June

Another BUSY month.  Hubby had meetings in Logan and Idaho the first week, so I went to Utah to spend that time with my girls.  I was lucky enough to have my grand girls come over each day for that week, and we did all kinds of fun crafts such as making baked clay charms...

I had no idea this would go over as well as it did, but it kept them busy the entire day.  The youngest (Ellie) struggled at first, and was about to give up, but then she found her groove and no one else could keep up with her!

We also made squash books - this was a little frustrating because I made the mistake of letting them watch tv while we worked, so it was hard keeping them focused...

We planned on bringing them home with us, so I made them all some cool summer pajamas -

I had wanted to find some minecraft buttons to go on Arilie's to make them fun for her, but I couldn't find any, so I made some with some shrink art plastic.  The girls loved that, and had to try their own hand at it for the rest of that day...

The girls having fun...

The night I had them over for a sleep over, we were watching a movie when there was a knock at the door - when Ellie ran down to get it - she came back upstairs and we asked her who it was.  She said "I don't know it's some weird guy that I don't know..."  Then we heard him laugh - that weird guy was her uncle Brad!  He came to town for a funeral and didn't tell anyone he was coming.  What a great surprise!  All my children in one state!

The following week, after Wayland got back, we did take the girls back to Vegas with us.  When we got there Sunday night, we found that the power was out - had been for at least a couple of days!  All the food in the refrigerator and freezer was a loss, and a grody stinky mess.  Wayland called and got it turned back on - but what a yucky welcome home!

We did lots more crafts during the week - we made bracelets of of pop can tops, fairy houses out of those cheap little wooden birdhouses from JoAnn's,  (love the look of the pine cone shingles, but they were a buggar to work with!)

When you're at grandmas' you have to get your hair and make-up done...

Millie has such looooong hair - I always have to try the new hair-do's that I find on Pinterest...

Arilie wanted a Katniss Everdean style...

We had a great time - and I got all of their orders for my Christmas sewing projects to keep me busy for the next six months!  :-)

The week went by fast, and we had to take them home - a guy was nice enough to take this picture of us at the Chevron in Beaver...

...So daddy and doggy had to get in on the act too.

We spent a few days doing odd jobs around the house and yard, and then prepared for a family reunion that coming weekend.  During the week, my sister had been texting me, and I found out she was going to be in town on the weekend!  She had made arrangements with two of my other sisters to go to Richfield and spend the day.  The angles have seemed to be with me this month - timing has been on my side to make it possible for me to see so many of my loved ones!

I ended up missing the Taylor reunion, but I spent a great day with my sisters...  We lunched at Frontier Village - had the whole banquet room to ourselves.

On the right, back to front - Ruth, Janell and Debbie.
On the left is the newest inductee into the sisterhood, Karen, a lifelong friend of Debbie's

After hours of chatting and playing with dolls, we went out for ice cream at Ideal Dairy.
 Love this place, it's like an old fashioned Ice Cream parlor :-)

Back to Vegas, and the month has flown by - one of the hottest in history here, luckily most of the month was spent elsewhere!  Had a rip-roaring thunderstorm last night.  Those don't come with rain here, just lots of noise and a light show.

Hoping the rest of the summer goes by as quickly.  I'm already looking forward to fall!