As promised here are pictures of some of
our adventures with Lucia!

So I am so behind on blogging. We have been doing so many wonderful fun things the last month or so and I haven't had a chance to sit and write about it. Part of the problem is this sloooooow computer. It takes forever to download a picture but I think that I need to start to play caught up anyway.

So we were so sad that Lucia, our spain daughter for 3 weeks had to go home. She was absolutely a joy to have stay with us and hope that we will keep in contact with her and her family forever. I will try to down load some of the pictures of the fun activities that we did while she was here and her sad going away. Lucia if you are reading this we hope you are having a ball on your next vacation and know that we still miss you.

Anyway the Burrows girls headed up to Ed week again this year and had another wonderful year. It is always so fun to go to Ed week. We get so spiritually feed and have such a great time with the Burrows girls. This year we did the traditional toe nail painting and Stacy, Steph, and Kaitlyn did a awesome job. They also made darling braclets and watch bead bands too. They turned out so cute. I really loved the speakers again this year. As I did last year I loved Bro. Baron. What a mind he has. He can remember so many things and it was interesting to learn that a few years ago he also went through a bout of cancer. I always feel a kinda of bond with anyone who has experienced cancer. It is like Jill Grant said. You are all part of a club. A club no one ever wants to be part of but once you are you feel a kindred with those that have experienced some of the same things you have gone through.

We have been busy getting the kids ready to go back to school. (BOO WHO) I hate when my kids go back to school. I always have. I have never been the kind of mom that looks forward to having some time to myself while they are at school. I am always happiest when I have my children home and close to me. Even now that they are married. I do like to have them home. So though I am so thankful that we live in a country that educates our children I still hate it when they have to go back to school.

We had the opportunity to just drop everything on Wednesday and just take a quick trip to Bear Lake. (I must say that Bear Lake even tho it is where years ago I almost died. Seriously. I still love the place.) I love the great big body of water but believe me I also respect it very much. I love the sun there too but have gotten a new thinking on how very hot it can be and how very much I am thankful for Sunscreen. Anyway we went and stayed up at the 3 bears cabin at the Nebekers. Mike talked to them to see if his family could go and no one was using it on Wednesday so we loaded up and went. Paige had to work...sorry Paige we did miss you but Parker and McKenzie went. We had a great time. We meet up with the Petersons (Brinkley and Richy too.) and went and ate pizza. They really showed us up by eating the biggest pizza I have ever seen called the "OLD EPHRIAM" pizza. Way to go Petersons. Then we went to the cabin Kenzie and Park played in the water. Light was running out so no time for swim suits. They just ran in and jumped on the trampoline and played for awhile then a little bad mitton. Wow did I laugh hard at how good we all were at that game. I have such funny children. We then watched a little I love Lucy. Great show.

The next morning we got up and went on a bike ride. Parker and Kenzie rode the first 10 miles while I followed in the car and then I rode for 17. We rode over to pack the bikes up at the KOA where Petersons were staying. We said our good byes and off we went. Less than 24 hours had past and we were on our way home. We packed a lot into that one day but we had a great time and would we do it again????? Yes we would. Matter of fact Kenzie is up there with the young women right now. I bet you are having a blast Kenzie. I am jeolous.