The Lindenaus

We were so lucky to have so many members of our family visit us this summer. My kids got to play with every single one of their cousins. Even the 5 that live in California. We got to have Maureen, Ashley, and Sean stay with us for a few days and the kids had a great time! For some reason, I did not take very many pictures. I thought I was getting better at that, but obviously I still need to work on it. Maybe I should have my camera surgically connected to me. Anyway, I remembered the last day they were here, so here are the pictures:

115 degrees

Gretchen was heading down to pick up Kessa from Las Vegas, so the kids and I came too. (Kess had been staying with Leah.) We were only there for a few days, but it was fun to see the Karpowitz family again. Oh yeah, and it was 115 degrees everyday. I thought I might have a problem with that, but I actually didn't mind it that much. It was way better than cold weather! Here are some pictures of the kids swimming in the backyard pool.

Independence Day!

I love the Fourth of July. If I had to chose, I'd say it's my favorite holiday. What about Christmas? It's not that I don't like it, but it's extremely stressful and it's in the winter. If Christmas were in July then it might be a different story. Anyway, this July 4th was simple and fun, and we loved hanging out with family all day. We started off at the Lehi pool. Then we came home and took a break. Summer and Jake even took a nap! Then we barbecued with lots of family. (We even got to see some Bisels from Arizona!) And ended the evening with a bang -fireworks! Here are some pics:

And a big thanks to Gran for all the cute shirts. It made dressing in red, white, and blue very easy!