Monday, July 4 - I don't know how I feel about this but Kendra left this morning for Oakcrest. I am so happy she's going and gets to have this experience but I don't like that she leaves on the 4th of July and misses all the fun activities that this holiday brings. :( Simon thought it would be a good idea to change his oil before we left to meet my family for dinner and the parade. He underestimated how much oil would drain and had to scramble to find a second bucket. This was the result, making us late for dinner. Darn it. On a happier note though, Dave and Viv joined us for the festivities and that was really fun! We had dinner at Chili's, drove over and watched the Sandy City Parade, then moved to the lawn where we listened to the Salamanders and browsed through the booths. At 10:00, the city put on a firework show that certainly did not disappoint! The older I get, the more this holiday makes it into the #1 position for me! I love the weather, the fun events, and the family time!
Tuesday, July 5 - Happy birthday to my wonderful mama! Jenni, Mom, and I met and rode down to grandma's house to get her. We then enjoyed a lunch at Little America's Coffee Shop which was wonderful...until Jen had a little choking experience at the end of our meal. I felt so bad for her but we quickly moved on and loved the rest of our time together. We drove through Salt Lake City, stopping in front of homes and schools that grandma lived at in her childhood. We even got to go see where Grandpa Lind grew up in Sugarhouse. It was so fun to hear her and mom's stories about living in those places and how grandma walked back and forth to school in the morning, home for lunch and back, then home in the afternoon.
Wednesday, July 6 - I was on my way to take Zack and Ricki to the movie when I got a text from Liz asking if I could come in. She announced this week that she is closing Knotted Fern (sniff, sniff) and she started a closing sale last night at midnight. By 10:00 am, the sales hit $60,000 and we had over 550 orders! That is as much as one of our best months ever so it was a little overwhelming for all of us. I dropped the kids off at the movie with Jenni and went in to work. Tonight, I got Ricki's hair all done and met Parker and Jen Moon over at the temple. Parker took over his mom's photography business so he did her baptism pictures. I'm so excited to get them back! While we did that, Zack went to activity days. They do such fun stuff like bottle rockets made from 2-liter bottles. Zack had a blast!
Thursday, July 7 - I found a haircut online that I really liked and I have been thinking of getting it done for a few weeks. I finally made an appointment with Jessie today to get it done. I had several inches cut off and a ton of layers put in. And I love it!! I took this picture so I could send it to Kendra. :)
Friday, July 8 - We waited somewhat patiently for Kendra to get home from Oakcrest so that we could turn around and leave to go camping with my family. They found a hidden gem in Fillmore at a KOA there. She got home around 2:00, showered, and we were all but in the car ready to go...when my mom called. She said that a fire had just broken out no more than a mile from the campground and that maybe we should wait to come down because they may need to evacuate. What?!? After about an hour, we decided to leave anyway and evacuate with them if we had to. Apparently, this was started by three men who left a campfire unattended. It started super small and had burned over 1,000 acres before we left on Sunday! We never did have to evacuate, thank heaven!
Saturday, July 9 - Happy birthday to sweet Zack! He turned 11 today! We surprised him with some treats and a squishy ball to play with. I think he enjoyed having his birthday while we were camping. This morning, we packed up some lunches and piled everyone in my parent's and the McCullough's side-by-sides and our 4-wheelers and hit the mountain. I was a little nervous riding so close to an out-of-control wildfire but we were fine. We found a cute little forest campground, ate our lunches, and relaxed for a few minutes before we headed back. What a fun day!
Sunday, July 10 - The fire stayed very active until we left (and for weeks after). It was interesting watching the airplanes drop fire retardant and the helicoptors dropping buckets of water on the hot spots. This fire ended up burning around 12,000 acres before it was fully contained! We were able to go to the Pearson's for dinner after our trip. Alexis made peanut butter bars upon Zack's request and we sang to him and Ryan. Happy birthday boys!
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