4th of July 2026

This summer really has been so great. We are living it up every day, getting lots of jobs done at home and lots of playing in. 

We went swimming at Scera with George and Millie.

Took Tyler and Kallie and some friends to Top Golf.

Went to Classic Skating with Parks and Millie.

We have had a blast watching Jackson play baseball.

Ava supporting her friends who play softball.

Jackson loves his sunset bike rides. So do I!

Enjoyed a Manila Pond day with my mom and Kristen.

Kallie painted the most incredible 4th of July nails on herself!

While the girls were at Girl's Camp we got to enjoy lots of time playing with Luke since his mom went to camp.

Ava got spoiled with a zoo day with her friends!

We spent the day at Classic Skating with friends while their moms were at camp.

Made lots of shrinky dinks with Luke.

Kallie and Mckinley had a great year at camp. They floated the Provo River, hiked to Timp Cave, and played at Tibble Fork.

We enjoyed a Highland Glend pond day with my friends.

Made a festive jello for the 4th of July.

We cheered Mckinley on as she ran the 10k freedom run.

I couldn't convince the family to go watch the balloons blow up but we did see a bunch of them in the sky and even watched this one land.

Ava got to go boating with Grandpa and Marmee and Lincoln's family.

Family bike ride on the afternoon of the 4th. Minus Tyler and Kallie which is par for the course these days.

We watched the Stadium of Fire fireworks with Lincoln's family and Ross and Karen from the field by their church. Next year I'm hoping to convince someone to come to the balloons with me and maybe even the parade!

Summer Fun

We had a great time at the Orem Fest Parade. Ross got Raising Cane's for everyone and a lot of Mark and Lorraine's family were in town so it was fun to see them. 

Mckinley was in the parade with her cross country team.

Ava and I got to go to Maple Dell for a day camp with the activity days kids in our ward. It was HOT but we had a great day!

Ava, Mckinley, and I went to see Frozen at the Scera Shell.

Brandon's Aunt Colleen died unexpectedly and it was great to see all the family that came in to town and to participate in the funeral.

The kids are really living it up this summer having all sorts of fun with friends.

Brandon, Mckinley, and I had quite the experience at the Parade of Homes, especially seeing the owner of Crumble's house.

We got to go to a Bee's game as a family. We lasted till the 5th inning I think which was sad for me because we missed the drone show at the end. 

We spent Father's Day dinner up in Provo Canyon at Big Spring's Park with the Salmon's. It was a great night.

Brandon getting pampered by Ava for Father's Day.

Every good trip must come to an end

On our last day we had some time after we checked out of our hotel to go to a beach again. We chose to try out the Baloba Peninsula area and Marina Park. Once again, waves were huge (after we got home we learned of several people who died in the waters the week we were there so I'm glad we didn't risk swimming) so we didn't swim but we had so much fun playing in the sand and just being by the Ocean.

As we were eating, we discovered our flight was delayed so we went back to Corona Del Mar to take in the beautiful view again. It was a great trip and I'm so glad we made it happen!