June June June

What a FUN June we had. As I continue to play "catch up" with this blog, here are the highlights...

The following collage of pics is pretty funny! We went camping with our friends, Jason and Heidi Sterzer and their kids, and Neils and Natalie Griffith and their kids up at Smith-Morehouse in the west part of the Uintah Mtns. We all have kids the same age! There were 8 little kids running around all under the age of 6 years old! So FUN! We fished and explored and had great campfire time!

This is Hana watching Jason gut a fish! Hilarious!!! (Abby was laughing so hard, I think because of Hana's reaction! :)

Next, the week before Father's day, Brad called us one evening and said "Hey, we're comin' up tomorrow! I have to work up in SLC and I'm bringin the fam!" What a great surprise! Here are some cuties and a fun cake Kendall and I were inspired to make!

The cake is all of our faces in each of our families on the cute frosting tree! (We had just watched Cake Boss! I LOVE that show! Buddy is my idol!)

June 21st: Father's Day!

I made a cake for Scott, RC, and Terry (G-pa Mack) and we enjoyed it after dinner at the Mack residence! It was a delicious made from scratch, chocolate cake, cream cheese frosting, and dark chocolate gonache in the middle and on the top! YUM!

The next weekend, Saturday June 27th, the kids participated in a one mile children's race called the Mountair Mile. It is a local race one guy and his neighborhood started to benefit The Sharing Place. --Kids helping kids! My kids LOVE it because it is just long enough to challenge them and short enough to be FUN! They rode their scooters and then they run in the last 1/8 of a mile. It was fun. My bakery Ar Mel's sponsored all the treats! The cakes and cookies were a hit!

The next day, June 28th, we took the fam on a little evening hike up by Brighton Ski Resort! It was beautiful! We tried to go to Lake Mary, but it was straight up hill, so we just made it 1/2 mile short, to a swampy lake called Dog lake. A good warm up for the kids. haha

I LOVE my cute family!!!

Hana and her 2 Kindergarten Graduations!

We sure LOVE our Hana!!!

As an effort to transition Hana from her wonderful preschool at a K-8 private school to (free)public school we had her go to Kindergarten at both places (one morning session, one afternoon session - busy girl). At first we had a very logical reason why we did this - - - I can't seem to remember it, but none-the-less it was a well rounding experience for Hana and us all. We met some great friends in the process and Hana learned A LOT! Now at the end of it all Hana will not be attending public school - she will stay on at the private school! Hurray!

Here are pics from her two, very different and great Kindergarten Graduations...

Mrs. Amber Carolan was her K teacher at Children's Christian School. Hana's friends there are Kelly (who just moved to Ohio - we will miss her), Jade, Kailey, Landon, Matthew, Christian, Adrianna, and a few more, can't remember their names.

Mrs. Godfrey was her K teacher at Arcadia Elem. Hana's BEST friend ever is Kimberly Maximo! We are so happy they are such great friends and we are so happy to be such Great friends with Kimmy's family! We LOVE the Maximo's! Scott just likes saying their last name, with a profound and loud voice. haha!

More from May 2009... How could I have forgotten!

Wow! I am posting these pictures and trying to figure out how we fit all this in in the month of May! It sure was a fun time...

Here are pics from a couple more May Happenings...

The weekend of May 16th me and my girlfriends from High School got together - Finally! It had been almost 5 years since we had been all together, and for a whole weekend! It was SO much fun! We stayed at my girlfriend, Jayci's house in Cedar City. We hiked one of the days, stayed up really late and talked, giggled, were really loud, and laughed and laughed! It was SOOO much fun!

I sure love you girls!!!!

Me, Tenille, Jayci, Lori, Lisa, Alisha

There are 6 of us! I am SO happy we are still so close!!!!

Below are some fun pics of us in St. George for Memorial weekend...

There was a pretty intense DS Mario Kart game going on! Also, fun hangin out with my great, growing family!!! (May 24th)

Also in May - the last weekend May 28th- we went camping with Scott's fam up at Smith-Morehouse campground for one night. Good times. We loved it so much we went back the following weekend for 3 nights with our good friends - Scott's H.S. buddies and their fun families!

In the pic: RC holding Ellie, Scott, Hana holding Delaynie, G-ma and G-pa Mack!