some catch up

So I just realized I wasn't posting during the great summer we had. So here are few bits of it - just backwards...

First of all -my mom is amazing!! In case you didn't know. She made the cute, cute skirts for 15 of their neices for the wedding, as well as the wedding dress. She also made the wedding dresses for me and my two sisters, plus tons of other things over the years for all of us. My girls LOVE to have skirts from grandma because she makes sure they always fit right.

We got to go to my little brother's wedding in Sept. (he's not so little anymore - but still the baby). It was great and the kids love their new cousins!

I also got to do a national youth leadership training and had a great time. I was gone for a week in August and had a blast with 13 teenagers and 2 other adults. My favorite was our overnight backpacking trip of 25 miles. It was fantastic. I love hiking. It was perfect weather and I had a great time! (THANKS to Eric and my mother for taking care of things so I could go!!)

I got to drive the awesome 15 passenger van with the 13 kids in and it - and me. Fun times. They sang and laughed.

We also had a family reunion with ALL 7 of us kids in attendance and ALL 27 grand-kids. It was fun but we were sad two of the uncles couldn't come. Darn jobs anyway... :)

Another big THANKS goes to Auntie Adri who came out for a week in June so I could be the ward Girls Camp Director. Fun times!! I miss being in YW but am enjoying my new teaching callings. Amazing what we learn through serving others. :)