Washington DC

There could not have been a more beautiful day, in a beautiful temple, with a beautiful couple, and their beautiful family!

On their fifth wedding anniversary, Sarah and Brian were sealed!
What a special day!

Mikayla got to go "touring" with one of my favorite couples - her awesome Aunt and Uncle!

Really, could this picture be any cuter!?!

I love how Eme is just holding on like a monkey!

An amazing family!

"So cute!"

Awwww!

A special couple and really special friends!

Here's that awesome Aunt and Uncle I was talking about! 

Grandma!

So sweet!

Uncle Larry

Really great friends!
  (Who make the best baked beans ever - seriously - so good!!!)

Oh my goodness!  I just love those smiles!  :)

Layne and I had such a great time together!  The temple was amazing!  I had never been inside the DC temple and it is really beautiful!  I am so glad we were able to be there on this special day with such special family and friends!  We love them!

Hey check out what my mom and dad were driving....

Hey Brian!  I wish I had a picture of all of us at "Cheeburger Cheeburger" with your big giant hamburger!  :)

Hilton Head!

We've been able to go on a few fun vacations this summer!  Our first was to Hilton Head - Layne had a conference and the rest of us were able to tag along!  :)

We would play on the beach in the morning, then meet up with Layne for some exploring!

This yacht had just pulled in as we were walking by.
 What a great way to travel, huh?

I'm not sure what we were waiting for, but the weather was very enjoyable!
Not too hot, and just the right kind of breeze!

The kids found a great tree to climb!

A fun playground!

"Salty Dog Cafe" with free fun and face painting!

More beach time!

We found lots of neat critters!

The water was a little chilly!

I think this is the coolest tree!

A butterfly house!

So fun!

So pretty!

Always a treasure to be found!

Hilton Head is really beautiful and we had such a great time!!

catching up, still!

The end of the school year is always fun and packed full of activities!  So here I am trying to catch up before the new school year starts...

Kyler had a great 7th grade year.  It's hard to believe that he will be in his last year of middle school.  We are thankful for all of his accomplishments.  Sadly, he has decided to give up band for this next school year.  His "likes" go way beyond what his schedule will allow! :)

He received two trophies this year - highest math average in his pod and
highest overall average in his pod!

Kavan received many fun awards this year.  He was the only 2nd grader this year to receive perfect attendance (that was his favorite award - can you guess why?).

He loved his teachers and was pretty "sweet" on Mrs. Clark! :)

Karlee had a great 4th grade year.  Her teachers, especially Mrs. Brown, were so great and pushed her academically.  She received many awards - and we were thankful for all of the opportunities she was given this year that made learning fun!

Awards, friends and an ice cream party!

Mrs. Brown and Karlee

I don't have any pictures of McKenzie at the end of the year.  But, she also had many accomplishments academically and musically.  She earned her letter in band this year after meeting a lengthy list of requirements.   - And we are proud to say that she pulled a B out of AP Government and Math to end the year with all A's and B's!  Whew!  And now she's driving!  :) Double whew!