Summer Catch-Up!

 In July my brother, Leif's, two younger children came to stay with me while he and his wife and oldest child were at a church girls camp. We had SO much fun with them. I'm so glad they came. We took them up to Bass Lake (one of my favorite places in the whole wild world to go). I love that the water is warm and I have so many happy memories of going there as a child with my family. I'm so glad my Grampa Sirman built the cabin there and wanted to keep it always in our family.

 (below) For some reason Jacen never likes his picture taken. I don't know why...he's so handsome.

 My other brother, Chris', daughter below--Morgan.

 Of course we play board games there. Here we were playing Clue. We played while Chris went to pick up some pizzas.

 Canoeing is always fun.

 

 Now we are at the zoo in Fresno. It was a hot day but we still had a lot of fun and the shade was nice.

 Micah loved the elephants.

 Micah and Will loved posing for pictures.

 This guy is my favorite at the zoo. He is from Fiji. I wish Jacen could have found his cousin and smuggled him home when he was there. (: I love him because he just looks so wise when I look into his eyes. I know it sounds weird but its true!

 Then we went swimming. I LOVE swimming. I want my own pool so bad. I would never wear clothes all summer--I'd live in my swim suit and swim every day all day.

 My neice, Erica, moved here from Florida around the same time as we did. This is her little girl and she now has a brand new baby too. So this is my great-niece. I sound like I'm getting old!

 Here is Erica the day her baby was blessed.

 My sister and her kids came for the blessing. (:

 Albert and I went to the temple one night and Linnea babysat. These pictures were then found on the camera. (:

 No one was hurt.

 Micah took this picture of me before going to the temple. He wanted to be sure I included it. He is a budding photographer! (:

Some more of July...

 My mom made this cute flag cake and brought over the night before the 4th. Of course the kids had to get out of bed and eat some.

 On the fourth we went bowling. It's one activity that can be done when its hotter than ... outside.

 Micah was so cute bowling. Jacen actually took video clips of him. I need to get the videos.

 We bought our own fireworks and did them in front of our house. We haven't been able to buy and do fireworks in years and years over on the coast so that was new and exciting to everyone. Chris' family joined us.

 Now this picture was from Linnea's birthday. She had a friend come over from PG and then Chris and his family came and my parents. We did Just Dance. That is one of our favorite things to do. My mom even did it! My Dad wouldn't...not yet.

I'll post the rest of July soon. (: