September

 We went to the Bird's cabin for Labor Day weekend in Fairview.  We went to a rope swing on a steep mountain side.  September 1st

 We had so much fun swinging back and forth.

 Amy is pushing me pretty far.

 Zac decided to jump on board, and Dad is pulling us.

 We got a lot of air.

 Then Dad had an accident.  He started from a higher point on a stump, and his hands were ripped off of the swing from the stronger amount of force.  We took him to the Mt. Pleasant Hospital, and then he went on an ambulance to the Utah Valley Hospital.

He had a concussion, cracked his hip, had bleeding in his brain, and moved a vertebrae out of place in his back.  We are so lucky he survived.

That night, Jason opened his Mission Call inside of Dad's room in the ICU.  All of his friends came too.  Jason is going to the Alpine German-Speaking Mission on January 23rd.  Dad is doing much better; he is recovering well.  We love him so much and are so blessed to have him.

 Brett brought home his bearded dragons for us to sale.  They are pretty cool.  September 8th

Alicia is loving her guinea pigs!

I am playing powder puff football for the Homecoming Tailgate Party.  September 14th

 Daizy is relaxing.....in a box. September 23rd

So cute!

 We went to Vivian Park to eat dinner and to play frisbee and soccer.  September 24th

We had a lot of fun.

August

 Smiling bright in August! August 2nd

 We went bowling with Amanda and Sara, our Chinese girls!  We also played Laser Tag; it was so fun. August 4th

 After bowling, we got smoothies at Smoothie King. How yummy :)

We took Amanda and Sara to Music and the Spoken Word at the Conference Center.  Then we visited Temple Square.  August 5th

We are by the Conference Center.

 We are just relaxing.

We are playing badminton in our backyard.  We had a blast!

 We met some of Amanda and Sara's friends at the Closing Social.  August 7th

We took Amanda and Sara to Classic Skating.  We had fun at the bounce house!

 Lots of good memories.

We are trying to teach the girls how to skate.

 They did very well for their first time.

We had fun holding hands in a long line.

Later that day we went to Zac's soccer game and ate pizza.

We had a blast hosting these girls!  We created many fun memories, and we will miss them so much.  August 9th

 The entire family played badminton in the backyard for our last time.  Jason is headed to USU, and Brett is headed to Dixie next week.  We had a lot of fun together.  August 12th

Alicia got guinea pigs!  Their names are Gus and Alphie.

 The Laurels went to Lowes Xtreme Air Sports for mutual!  August 15th

Rhett and I are having fun in the foam pit.

Zac is 11 on the 21st!

 We are at the Kerr Reunion dressed up as our ancestors.  August 18th

 Fun with the cousins.

 We made zucchini boats to race down the river!

 We are playing Chicken in the Hen House, a fun family game.  This pose is called bunk bed.

 This pose is airplane.

 We had so much fun together!

 Cute Daizy and Charleigh.  August 20th

 Jason is leaving to USU today.

First day of school as a junior!  August 21st

 Daizy is squeezing under the couch; she is so cute.  August 31st

July

 We are doing a dress rehearsal at the Stadium of Fire.  Girl Scouts turned 100 years old this year.  They needed more Girl Scouts to represent the flag ceremony, so Alicia and I volunteered to join Amy and Mom for the performance.  July 3rd

We are waving our flags to patriotic songs.

It's the Fourth of July!

 We are at Brighton Ski Resort for breakfast.

 They also put on a parade.

It was so fun.

We are ready to go on a hike, too!

 We hiked to the reservoir.

 The scenery is so beautiful.

 That night we performed in the flag ceremony at the Stadium of Fire.

 The Beach Boys performed; it was so cool.

Cute little Daizy loves to play with Charleigh.  July 6th

We are canning apricot nectar!  July 10th

We are on our way to Iowa and Illinois!  Granny, Aunt Dianne, Mom, Amy, and I stopped in Winter Quarters to see the museum.  July 17th

 We are in Iowa at Carl and Ruth's house.  We're just swimming away.

 We are in Nauvoo, Illinois, at the Visitor's Center.  July 18th

 We went to a buffet at the Hotel Nauvoo for dinner.

Mom is giving Amy and I a ride in a handcart at the Nauvoo Pageant Pre-show Activities.

 We also sawed a log which was fun.

We saw Cami and Courtney King in the Nauvoo Pageant!  They were great.

We went on a wagon ride through Nauvoo.  July 19th

We are in Carthage Jail standing in the room where Joseph and Hyrum Smith were martyred.

 We saw a lot of shows all day long.  This is after "Sunset on the Mississippi."

 The Wise's, who are serving a mission there, were in the show.

 We visited the Brigham Young House.  July 20th

 Then we went to Mount Pisgah, a temporary way station for the Mormon Pioneers.

 We went to the County Fair in Winterset, Iowa.  July 21st

 We are holding the new kitties at Carl and Ruth's house.

 We are all wearing purple and pink.  July 22nd

 We are in Fontanelle, Iowa, at the Cemetery visiting our family graves. July 23rd

We have two girls from Chengdu, China, staying with us for two weeks as exchange students.  We are playing Spot It.  July 26th