July, utah Holt family

We had an awesome summer in Ut, here's a few photos of our time with the the Holt side.

 It's been seven years and sometimes it is still very fresh. We had a peaceful time at Rich's moms place. These boys love eachother :)

 We spent a few days on the front together, doing the zoo and the new childrens museum. We hammered the kids. They had a great time :)

 We love the helper pool, it's definitely a favorite! It was so fun watching the kids enjoy eachother. Wish we all lived closer.

 Tristan loved the trains and even got a little surprise after dark :) He was thrilled!

 We spent a day at the lake, caught crawdads, fished, and the kids even did some tubing! So fun :)

 We were so blessed to be able to spend a weekend with Eric and Bettyanne. She has since passed away and we were so grateful to have had that time with her. Heavenly father works in miraculous ways...

 Darci loved uncle eric :)

 We had an awesome weekend with Nate and Sarah at zions! It's truly our sanctuary away from home and loved spending time with them again. We miss them so much! Nate and Rich are like brothers, and I'd like to think Sarah and I are just as close ;) Truly the hardest thing about leaving vegas! We did some hiking, swimming, and good eating of course! Matt and Sarah even met up with us for a day. It was a fabulous weekend :)

 Loved spending time with these Holt cousins!

 good times :)

 Rich got to spend a lot of time with his dad. They did a lot of fishing, golfing, and lunch dates together. He loved every minute of it :)

 

June & Aunt Brenda

We all got to enjoy aunt brenda's solo visit for an entire week! It was so much fun to grow closer and be able to really enjoy her. We took the kids to a park and the lake, had a picnic lunch, watched the birds, enjoyed the backyard, took the kids to happy feet 2, and she even helped me tackle the huge chore of antiquing my old oak kitchen table. We stayed up late and painted ( the kids even helped), ate chocolate & popcorn, and watched chick flicks :) We also tried some great new recipes, even ask Richard! It was a great time and I LOVE being closer to her here in MO. Please o pretty please come back Bre! We miss you!

 Remind you of anything??? a reenactment of a few years back??? even in the same outfit :) She's bouncy!

 

oooo these handsome boys!!! Ladies men for sure!

The before, and our masterpiece after!

 What a perfect week we had!!!

 Mei made herself a reading nook for the summer reading program, pretty sure I did this when I was little :)

Our wonderful neighbors who we love dearly

Big T got a bike upgrade!

Best daddy ever :)

We did a little zoo trip at st louis with friends and a little fishing here :)

We were lucky to be along the route of Gpa Holt and Uncle Derick and enjoyed a great dinner and evening together. We can't wait to come to UT and hang out with everyone more!

 This is little Darc's 9 mo pic :) The kids all wanted in on it! She is so loved :) Right now she claps, says uhho, growls, pouts, and waves and says hi. She is soooo yummy :)

T took a selfie :)

I'm reminded how fast life is happening. Kai has decided to get baptized and I can't believe that we are there already! They are growing so quickly and he is turning into a fine young man. Definitely a boy with a righteous heart and desires. We love him so much. Thanks Aunt Brenda for the beautiful photos!