He Killed It!

Tiago gave his mission farewell talk today and killed it!  He spoke on being a peacemaker and it was fantastic.  He was also ordained to the office of Elder after church.  

Kara was watching online and captured him speaking.

T and his friends. 
Most of them will be leaving on missions in the next few months.

After the beautiful ordination and blessing for Tiago.

She's FLOWN the Coop

Alyssa has "taken off" on her next life adventure.  She was accepted to the aviation program at SUU and will be flying the friendly skies in no time.  I'm excited to watch her achieve her dreams!  After Alyssa started school, she found out that about 600 people applied and only 25 were picked for a flight spot.  Her counselor also told her that it is very rare to get accepted on the first try!  Go Alyssa!

She bought her first car!

making big girl decisions

This is her new place and roommates
in Cedar City.

I drove down to help her get settled in.
We cooked her first Sunday dinner together
in her new life.

First Day of Home School!

Q has been begging me for years to let him do home school.  We decided to give it a try.  I picked Utah Online School and though we had a few tears on the first couple of days, Q's doing great!

such a handsome boy

Stud!

 

Summertime

We had another busy summer.  Aside from our vacations, Alyssa spent most of the summer working and hanging out with friends so we hardly saw her.  Q spent most of his free time playing video games, but he also got to do some other fun things.

Airborne with his friends

Rockets

He started mowing the lawn

fishing

and time at the temple

He got to attend "Camp Valiant"

and trapped a squirrel!

47 Years Young

Nothing starts s birthday better than maple bars,
chocolate milk and silly spray!

Lagoon!

Dinner with the kids

The Ja OGS

Diggin the headband and glasses!
The light up candle holders are pretty sweet too.

Silver Falls State Park

On our way home, we stopped by Silver Falls State Park.  There are 10 waterfalls in the area and we hiked to several of them.  It was delightful!

The back side of  Middle Falls

Middle Falls

North Falls viewpoint

South Falls

South Falls is the most popular
and easiest waterfall to access. 
It has a 174 ft. drop.

Holly!

After Hoop Camp, we drove down to Corvallis to see our Holly!  It was fun to see her, she showed us some of her favorite places.  Love and miss her so much!

Hoop Camp in Centralia

After the reunion, we made a pit stop in Centralia for a Hoop Camp.  Ben's family all came to volunteer and support.  They are awesome!

Silverwood

Carol and Willy treated us to a day at Silverwood.  It was a beautiful cool day.  It was a little too cold for Boulder Beach but we went there anyway, to try the new water coaster.   The water was freezing, the coaster was surprisingly insane and we got drenched. 

Ben is always a hoot.
Tremors is my favorite

Fuller Family Reunion (Libby Montana)

This year, the Fuller family reunion was held at the family property in Libby, Montana.  I don't mind camping, but with all the aches and pains of getting older, it's not my favorite.  At least there is a bath house on the property, so that we could shower every day!    Carol and Willy always put on a good time!  

Time with Cousins

Lake Koocanusa

new gadgets

relaxing

gnarly cuts from a paddle board accident.

Brother time and games

The new cabin on the property.

Our tent

Crafts

fishing!

success!

Larping

beautiful scenery!

My first time paddle boarding

hammocks

Ben's paddle board accident

We can't seem to escape a reunion
without an ER visit.