform on stage for her dance studio's production of Cinderella. She loves to be on stage. She also loves to put on make up and get dressed up so a dance recital is such a fun thing for her. I don't have the video yet.
Here are some pictures from after the performance: