8 is GREAT!

THE DAY HAS ARRIVED!!! In our church, girls turning 12 graduate from Primary and go to a program called Young Women that is geared toward teens. Kamary has always been mature for her age and has been tired of Primary for quite a while. I think she wanted to go into Young Women when she was 9 or something. So it has been an excruciating 3 years waiting to be old enough to graduate!! Her birthday was on a Sunday and so she spent it in Young Women. Several girls had July birthdays so we ended up having cake to celebrate. Church is always better with cake! :) Instead of having a birthday party this year, Kamary wanted a day out with her friend. So they went to Subway for lunch and then saw The Avengers movie. After that they wanted to go to Hobby Lobby. I tell you, my daughter can definitely out-shop me!! Kamary and her friend Kayli at Hobby Lobby. Here is Kamary with some of her presents. She loves black and white and the zebra print lo...

Here are some random pictures and things that happened this summer. :)  This was Jason's Father's Day dinner--Yummy Kabobs! For Jason's birthday Hanna drew him a picture of Hawkgirl. Here he is opening presents. For his birthday and Father's Day he got a new camera. But I couldn't figure out how to work it and so not many birthday pictures turned out. Here is Hawkgirl. Lauren loves to take the camera for a spin. Here's a cute self-shot. This was the summer of lost teeth! We called this two toothed Sunday because Kohler lost 2 teeth in one day. Here is just one of our bountiful garden harvests. We came home with this much every week! It was a fruitful Summer. We grew onions, watermelon, cantaloupe, pumpkin, zucchini, crook neck squash, butternut squash, okra, cucumber, tomatoes, carrots and corn. Hanna and I did the garden together as part of her Personal Progress. It was a fun p...