At The Park

Lily loves to be outside and since it has been beautiful outside lately, we have been taking advantage of the weather and been going outside as much as possible. Recently, we joined Scott and Sherry, along with Casey and Brittnie, for a night at Nelson's Grove for a Young Single Adult Activity (you may notice that we don't fall into this category, but Tobby's parents invited us since they were in charge of it).

Lily is trying to steel a bite of Casey's food, even though she just ate. Typical.

Just Playing Around

Some of my favorite times with Lily are when we are just hanging out at home, rolling around the ground. She is really easy to please and has lately, to my pleasure, become really cuddly. Her cousin Emerson turned a year old today and it's crazy to think that in 2.5 months, Lily will be following in her footsteps. I love to see her little personaltiy come out in these pictures, because this is the most that some people get to see of her. So for those of you who don't get to see her every waking moment like me, enjoy these cute photos.

Even though Lily doesn't have any teeth yet, she loves to brush her gums

Tahoe

A couple weeks ago, we had the opportunity to go to Lake Tahoe to have a family reunion with my mom's side of the family. It was really fun to be around all the cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. I was pretty horrible at taking pictures, but here are some cute ones of Lily and friends swimming in the pool.

Shake It!

This is just a really short video of Lily dancing for us over at Grandma and Grandpa Harward's house. I just love watching her wiggle around!

Remembered

I just needed to put these cute pictures of Casey, Jodie, and Lily on here. She is really starting to get to know her aunts and uncles and love to play with them.

The U. S. of A.

One tradition that I love to keep is going to the 4th of July parade in Provo. I was extra excited this year because it was Lily's first time going. We went with Tobby's parents and Casey. Lily didn't seem to mind the noise and loved being with her grandparents. She was especially pariotic in her little outfit.

A couple of my favorite things to see at the parade are the police officers on their motorcycles as they weave and dodge each other. I also love to see the talent that high school bands bring to the parade each year.

I am so grateful to live in a free country. Even though there are things that are flawed with our government or politics, I am able to have religious and personal freedoms that I can't imagine having anywhere else. It really is beautiful to think about the opportunities that I have been able to have and the accomplishments I have gained because I live in America.

St. George, Here We Come

Everyone needs a vacation every once and a while. Tobby came home from work one day and announced that he needed one pretty badly, so we called my friend Allison down in St. George. She has been wanting us to visit since she moved there a few years ago, but we just haven't ever made the time until now. She was gratious enough to let us stay at her place and we had a blast. We mostly hung out with Allison and her 2 year old daughter Kennedy since her husband, Rob, had to work pratically the entire weekend. Here's a highlight of some of the activities we participated in while there:

Lily really enjoyed playing with Kennedy's toys

Apparently Kennedy never really pays attention to babies after the initial greetings, but she loved playing with Lily and Lily loved her as well. It was so fun to see her socializing with no hitting or crying taking place.


Lily loves kisses on the cheek from her new friend

One of the many perks of staying with Rob and Allison is that they have a neighborhood pool next door to their house. We enjoyed taking a dip in the cool water since the temperatures reached into the 100's.

We had the opportunity to see Les Miserables, my favorite play, at Tuacahn. For those of you who have never been to this theatre, it is amazing! It is outdoors and the stage backdrop is a beautiful red rock cliff face. Even though it was hot, it was great. Our friend Kevin Goertzen played Enjolas who is the ring leader and motivator of the rebels. Good job, Kev! You did an amazing job.