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Oh what do you do in the Summertime...

Well I have to admit the kids have kept me really busy! It has been exhausting, yet a lot of fun!
Besides swimming an awful lot we have been exploring Zoo's, we have such a love for animals, & we all enjoy spending time with animals that we dont have to care for all the time... There is a small zoo here in Logan that I have been wanting to go to, it was really neat... It is not huge, nor anything spectacular, however it was amazing! The animals there were not uprooted from their homes, they were injured in the wild, then placed there to be cared for. They had two bald Eagles that, though they will never soar again, were very majestic! I have seen Bald Eagles in the wild up close & I marvel at their beauty!

They had a large variety of Ducks, there was one kind with a blue bill, & another with bright yellow eyes. They had a place to feed them too, however the ducks were lucky to get a nibble before really large fish jump out and snagged it first!

We have spent a lot of our summer with the kids taking Richard to summer school, & Karate. The kids are both in Karate & loving it, I love it too, because they teach the kids to "listen to your parents" that is very important! So when they dont listen, I just have them repeat the 3 rules of Karate! & then they happily comply (Right, well most of the time huh!).

The kids Mom started Richard in Karate, & then could not afford Amira, so we enrolled her, she had been watching Richard & is very good at mostly everything. From the first time we watched Richard we were thrilled with the way the instructor handles the childred, even the ones not listening so well. They are very patient! Sometimes I wonder why these two children need 4 parents, really. I suppose the reality is that these 4 parents need these two children. Reid and I will often joke that they are raising us!

Yesterday we went to Salt Lake & went to the Hogle Zoo, on our way south I called Paul & his family & they came even on short notice & we all had a great time! They had this real interesting kritter, it was a monkey of some sort, he was just teeny, & he looked like they gave him way too much cafine, or maybe just too many people & way too loud, his head was practically spinning, it was too funny.

& this guy was really interesting, he did not move one little bit while we were there, not even his eyes moved... they said he only moves if he is scared, or for food.

On the 4th we purchased our first video camera! & so Reid walked all over the Zoo as if he were making his very own movie, narating and all! I thought that was funny, because he loves to narate movies he has seen that I have not. He says, well I am not a steady camera man, you may get sea sick!

Well, I will try not to make this a novel, I will post some other pics... and not so many words!

Dont Blink!

It has been so long... I started working on the wedding pictures & lost everything, so I lost my motivation, in fact I was done! Sorry you missed it!

The kids are officially out of school! though we will not have them for another week. Richard received a few scout badges on Tuesday, we got to be there, that was fun!
It finally feels like spring, and we are getting our spring rain, we Finally got our garden planted & a couple of fruit trees. Our Garden size has doubled & we anticipate a great crop! But with the odd weather we cant be sure!

Our Ducks have finally grown up, & two of them have decided that they can swim in the pool on their own! We bought a new calf, he is so cute! My nephew was here (he is 5 days younger than Richard) when we got him & he just loved it. He named him Milky Way for us, & named our other one Brownie, So when we put them in the freezer we will be eating Chocolate! Yay!!! He told his Mom that he will never eat beef again, they are too cute! then he stepped in the pooh, lol!!! We really enjoyed spending time with Bryson & having him helping on our little growing farm! He seemed to enjoy himself too! It was fun to get to know him again, I used to spend a lot of time with him when he was younger. He enjoyed our pool too, though it was very cold! And then it rained & Rained some more! I am enjoying it though! Strange as it sounds, I love to do gardening right after its rained because the ground is so soft I can pull the weeds without trouble. The Rabbits love it too!

Our kitty decided to have 8 kittens this time! So now we have 8 more cats on our farm. She finally got one that looks like her though, she is so cute!

Well anyways, though its been like forever (over a month now!) I will Rewind & go back to San Diego... We had such an awesome time! It was so fun to get away for a while. Since we have lived here the farthest we have really gone is Salt Lake, though we have made some short trips, this one was HUGE! Though we could not bring the kids with us, we had fun.
We were able to stay in this Beautiful home in Julian, provided by Melinda's Aunt. Reid & I stayed there almost the entire time, which saved us a ton of money! We enjoyed it so much that we would leave late everyday. We went to Coronado Island, walked the beach all day ;) We went to the Wild Animal Park (which you can read more of on our other blog) We were able to see a lot of new babies! So that was a lot of fun, and perfect timing! We were able to play on the Beach with Reids sister & their families. That was a lot of fun! Reid really enjoyed running into the waves, diving into them and popping back out! He did not react that way when we went to Coronado, I think he was showing off, lol ;)

That night we stayed in San Diego, near the Temple so we'd be close, and so we could do a session before the wedding. There we met up with Paul & Lisa, & because we were early we got to see the bride & groom before everyone else... Such a sacred, beautiful wedding! I hope I never forget the feelings I felt that day! It is such a different thing when it is not you! I was able to enjoy it so much more...
I really enjoyed spending time with Reids Family, I saw a side of them I dont think I have ever seen! and I always enjoy spending time with "my girls" They have grown & changed so much! I love their personalities, they are such an inspiration to me! The reception was at this beautiful home! The flowers were perfect, well everything was just so perfect! & I got a ton of great photo's! I will post as many as I can! So you can see how much fun we had, because a picture is worth a thousand words right! So I will quit being redundant and let the pictures speak for
me.
Thanks for Reading!!!