Tracy Aviary with Tia
It's always a pleasure to spend time with my friend Tia and her kids.
We spent the day taking the kids to the Tracy Avery and
it was nice to spend some time with her!
Night Out Against Crime
Naylor Farms had a night out against crime barbecue where they invited officers and had a slip and slide. Cort and Marshal loved the giant slip and slide. Marshal took the funny picture on the top right when I wasn't looking. As funny as it is I kind of liked the artistic style of it. lol
Hands on Family History
The Ezra and Vilda Kunz reunion was held in Bern, ID this year and I was so excited to take my youngest boys and go since Kent and Braxton were at scout camp. I loved being able to see where my ancestors settled. Top left picture is of Cort with the town of Bern, ID behind. The bottom left is one of the remaining corners of the homestead that Erza and Vilda lived in outside of Pescadero just north of Bern. The old shed was previously a milking barn used by David Kunz. We also stopped off in Grantsville at the cemetery while helping Kent's cousin Thomas move. Members of the Bectell family are buried there.
First Day of School
Braxton started middle school and entered the 7th grade this year. It was a big step for both of us. Cort is now in the 2nd grade and loves it although he got a little confused when we got home from taking Braxton to school and it wasn't time for him to go. I turned around and Cort was already at the bus stop an hour early. When I did finally get Cort to the bus I had forgotten that I had waffles on the iron and came home to find them burned. Marshal was so excited for his brothers that he had to have his picture taken too.
Being 100% Me
This summer has been a difficult one for me and but I have learned a lot about myself. One thing I have learned is that I need to live more authentically and be proud to be myself. I dug out my old works of art and realized that I do have great talents to keep working on and developing. I was also able to attend my dear friend Josh's wedding to Marie and realized that I am lucky enough to call the Wilson/Cornelius family a family of my own where I feel loved and safe to be me. It's good to have people like that around you.
One of the other things that I realized is that I need to spend more time seeing the beauty that surrounds me. I have always loved nature and even when I was a youth I recall one of my friends questioning me on why I take so many pictures without people in them. While I do enjoy having pictures of people one of my talents is seeing the beauty in the world and I shouldn't allow others thoughts to cloud my own good desires. Seeing the beauty in the world is one way I can be 100% me.
I am thankful for the beautiful world the Lord has provided us with!
Life in August
Top left: Cort drew this fun picture on the way to Grantsville. Marshal took some funny selfies. I took a cute picture of Cort. I also had to take some photos of our bearded dragons. The top right is the bearded dragons blending into our two different flooring surfaces. Finally the top left middle picture is of our new fence in the back yard. The two bottom right pictures are the lovely gash Kent gave himself while digging out a concrete post from the old fence. It made building the new fence a little rough because too much physical activity made his face hurt.
My boys and I in the three pictures on the left and Marshal's dentist visit in the middle. I found a katydid in the garage and shared it with Marshal in the pictures on the right.
