Favorite Moments of Summer 2014

Oh my goodness… did we ever have a full and fun summer! For Family Home Evening the other night the kids and I made our ‘Favorite Moments of Summer’ list. We started out thinking we’d list our top FIVE… but then we got going and listed our top TEN and then when we heard what other people were listing we just threw away the whole notion of limiting our favorite summer moments and wrote down however many we thought of…

MOM

Running from Spruce Mountain to the van in an afternoon lightning and thunder storm
Summer points for the kids
Solo Experience at Girls Camp – Being there with Katie
Seeing my “Maryland Friends” for a 4 hour lunch at Brick Oven
Hanging out with Amy for the day before she moved
Seven Peaks Waterslides with my excited boys
Watching Matt swim like a fish at our community pool
Traditional post-EFY IHOP breakfast with the Astons and Gillespies
Going to the Lego movie with the boys on either side of me repeating every line
Dress Shopping with my Mom and Amy at Guilford
Watching 24 with Chris and Ryan every week.
Driving to the top of Pikes Peak with Dan and Sarah and finding great places to climb and beautiful stormy sky views
Camping at Smith and Morehouse with Chris’ family – so fun
Hearing about all Ryan and Katie’s fun dances, parties, crushes, dates, EFY and swing rehearsals
Watching the scavenger hunt pictures at Ryan’s 16th Birthday party
A hilarious game of hand and foot with Mike, Nikole, Ashlyn and Lindsey
Out to a Thai place and movie with Dan and Sarah
Being with my Dad in Canada on Father’s Day
Katie and I birthday shopping at the outlet mall
The Provo Food Truck Roundup with Amy, Chris, Scott and Elisha
Catching up with the Chuggs in Utah

RYAN

Aaron’s Camp – Turkey, The Spirit, No Phones, No Girls – HOLD TO THE ROD
The first Dance of EFY – ‘Be a Man’, GIRLS
Grandma’s House – Board Games, 7 Wonders with Aunts and Uncles
Babysitting siblings and watching Pokémon episodes with them
Temple Trip with Friends
Missionary Tag and Night Games with friends
That one time – Nacho Libre
That other time – Lord of the Rings
Swing Dancing Group A, B3 and C
Playing Dominion with Dan and Sarah
Hiking with my Family – Guns and Grenades, Pokémon Theme Song, Running in the Rain
My 16th Birthday Party –Watermelon, Kisses on the Cheek, Games
Going to How to Train Your Dragon 2 – Awesome.
Lego Movie
Hanging out with Tate – Pokémon Rumble, Frisbee, Basketball, SSBB
Watching World Cup Soccer – USA!! Germany!!!!!! vs. Brazil at EFY

KATIE

Going to the Colorado Springs Zoo with Dan, Sarah and kids
C Swing Dance rehearsals and the other swing classes and dances!
Night games with friends
FIRST DANCE at EFY
Girls Camp – The Bear Spray and the Rain
4th of July – Singing and Dancing right in front of the Speakers
Staying up really late with Cousins for my birthday
Skyping Scott with Annie, Leah, Emily and Megan
Jane Silva saying ‘AWESOME’ seeing the boys glow in the dark stars
Camping and fishing with the Johnsons
Hiking Spruce Mountain with my family
Reading the letter from Dad during my solo experience
Shopping with my Mom at the Outlet Mall
Seeing movies at the Movie Theater: Maleficent, How to Train your Dragon 2, The Lego Movie, Mr. Peabody and Sherman
My 14th Birthday Party with Friends

EMILY

Playing with Jane in Canada
Seeing Maleficent at the Movie Theater with Annie and Leah
Making Smores while camping with the Johnsons
Watching Pokémon with Ryan
Going to 7 Peaks with Molly, Foster, Annie, Leah and James
Sleeping in our room with Annie and Leah
Playing with Jane at our house
Running in the rain and thunder at Spruce Mountain
Watching the teenagers at Ryan's Birthday Party
Seeing cousins at Grandma Johnson’s house everyday

MEGAN

Roasting smores while camping with the Johnsons
Holding Peter
Watching Pokémon episodes with Ryan
Catching my first fish
7 Peaks with Molly, Annie and Leah
Making Disney dances with Molly
Going to Maleficent with Annie and Leah
Playing at parks
Going to the Zoo with Dan and Sarah
Playing on the trampoline with Annie and Leah
Making clubs with Annie and Leah
Hiking Spruce Mountain
Watching Peabody and Sherman at the Dollar Theater with Katie
Watching the scavenger hunt pictures at Ryan’s birthday party
Movie nights
Pine Creek Soccer Camp
Singing and dancing in front of the stage with Haylee before fireworks
Playing with Jane
Watching the Lego Movie
Nate – He’s awesome.
Camping in our backyard even though it didn’t turn out exactly how I wanted it to turn out
Driving to the top of Pikes Peak
The Girls Club while camping
Damning the water with Annie and Leah
Watching the World Cup Soccer games
Grandma Walton’s pie
Playing O Heck with Grandpa Walton