Summer 2012

After we got back from Idaho we had 3 solid weeks of fun with Doug still around! We did quite a few fun things. We are lucky enough to have lake Erie close by providing lots of fun beaches to play on that are no more than 1 hour away!

We also went out to Palmyra and saw the church sites. We really didn't have any excuse to not go. Its only 1 hour away so we decided we better go!

The boys at the statue at the visitors center.

This is the hill Cumorah. I made Doug go stand on it so you can see how steep it is. It's seriously steep.

The Palmyra temple . . .

This is Joseph Smith's house that he lived in when he had the first vision. The sacred grove is right out the back door. While we were on the tour of it my kids were going in every which direction. I honestly wasn't getting much out of it until the sister missionary opened the back door to show us the sacred grove. When she did that she recited the first vision. My kids held still for the duration of her speech and I got goosebumps just looking out the back door listening to what happened 200ish years ago. Its amazing to think that I was standing a few hundred yards from the place that Heavenly Father and Jesus came to Joseph Smith. AMAZING! The spirit was so strong!

This is us at Joseph Smiths second house. The one he stayed in as he tried to keep the golden plates safe from the mobs.

These are the exact bricks and the exact fireplace that he hid the plates under.

We walked through the Sacred Grove. I snapped a couple pics, honestly our time in the sacred grove was less than spiritual. :) By that Point the kids were tired and sooo hot!

We also got to see the "Hill Cumorah Pageant" It was awesome! It is put on on the acctuall Hill Cumorah. It goes through the Book of Mormon story clear until the time that Moroni buries the plates and then Joseph Smith finds them again. Its pretty cool. Krew LOVED it and still asks to go back to "pageant". Anything that you get to stay up late for is pretty cool I guess when you're 3!

Krew has been doing T ball this summer and I think its been really good for him. I have been absolutely terrible at taking pics but here are a few from my phone lol.

Rounding 3rd, headed for home!

How about that nice lookin 3rd base coach!

Krew with his T-ball buddy Henry.

Another first we had this summer is Krews first highlight!! lol Daddy wasn't to happy about this so we had to do it when he wasn't home. :) I think its pretty cute tho!

Doug finished up Krews bike. Here is the finished product. What a good Daddy!

Krews Yellow Jeep died. Correction-Krew drove it into the ground. So we found another jeep on craigslist and bought it. While Doug was picking it up the guy he bought it from asked if he wanted this fourwheeler he had, for free!!!! YESS PLEASE!!!!

One day I had to do a hair apt. without Doug around to watch the boys. I didn't think it would be a big deal because it was relatively fast. Oh no, Krew found a marker and decorated himself. I caught him just as he was about to decorate his brother.

Brody wanted his picture taken to! Don't judge the immodestly of my kids! Its stinkin hot here!

This pic. was before the jeep died. Krew saw one on Tv that had a trailer so he decided that his jeep needed a trailer to! He got a shoe lace and fashioned the wagon on behind the jeep with dad overseeing the project. And what better than your little brother to haul around! Brody LOVES IT!

Doug took Krew to see a monster truck show at the fair. Krew died. and went to heaven. He loved it! Krews friend ragan and her dad went with them. They had a ball riding on the rides at the fair!

And then the fun came to an end . . .Daddy had to go back to school. Here is is first day of the second year of dental school! We sure love you daddy!

Krew cried and stared out the window for an hour after Doug left for school. It was a rough couple days with out dad :)