Sunday, July 26, 2026

Fran got braces! Mom had her knee replaced

 







I never really finished posting last week. We ran over and watched a few minutes of Kam's game, fun to see her again. Beautiful temple, and flowers from the wedding. The carnations are still pretty now.

Pretty sunflowers on the property.



Joe and kids got the shelves all done in the connex. It is so nice, hopefully we will never need that much storage. Haha.

Marjorie is doing amazing nails already. These are Sarah's. She already has a couple regular customers.


Sarah had road this past week, so on Monday night I was feeling good enough to ride with her up Sardine canyon, then walk with her around Mantua lake. She drove to Mantua on Wednesday for road. 






These 3 were anxiously waiting for Frannie to get back from getting braces. They got laughing about something.

It took several hours to get these on and she was very patient. She is not so excited now. They have hurt pretty bad this week.




Before. Pics are backwards again. My mom had her knee replaced at the same time. Her surgery went really well. She has been in a lot of pain this week. Praying for them. Dr said her knee cap was supposed to be an oval and smooth, but it was missing a big chunk and had ruts all over it. 


Made it to Malan's on Friday morning. Really missing my hiking peak/or far buddy. Oh well, hopefully we can hike again when he comes to visit or when I go to Alaska. ;)



Only a FEW MORE DAYS til we hug this one!!! It has been a rough couple months for me. It is weird having the oldest 4 be in 4 different states. It shouldn't be bad to have more time for the youngest 4 but it just feels strange. 




Spencer added some more pics to his photo album. He also posted another video on Youtube. 

We are so excited to pick up Lucy on Friday. We are going camping tomorrow and Brigham and Madi get to come! YAY! We will miss the other 3. We are going to a new place, staying on Joe's cousin Scott's property in the Uintas about 30 minutes from Evanston. 

Sunday, July 19, 2026

Ballgames/Jace & Abbie Penland!!!



We got free Chick-fil-a sandwiches the other day for dressing like cows.



Sarah played in the Triple Crown in Ogden. They didn't win much but fun to see her play.






 My parents came to lots of her games. It was a hot week but we made it! The highlight of the week was on Thursday, Jace and Abbie got married! It was a beautiful day. We enjoyed being together and missed so many that weren't able to be there. 



























This was my favorite picture of the night, Shan photobombing. Abbie comes from a great family and we had yummy food! It was a beautiful evening celebrating them. Really fun that all of the Penlands, except Bruce, was able to be there. Congrats Jace and Abbie!

The missionaries are doing well. Spencer worked a lot on the temple in Fairbanks this past week. He got to go on a hike last night. Brigham and Madi are doing well and will be coming home this Saturday so they can go camping with us on the following Monday. Less than 2 weeks 'til we see LUCY! Wahoo!