Utah for The 4th

Our kids with great Grandpa & Grandma Spence / Kallista with cousin Kameha

Me with one of my best friends, I love you Marie / The cousins play with cooper's new 20Q

Grandpa made the kids member missionary name tags, they felt so big!

Kallista playing with Great Grandma / The kids with their gifts from Cooper. The girls got beautiful jewelry and hair accessories that they want to wear every day and Darius got an identical outfit as Cooper had. Darius said "I can't wait to be like Cooper!"

Ari with Auntie Michelle and her dog / Great Grandma making doll clothes for Athena

Aunt Marie with Kallista / Auntie Michelle & Uncle Rich with Kallista

Jayda with Kallista / Makinzie with Kallista

Provo 4th of July Parade

It was pretty hot for us heat wimps... Athena forgot to drink water the whole time we were there so on the walk back to the car she began to puke... she can't stand not having all the attention...! She is quite a handful but man I still love her.

Time to cool off

Ari falling on the slip'n slide / isn't the view so pretty from the Spence's

strike a pose / Cooper's cool moves

Jayda cruising / Athena never really got the slip down the slide

Darius couldn't keep his crack covered to save his life / Tyler & Justin relaxing after they assembled Grandpa & Grandma's porch swing they have had in a box, in the garage for about 3 years... :)

Dinner at Michelle's

Kameha, dinner time / Grandpa & Athena enjoying cooper's B-day cake

Darius totally not interested in eating / Ari just loved auntie Michelle's

Happy Birthday Cooper / Auntie Michelle

After Dark...

Ari & Kameha waiting for the show / the whole gang at Stadium of Fire

Watching fire works (Ari thought they were too loud) / waiting out the crowds after the show

Daddies and their daughters enjoying the fire works

Oquirrh (Oaker) Temple

even with a moment like this last picture depicts I am so grateful families can be together forever... :) It was a wonderful experience being able to take our children through the house of our Lord and Savior. I know they learned a lot.

After the Temple we headed to The Pie for dinner (thanks Justin). Afterwards everyone got to write their names on the walls...

We had a Blast!