August 2018
We spent the beginning part of the month in Utah visiting family for summer. We went to the Gordon's house and the Payson temple! We went to the Loveland Living Planet Aquarium, The Dallas Arboretum, Celina square day, went boating, went to the Crayola museum, and more. Here's more of Nathan's birthday stuff, first day of school, blessings, school, and play!
4 mouth old Makenzie!
Makenzie's baby blessing! Her daddy blessed her with the ability to be able to discern the spirit and right and wrong. She was blessed to be an example and light to her siblings and those around her. She has a very calm, but strong, determined spirit and we are so thankful to have her in our family. She was blessed to be guided throughout her life and that she would be able to serve and do all the Lord has in store for her and make and receive special covenants in the temple someday where families can be forever! We love you, Makenzie and the glimpse of heaven you bring into our home!
Father's blessings as we prepare for the start of a new school year!
Katelyn (10 yrs)
Nathan (7 yrs)
Gracie (5 yrs)
Joshua (2.5 years)
Makenzie (4 months old)
We celebrated our 11 years anniversary this year! It's our tradition to take family pictures on or near our anniversary to celebrate the start of our family!! We sure love our crew and the meaning, challenges, but excitement and pure joy they bring into our lives!
Cutie-pie Makenzie!
First day of school pictures!
Katelyn- 4th grade, Nathan-2nd grade, and Gracie- Kindergarten, Joshy-Preschool
We joined a Christian co-op called Classical Conversations and it has been such a great experience! It is all focused on centering all subjects on God and is an outstanding, thorough program with History, Science, Latin, Math, English, and Geography songs for each week, not to mention a Timeline of the World song too!! Yay for homeschooling and awesome learning together!
We celebrated Isaac's 10th birthday at our house with a superhero friend party too! So many fun friends and shaving cream games!
Twister with Dad's shaving cream!
A Blast!
Nathan decorated his cake from Gammy Heath for his birthday!
Boating fun! Katelyn finally got up on water skis and everyone loves tubing, swimming and jumping off the boat!
Go Joshy!
The Crayola Museum, homeschool field trip!
Date night, Pictionary game!
We went to the library's walk the pony activity!
The Dallas Arboretum
They did a science project, EXTRACTING DNA from a STRAWBERRY!! SOOO COOL!!! We got to see the DNA suspended in the solution!
Such a beautiful place and darling bunch of kids!
Aunt Rebekah and Makenzie time!!
Holding butterflies at Thanksgiving Point's Butterfly Biosphere!
Dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's house. We got to see Mom's old Nanny, Hillary Miller Downey!
The Payson temple! <3
Its amazing what kind of smiles you get while laughing!