Boating

Our first time on a boat since Cambry was 3 weeks old!! So fun! We went with my 2 brothers and their families. It was a chaotic mess of kids and so much fun. The water was quite choppy, but so great to be back on the water.

Hello darling

Devin out braving the white caps.

Myla was an angel the whole time.

The kids had so much fun playing on the deck with Aunt Margaret

Veena loved sitting with Captain Jamey to drive the boat. 

Cute Michelle with her darling boys

May Camera Clean Up

One Monday, for FHE, we went to Sacred Gifts display and BYU's museum of art. They had on loan original paintings by Carl Bloch from the Frederiksborg Palace in Denamark along other religious paintings. All of them depicting different events in Jesus's life.

Our girls did great. The paintings gave us all new insights and appreciation for our Savior and his life and sacrifice.

Afterwards, we ate our dinner by a little pond. There were some ducks there as well with their little chicks following along.

The ducks ended up eating half of our girls' dinner

The girls and I went to City Creek and played in the fountains.

They danced to the music, and Veena worked in a cousin snuggle to Rylee every chance she got.

They did a wardrobe change into swimming suits, giving off the impression they anticipated on getting wet...

This was as close as we got to actually playing in the water.

Running around the perimeter was quite enough excitement.

Cambers loved the larger fountain blasts.

Devin had his own lift where you stand experience while moving the Beck and Greg's old swing set down to our house with the Elder's quorum.

It was remarkable to see something that looked and felt so sturdy and immovable be hoisted above the ground and steadily moved into our backyard by just a few men working together.

The moving crew

The kids love having it in the backyard. It has already gotten a lot of use.

Riding skate boards in dresses

Michelle cut Veena's hair in the back yard. I guess I didn't take a before or after shot. But Veena kept telling people for several days after, "Michelle cut MY hair. Cute, huh!?"

A little cool down time- kids watering the driveway and each other.

Cambers taking a break to play with the happy Myla

Crazy hair. Happy baby

Cambers teaching Veena how to walk like a polar bear.

The first thing these girls wanted to play this morning was princesses making popsicles. 

Geez, I went in to check on Myla one afternoon during nap time and found her like this. She's always putting blankets over her face! No idea how she breathes under there!

The sprinkler ball has made its appearance again! It's still a hit!

Cambers even got slightly wet!

Veena happily drenched herself

The girls made these princess cards for a neighbor and were a little sad to part with them.

Memorial Day Weekend

Saturday evening, we went over to my good friend's, Steph's, house for a BBQ. It was a perfect evening. It is always a great night with Steph and Braden

On Sunday Evening, we went to Grandpa Rappleye's grave with the some of the extended Rappleye Family. The girls had fun playing in the spooky forests (oak thickets) while we all reminisced about Grandpa and sang hymns.

Of course, there was lots of singing. Derek pretended to sing along while he played on his Game Boy.

Myla was all smiles despite being sleep deprived, such a good baby!

One experience that Devin shared was from his Grandpa's last reunion with us. He said, "While we were all gathered around the fire at Island Park, he spoke rather emphatically to "get as much education as you can." Whenever I have gotten tired of being a student and begin to contemplate skipping out early, I remember those words and they give me strength to keep going. I'm sure grateful for the legacy that my Grandpa has left behind. My sweet Grandma sure loves him and misses him."

Monday we joined Devin's mom, dad and Derek for the traditional bike ride up Provo Canyon. We only rode from Bridal Veil to Vivian Park.

We decided to bring along Cambry's little bike and see how far she could go. She pedaled her heart out (riding in a dress of course).

She almost made it to our destination, just over a mile, and had very rosy checks when she decided to call it good.

Vienna took over at that point and made it the rest of the way to the park.

We had a little Picnic when we got to Vivian Park.

Grandpa, the pro at wading in the Provo river according to his stories, showed the girls the ropes wading in the south fork of the Provo river.

The girls loved wading in the creek despite its freezing temperatures. It was total wake up a call to me when Cambry and Vienna waded and climbed in and out of the creek all by themselves. When did they get that old!

What a dream!

All the while, Derek loafed in this tree.

It was so fun to share this tradition Devin has done since he was a kid with our kids.

The girls were pretty exhausted from the ride up. So Cambry and Myla rode in the trailer.

While Vienna perched herself in the back seat of Devin's bike. Thanks Jamey for letting us borrow it.

That evening, Vienna and I went to visit Grandpa Fuddy's grave. We love and miss him. We are so blessed to have so many great examples that went before us that sacrificed so much protecting our freedoms and building a strong spiritual foundation for our families