Julyish

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 You know how it goes.  Life gets away from you sometimes.


July was delightful.  Brynne and Zahid were out for a little visit over 4th of July.  We had a bunch of family down as well.  Zahid went through the temple and we had a family bbq.  






We had never done Grants Pass fireworks - we joined up with the Chambers and it was a fun evening.





Another big thing that happened is that after 18 months of studying, this guy ROCKED his CFP exam.
We celebrated with a trip to the Japanese Garden, lunch, and hung out with Shannon and Bryan (caught their tennis tourney) for a bit.





And the very best part  of July - Brynne and Zahid were sealed in the Pocatello Temple!




it was 900 freaking degrees that day but we survived!


Josh and Logan left the next day for SPAIN and IRELAND (poor guys) and the girls and I spent a few more days visiting the Idaho family.




I mean, we needed more time with this guy!



The Richardson teen girl cousins went to see Grandpa after church and sing him some songs.  I love that they're such good friends.



On our way home from Idaho we explored our favorite rest area a little more thoroughly and found this gorgeous river and bridge!



Random photos from the month:

We took an updated family photo - which will be outdated just six months later....
love Milo squeezing Logan so tight!

My beautiful babies!


Faith's favorite guys.... 



Junior golf got me like....




Turtle boy turned TWO.  We attended his birthday virtually...but loved watching his facial expressions!







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