A bunch of lasts...

As our time in the 8th ward was drawing to an end, I knew there were going to be a lot of hard "lasts" and goodbyes. I was surprised when in Primary, I was presented with the cutest candybar card that all the kids got to sign. I took one last picture of my primary kiddos that I will miss singing with SO much! 

Lots of hugs were given and tears shed!

It made me feel so loved. And we will for sure miss having these cute kiddos next door to always play with! We love Avery and Kayden!

As I was cleaning out our home I was vaccuming each room and remembering things that happened in each room and letting the tears come as I remembered birthdays, toddler beds, long talks, BBQs, projects, quarantine, new babies and so many more memories. This house turned us into a family and brought so many great things to our family here. 

Goodbye 346! You were so good to us. 

When we finally had the last boat pulled out, we took one last picture in front of our home. It was hard to say good bye but easier knowing what we were moving into!

Goodbye ol' house!

And this building we will miss...a little anyway! I WON'T miss the lack of AC! Man this summer has been brutal in there. But I will miss the architecture of this old building. The rolling wall, the fireplaces, the cry room, the nursing closet, the windows, but most of all the people! 

Our last sunday there we had a munch and mingle after church. We got to say goodbye to lots of friends and we are glad we aren't going far and will still get to rub shoulders with these wonderful people! Chad has grown alot as a member of the bishopric. I know he will miss working with these men immensely. They have been so good to us and our family. We are grateful for their friendship.  

We are already planning on lots of cross town play dates with these cuties. 

And look at all these angels that showed up to load our UHAUL! We seriously were done in an hour. I couldn't even believe the love and service we were shown from so many friends.  Unfortunately this was Satruday and we didn't end up moving til TUESDAY! So we had a lot of time just sitting in an empty house. But I took the opportunity to get it clean so I didn't have that much to do. But it was pure torture waiting to get the keys! 

And here's some last pictures of our family on our steps. You can't tell, but tears were overflowing this day. Even typing about it 3 months later still brings tears to my eyes!

Goodbye 346 E 700 N! I'm glad we drive past often so we can see the great new memories that are being made in our new home by the new owners. We don't know much about them but know they came from Rose Park and are a family of 5 boys! They breed dogs and plan to turn the side of the house into a dog cage thing. Hope they will take care of our home that we put our hearts and souls into! 

Sports in the summer

With us moving, Carter came to the realization that he would no longer be able to play football for Tooele since we crossed the boundary line. He really struggled with that for a while. Since we hadn't signed papers to make it official yet, he attended both Tooele and Stansbury football camps. After his first practice with Stansbury, he said, "Mom, I feel like I'm finally where I belong." <3 I'm not sure what made him feel like that but ever since then he was 100% dedicated to Stansbury. Here he is at his last Tooele camp. We will for sure miss the purple Buffs! But I really think this will be a change for the better! 

Mollie played in the Friday Night Lights Cup here at Deseret Peak. It was SO fun. When I saw the schedule I was a little worried when I saw we had 9 & 10 PM games! But it was awesome playing under the lights and in the cooler weather! I hope this is a tradition that continues because we had SO much fun! 

We had one game not under the lights, but it was still pretty cool. 

Annnnd...... we came out on top! Our girls were the CHAMPS!!!!! They played SO hard!

Allison promised ice cream cones after the game if they won....well it worked! 

GO ELITE!!!!! 

 

Camping at Pineview :(

We decided to try out a new camping place since we always go to the same spot. We tried a place in Ogden Canyon called Pineview. At first, it seemed great. I don't know if it was because my stress level was so high with moving or what but I just could not relax. I don't love RV camping and this was pretty much an RV park with all grass. The sand by the lake was pretty great and we spent some time at the waters edge before heading out boating the next day. 

You could see how low the water levels were...pretty sad. 

We got on the water early but it wasn't early enough. The water was already packed and so much that we couldn't even get out to do anything behind the boat. We were really bummed at first. But then we just parked and let the kids play in the water and that lifted everyones spirits pretty well. 

There were SO many people on the water it was ridiculous and quite dangerous. 

Dad sported his new flamingo shorts for Mollie. 

Rylee had her traditional boat nap. 

The best thing about this trip was we made donuts! They were a hit and we really enjoyed them! They even opted for having them again over s'mores!

I forgot to take pictures before we devoured them but this is what I got. They were yummmmy! Chad took it one step further and stuffed a reeces cup in the dough before he fried it. 

We got a new tent and realized we didn't love it....then Bri fell on her bike and got this huge bruise. By this point I was just ready to go home or go to a different lake. We decided to pack up early and go boating at Willard Bay. 

 It was a much better experience for a while....all of a sudden our boat wouldn't start! There we were, sitting ducks in the water. Wow this trip was kind of a big fail. We decided once we got the boat started to just head home. We came home a day early and i was really ok with it. We just have so much to do! And it was nice to sleep in my bed where it was dark and quiet. RV camping is NOT camping! 

The 4th

The 4th this year found us at Mantua again with Adam and Britney. We reminisced about the last time we went boating with them and had the biggest storm! We had MUCH better weather and we had a perfect day! Baby Wren had her first time in the boat and she did so great! 

DEW USA and cute nails!

Wren even went in the tube! Rylee agreed to go since it would be slow. 

She didn't love her life vest, but she did great most of the time. 

Got this awesome pic just before Ad and Brit tipped in! 

Chad surfing, me driving. 

The sun kissed gang!

We had plans to get back and go to dinner and hit the fireworks but the water was too perfect so we ended up staying longer, frantically finding a hole in the wall place to eat and then getting back just in time for fireworks. We still had the boat hooked on so we just all piled in the boat to watch fireworks. It was kind of magical. 

The typical July 4th breakfast!

Mollie was extra pleased to find out her and Wren were twinning!

We worked together with A&B to make this yummy fruit pizza. Its a tradition!

Soon after the parade, the neighborhood festivities were getting started! We had music, dancing, basketball, food, and fireworks. We are seriously going to miss these neighbor parties!

Kaycee has been such a great friend! I've loved having her right next door when I need anything! 

Cute littles...

Gorgeous big girls!

I'm so glad these girls have had eachother through covid and the summers! Lots of bball has been played and giggles had in our yards. Although I know we are moving on to more great things, it hurts my heart a little to know this will be the last party with our 3 neighbors that we have grown to love and enjoy over the years. I'm trusting there are greater things to come. We have been so blessed in this hood!