Rock Climbing, Camping, Parties, Summer...

Copper went to girls' camp this past week for the 1st time! Except because of COVID still, it was home camp, where they took day trips each day, came home for a few hours, and went back all night for dinner and activities. She had a ball! They had a lake day and went kayaking and swimming, to the hot pots to soak (in hot water in 102 degree weather), rock climbing, and games at the park; nights were full of games, hair braiding, displaying favorite things, getting to know you activities, dance parties, skits, and more and more. We barely saw her all week long. :)

They needed a few priesthood holders to join, so Tim went with Copper to the hotpots and rock climbing. I'm so glad he got some pictures of her- it was amazing!

She climbed about 50+ feet of rock, including over a ledge. She wanted to quit but the girls cheered her on and their spirit helped her confidence and she did it! I'm so proud of her, and I'm incredibly grateful for the youth programs and activities in our church that help these girls. I love that our church offers youth opportunities for such growth in character and spirit. I'm a happy mama.

I took one picture of one (of two) days we went to the Steel Days carnival. It was bloody hot with a ton of people... the girls loved it... (and so did the friend we brought)

Ty and Amber invited us down to Big Horn Ranch in Sanpete County, where they keep their trailer for most of the summer. The girls and dogs had a fine time running, playing at the playground, and riding 4-wheelers. Grateful for fun summer times!

Amber had a birthday and so Shandee and I decided to throw her a Barb and Star surprise party. Barb and Star is a movie we watched when we all went to St. George together a few months ago. They thought it was hilarious, and I might have had I stayed awake for it. Most movies put me to sleep, haha. We even made culottes to wear. Shandee is the party-thrower for the family. I basically just showed up.

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Easter-ish, belt exams, and more

Micah's belt exam was last month. She advanced to the top of three brown belts and her junior black belt exam will be this fall. She asked me not to tell or invite anyone except Auree... and Auree is her karate friend. She said, "only karate people there except you guys." Copper was in NY, so it was just Tim and I and Dakota. Kota's phone died about one hour into the almost four hours we were there, and what a trooper. Haha. Micah is awesome! While waiting they had to do all sorts of "the grind" exercises. Here she had to put her feet on her friend (boy Ronan) legs and then do push ups. It looked really hard. Jujitsu fighting with friend (girl) Ronan... Three hours in and she just sat and took a break. She looked beat. I'm grateful for girl Ronan's friendship with Micah. They're all such great friends with her. Ronan, Kristine, and Micah Ms. Kassie came back to see everyone who was advanced testing! Micah was thrilled; this is her mentor...

She's Here!

Yea! Copper is here and is so beautiful! She was born on June 8, 2009 after a surprise "You're not leaving the hospital" induction. She was 6.13 pounds and 18.5 inches long. She had the cord around her neck twice, so she was this dark haired, albino skin girl with quivering lips. But so cute! She got some color right away and has stayed pink since! Here's a few pics...

We went to California! Micah has her annual karate in the woods event through ISKA, and this year we decided to take the whole family and go a few days early. It kind of stinks because the girls had 4 days of school and then we took off! I don't regret it though. They are hard workers and they got caught up pretty fast. We got there really early Wednesday morning after an early flight, and started off the day off with a baseball game with the San Francisco Giants. Micah is now baseball's biggest fan. Especially the Giants, and especially number 51. I can't remember his name but she knows everything including his stats. 🤣 Wednesday we also walked Pier 39 and about exhausted ourselves from a very long day. Thursday we hit the national monument and visitor center of the Golden Gate bridge and then walked along it until we got a pretty decent view of the ocean. So pretty! After that we spent the whole rest of the afternoon at the San Francisco zoo. I think this was Dakota...

A Day in the Life...

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