We had a very busy week! 

Monday was Kevin's and my 30th wedding anniversary! Wow! That's a long time and a pretty great thing to be working on for so long. It feels good! I am so grateful for him and the life we have together. We will be going on a cruise later this fall, but to celebrate the actual day, we rented a four-wheeler and took the dirt road that comes up the back of the mountain where we live. Beautiful! What a view! We had a great ride. It seems a good metaphor for celebrating 30 years of marriage--it's a long ride with bumps and sharp turns but with beautiful vistas that you see best when you wait until you do the work to get to the top. I love that man. I love the things you learn from marriage. Life can be so good!

On Tuesday, we left for Palisade! It was our annual trip to our favorite summer camping/swimming spot! We always go with our friends, the Griggs and the Francoms. This year we added the Mohlmans and some Roylances. We missed Cali and Chey like crazy! Everyone else was there. Ammon even made it for the last day! We camped. We ate good food. We talked. We swam. We floated and talked while we floated. The teens hung out all day on paddle boards and the swim dock. We laughed at the antics of little Avery and Lyla. So so fun! So great to be together!

We came back late Thursday afternoon and my parents arrived that evening! It's always so good to see my mom and dad. They were the first of many guests because my niece, Mandy, got married on Saturday! On Friday and Saturday night, we had 17 people sleeping in our house! Crazy, right? I thought it was so cool that we could provide a place for so many and it has been great fun to be together! Friday, everyone who was here so far went to Mandy's bridal shower and we had great fun playing games and opening presents. That night was the wedding dinner which was at a park with pretty decorations and great food. Saturday morning was the sealing in the Timpanogos temple. Beautiful. Powerful. Always so amazing. We had a long break before the reception that night but we filled it with more visiting and helping where we could. The reception was that night in the groom's grandpa's backyard that had a view of the city. Amy decorated beautifully and had yummy food! There were great games and dancing! Everybody loved dancing and Avery never left the dance floor. She is a two-year old jazz star! We are so happy for Mandy and had a great time celebrating her wedding and being together!