Bow and Arrow

What will Luke think of next? This is his latest project he has been working for the last few weeks. A homemade bow and arrow. He has been working on several that haven't worked and finally found a branch on a campout that works great! Thanks to his archery merit badge and the Dangerous book for Boys, he has made a successful bow and arrow that works.

Flower Clips

Last week my sister taught my girls and I how to make flower clips. We were so excited that we bought the supplies to make them. Malissa and her friend made A LOT of clips and wanted to wear All of them for the picture. It was a lot of fun! Thanks Emilee!
Claire was very excited to play with the buttons for the flower clips. She loved lining them up on the countertop and looking at them. I kept taking pictures of her because it was so cute. At first she glanced up at me giving me strange looks. Then she looked up and smiled for the camera (which is a rare moment for her.) I love capturing those moments!

Lytle Fun Week 2

During our second week with the Lytle's we went to the Kennecott Copper Mine which was pretty interesting! The last time we went to the mine Malissa wasn't even born so it had been awhile! On Saturday we celebrated Pionner Day at our park. The kids had fun going on the zip line, eating lots of cotton candy and snow cones, and going down the very long slip and slide. Lots of fun and lots of memories! We will miss you! Thanks for a wonderful time!

Week 1 Lytle Fun

Josh's brother and family are visiting Utah for two weeks. We are really happy to have them here! We have had a lot of fun every day! On Saturday we went to the Farmer's Market in Salt Lake and then to Gateway to cool off! I love watching the kids splash around in the water. They were so happy! Claire was a little hesitant to get herself wet but she still had fun.

We had a craft day on Friday and made skirts and headbands. It was so much fun! (Thanks Amie!)Now I am getting requests from my girls to buy a sewing machine.

We hiked up to the Timpanogos Cave in American Fork. I haven't hiked up since Emma was a baby so it was fun to go again.

We also went to Bridal Veil Falls in Provo. Some of the kids rollerbladed with Grandpa Lytle which was very fun for them. I love the beautiful falls!

We had a lot of fun BBQ's. The kids loved jumping on the trampoline, eating s'mores, and getting wet with the hose. Most of all it was fun just to be with family!

What I meant to blog last week

Malissa won second place in her age group for her black and white drawing in an art contest. She was very excited!

Emma didn't get a ribbon for Mickey Mouse but she got first place for her girl she made out of clay. (I wanted to post her picture of Mickey Mouse because I thought it was cute.)

Claire calls these erasers her "guys".

"Is it winter yet?"Claire loves to dress up with gloves and hats!

What a weekend!

What a weekend! First we celebrated Josh's Birthday in American Fork Canyon. The kids really wanted to go camping so that is what we did for his birthday! The kids had a blast! The next day I surprised Josh and we went to Sundance. We had a nice dinner, listened to the Utah Symphony and stayed overnight in a cabin. The next day we drove to Park City and stayed in a hotel with my brother and his family. My sister and her family were already staying up there so we were able to spend time with them too. The best part about this weekend was my sister had her first baby. I was able to be there with her when she had her baby. Welcome baby Elijah!

Happy 40th Birthday Josh!

I love my Dad sooooooooooo much! He is the best Dad in the world. -Emma
I like when my Dad takes me to the movies and out to eat! I also like to bike ride with him! -Luke

I like when he takes me on Daddy's night out. Even when he goes shopping he buys me icecream!Love, Malissa

Ewe you Daddy! (love you) -Claire

We love you so much! Happy 40th Birthday!