end of summer fun

It's been a lot of fun living in Day Break this summer. Seren has taken after her parents and has started training for the Iron Man Triathalon. Her best arm work out is doing pull-ups, just like her dad.

This summer we were able to do a lot of things, walking by the temple, washing the car, sailing, visiting Spring City, rescue fish, walks to the park and lake, and playing soccer. Thanks Joanna for letting us stay here. Thanks Utah for being great during the summer.

Seren loves dancing. She has recently shown us that she gets all her rhythm from her mom. Thanks mom. Her favorite songs are Hollaback Girl, Fergalicious and Outkast.

pioneers/camping

This year we were able to spend some time up in the mountains. Not to mention the two family reunions, but also at Jessie W. place for another bar-b-que and a lovely camping trip with Grandma and Grandpa Gee. It was Seren's first camping trip, but it was quite a luxurious camp out if you ask me. We had all we could eat food, and fun. They even let us sleep in their trailer. I hope Seren doesn't expect this type of a camp out from now on. We also got to visit Laurie and Jo's cabin in Spring City. It is coming along quite nicely. It's really looking neat and I think it will be fun for all when it is all done, and we can all go there and sleep up stairs in their master bed room :)

4th of July

This year was Seren's first 4th of July. Though it was a late night for her, she got to see sparklers and fireworks from Thanks Giving Point. Thanks to Ryan and Rhiannon we had an excellent bar-b-que dinner, and lovely roasted nectarines and fried bananas on ice cream dessert and the "best view I've ever had" for fire works from their balcony :) thanks guys.

temple trips

With the conclusion of the construction of the Oquirre Temple here at Day Break they have had an open house here all summer. We have taken full advantage of it. Seren and I have walked and run numerous times up to the temple. When Brennen was at work, I would take pictures of Seren and send them to him, so he could think of us :)

Brennen was able to usher for a morning. He was able to memorize a 10 stanza poem while he was there, so he considered his time well spent.

My family came up and brought some friends from Reno Nevada. Amy Jo and her sister-in-law walked up there with us, and also my grandma and some cousins and aunts came too.

Our friends Ryan and Rhiannon came too. It's nice having the temple close by, because I get to see it every day whether I drive by or go running by.

reunions

This summer has been full of family reunions, and we were glad we were able to make them all; seeing as they were all in Utah, and we're back in Utah.

Seren and I went to stay in Brigham City for a few days while Brennen flew back to Texas to go empty our stuff from storage and bring it back. We got to see my Dad's friend from collage Dwane, and Seren got to hang out with her aunt cami, liesel and uncle robby.

Seren and Brennen both got to meet my Uncle Clyde and Aunt Carol Dilg. Brennen and Seren haven't gotten to meet any dilg's yet. We had a nice talk with them, and were glad they stopped by.

We had a Gee/Anderson/Robison reunion at the Cabin in Park City on the 4th of July. That was a lot of fun. Seren like the cherry pit spitting contest, and the jeapordy game her parents won :) Thanks for the excellent bar-b-que and treats.

We also went to a Poelman reunion this summer at the end of July. It was up at East Canyon Resort and we had a lot of fun. Many people that we knew and didn't know....but above all, there was great food!

Thanks every one for all their hard work, and for talking to us when we showed up:)

swimming summer

This summer we've been lucky to be by a pool so we have all been able to work on our tans. Brady and Olivia showed Seren how they got their tans in their plastic Target pool.

Brennen got to go swimming with Seren for the first time. Super fun.

crawling?!!

At 8 months Seren was able to start crawling. Some might not think it too glamorous, but Spider Man told me personally he likes her form. She can get around quite quickly, and even crawled to the other side of the room to the basement stairs and had a spill, thanks to her mom taking too long of a bathroom break. Sorry Seren.

8 month hair cut

Seren's hair was a little out of control. She kind of wished she were still in Texas, yet wanted to fit in here at Day Break....so she was featuring a mohawk/mullet hair do. I decided to get the scissors out and fix it, only Brennen disappointed me and Seren in the end by saying he loved her new dooo, because it made her look like a boy. Hhmmmmmm well, it looks a lot better now, and it is growing out nicely.