Back in Houston

The goodbyes in Utah were hard. But I was grateful for this wonderful family gathering at Aunt Colleen and Uncle Dean's.

Ben made breakfast for us. Whip cream is a must for Ben. Homemade. I love him so much. 

One morning, Liam was trying to cool off his oatmeal. LOL.

The never ending encouragement to get these kids to read is finally showing some progress. Time at the library had to be short because of the two smallest munchkins. Troy and Liam read to each other. 

Our elementary school does a reading bingo challenge during the summer and I LOVE IT. They get so motivated to read in different ways. This was what I found at some point during the day. Evidence of a reader.

Target run. They decided to spend their allowance on this popcorn. Although, I don't think I actually made them pay for it. But it's been a few months, and I can't remember. 

Michael Boyer was out of town when we got back, so when he got home, the boys were SO excited to see him.

Meet the teacher night. Cool mascot! Go Stallions!

More reading Bingo. Picnic reading.

Peanut butter ball magic.

Utah Summer Trip 2017 Part 2

I celebrated my birthday and my family was too kind. 

Mom decorated beautifully. And spoiled me with shopping. 

My family went to dinner with me and then we did some shopping. Love this group of amazing women.

It was wonderful to be able to visit Grandma Andersen. So much heritage to be grateful for. She reminds me of my dad and all that was passed on to me. 

Croquet is a must at Grandma Allsop's house.

We met up with the Melissa Garza, her sister, her sister's friend, and her mom at the Bean Museum. Melissa had reserved a wonderful class where they showed us live animals. The kids got to touch them and were quizzed about them. 

Miles and Gwen. 

Afterwards we got ice cream at the creamery, of course. Miles approved.

Already getting into climbing trouble. Fun at Seven Peaks with Mom. 

More fun at the Lindon pool.

Building the Harry Potter castle was a dream for Troy and Liam. Especially since we started watching the first Harry Potter.

Always fun board games at Grandma's house.

Miles thought this little chair was hilarious.

Fireworks!