July

July was Crazy Busy! We had 6 family Birthdays, and 2 holidays, a funeral and a lot of chaos, but it was a great month looking back!

We started the month off with fireworks on the 1st at USU. I love that we can always see the fireworks on the weekend for the 4th of July Holiday up here in Cache Valley! The next day we headed down to Syracuse to enjoy the 4th of July festivities with both families and a visit with Adam's Sister Lori and her family who came in from Chicago. It was so much fun to see them again! I tried to convince Lori to let me keep her Kaity for the rest of the summer because she adored my boys, and I kinda adore her! Lori was unwilling :-(




While Lori was here, her Sweet Blake got to fulfill a BIG dream of his, and we got to go along. Blake is a BIG fan of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, especially the director, Mack Wilberg. Through family friends and connections in the area, we were able to go see the choir practice for their sunday performance and were given preferential treatment the whole time. They gave us the best seats in the house for the best sound. Half way through the practice, Mack Wilberg stopped and welcomed all who were there to see the practice, then announced that there was an honorary member in the audience- Blake Fifield. Blake stood up, put his arms up in the air and looked around at the congregation, then bowed a few times.... I could just see him picturing himself as the star of a big show with spotlights and applause! The choir applauded and chuckled a bit when he bowed. After the practice, Mack came down and met Blake. Blake was in HEAVEN! The Smile and excitement on his face as he waited for Mack to walk toward him was priceless! What a blessing Blake is in our lives, he has such a sweet, honest spirit!


While we waited for the choir practice to begin, we toured the LDS Conference Center. I've seen the tour before, but it was fun to hear about it again and learn new things. And as always, the company made it even more enjoyable.

Among the hustle and bustle of July, Griffin learned that he can climb! He's gotten VERY good at getting himself up on anything he wants... His favorite place is looking out his bedroom window. Luckily he hasn't tried to climb out of the crib, but I have seen him try to climb in a couple times (to get his beloved blanket of course!)

We closed the month with Adam's Grandpa Lemon's reunion with his loving wife on the other side! It was hard to watch him go and wait knowing he was laying there in agony awaiting his time to see her again, but such a relief and a blessing to feel the joy they had when they re-united! He was a great man and one I'm proud to have known and be related to! He brought a lot of love and joy to the family.