Our Missionary

We were all able to see Tagg "set apart" as a full-time missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on Tuesday evening.  CJ and Zac bore their testimonies.  CJ spoke about the power of prayer, and Zac spoke on his love for Tagg, and how he knows he will be a good missionary.  Stake President Hales then performed the blessing, and then Tagg also bore his testimony of his Savior Jesus Christ. We are so happy and blessed to have another missionary in the family.  It's been 18 years since Landon completed his mission. 

Love them !  

 

Tagg began Home MTC on Wednesday, August 4th.  This is his District.
He gets up early each morning M-F, and has personal study.......

Then companion study with his companion, and then about 3 hours of Zoom instruction with his leaders from the Provo MTC and his entire district in the morning, a break for lunch, then 3-4? more hours of Zoom in the afternoon.  He will have his "P" day (Preparation Day) on Saturdays, and then Sunday he will give his farewell talk in Sacrament Meeting at noon. 

Afterwards we are gathering at the Property for a light luncheon.

Tagg leaves for the Mexico City MTC on August 20th at 8am.  He will spend a month there learning more Spanish, and then fly to Fort Lauderdale Florida on or about September 20th.  What an exciting adventure and learning experience he is about to embark on :)  

School starts for Cash

Exciting day !!
Cash goes 4 days a week, every morning for 3 hours

Cam said he was WORE OUT when she picked him up :) 

 

Early morning Hike to Adams Canyon

Zac always loves to have company when hiking, especially his boys.
This will be the last hike for awhile with Tagg.........  mission coming up soon !!

 

Uinta Camping.........and a FIRE :(

Landon and Kacey went with friends camping in the Uintas.  Bentley loved her friends "strider bike" so much, that Landon had to make a trip to Walmart in Evanston to buy her one !!  She's a natural athlete !!

Fun playing in the cold creek !
Bexlee dunked herself completely under the water.  The other girls soon followed suit. 

Even Bentley got in on the action !! 

 

A little bit of drama depicted with an AI rendering above. 
Bright and Bentz were riding alone on the 4-wheeler a little ways from camp when it caught fire !!
They were able to get off safely, and some passer-bys stopped and put out the fire with some handy water bottles.  The girls (especially Bright) were shook up.  The nice people who stopped to help, pulled the 4-wheeler back to camp.  They are so blessed to not be hurt !  

July for the Oldies

Cooling off at the Property - it's been so hot ! 

Spotted on early morning walk

Spotted under my sink - YIKES !!!  Yes, I did scream.

Love the smell of cut hay 

Got Mom's flower beds all spruced up with bark

Tended doggies while the Rich Gang was away on the cruise

Thunderstorms are few and far between.  It seems the rain always misses Morgan :( 

 

July in Arizona

July 4th

Watching Fireworks with Daddy

New Car seat - he out grew the other one :) 

A day at the water park for Asher's birthday 

Loving on Cats

Video games at Target

The Three Amigos

Awe.................

Watching it rain...........

Time to baby proof the stairs !!! 

Messy Baby 

Oh what fun they have 

Time to baby proof Manda's house

Movie with friend Alice - they actually saw Moana :) 

 

This little one is now 10 month's old !!!

Cash is enjoying Gymnastics, and after learning to LISTEN, has now moved up to the Bronze Group

A HOT day at the Zoo !  It was overcast, and Cam thought it would be nice, but it turned out to be so so HOT !!! 

July with Zac's family

CJ always gets the best pics of the Northern Lights

Tagg's friends have started leaving on their missions

They took a Family Trip/Senior Trip/Last Trip together for awhile on a Cruise, and Universal Studios. 
We dropped them off at the airport in Salt Lake 

While they were gone, Thatcher's deer head (all taxidermied) came. 

They had a great time on the cruise. 

I'm so glad none of them got sea sick. 

Love these guys :) 

We picked up Treyson and Jaklynn a couple of days before the others who stayed to go to Universal Studios.  Flights were delayed 3 and 2 hours.  Crazy WARM night sitting in the Park and Wait. 

So glad they all had a good time. 

Cheat Day !!! or I should say........Cheat Trip 

Meanwhile back at Universal :) 

Back in Morgan at the Fair Parade with Miles Sydenham
Tagg is packing in as many adventures as he can before the mission. 

Also, helped to take the rest of Grandma's bark to their house. 

 

Thatcher and friend Cru helped a DEAD RACCOON down the creek and past The Property. GROSS

These two are still at it - amazing dedication.