Josh and I went up to Provo last weekend to spend the 4th with my mom's family. We had such a good time! Here are some of the highlights:
Kai had his first taste of chocolate ice cream. As you can see, he LOVED it!!
On Friday morning we went to the parade in Provo with my mom's whole family. Kai loved watching everything, but was not happy about the sirens, gun shots, and loud noises.
That afternoon we took a bunch of my uncles tubes and a raft and we floated the Provo river. It was FREEZING cold!! I'm not very good at guessing temperatures of water, but they were saying it was about 60-65 degrees.... so cold!
We took tons of blankets and laid right outside of the Stadium of Fire to watch fireworks. It was such an amazing show! They had fireworks I've never even seen before, and they lasted forever. It was a great way to end the 4th!
On Sunday night we went to a birthday party for Josh's grandma Carma. Kai is the first great-great grandchild for his grandma Higginson! We couldn't pass up getting this photo with 5 generations.
ALSO... Taylor put his mission papers in on June 18th, so we were expecting to get them back on the Wednesday before we went up north. Unfortunately, they didn't arrive, so we figured they would get here the next week. My family went home Saturday morning and checked the mail just incase his call came while we were gone, but nothing! Around 6 p.m. Taylor checked the mail box again and there they were! So Saturday night he opened them and he has been called to serve in the Bele Horizonte, Brazil Mission. He will report straight to the Brazil MTC on November 19th. Congrats T-Bone! We love you!
Now, of course Taylor couldn't just do things like a normal person. Let me explain. When he opened his call on Saturday night he steamed it open very carefully, then resealed it afterward. On Sunday he went to his college ward and took his mission call to church. He got up to bare his testimony and since the "spirit was so strong" he ripped open his call at the pulpit and read where he was going to everyone. He totally made them all think that he was opening it with them for the first time. He's such a nerd.
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5 comments:
Wow, lots of fun stuff going on! Looks like you guys had a great holiday! Josh, that's a really sexy picture of you in your swimsuit. I probably won't show Landon for fear of him leaving me:) Kai is cuter than ever! Your brother sounds hysterical, Britt. Tell him congrats! That 5 generations picture is priceless! That's amazing! My great grandma just passed away. She did have a great-great grandchild before she passed but I was really hoping she'd make it for one of mine. Oh, and Happy belated 4th!
Ya'lls picture are so adorable! All of them! I love the little back n white one of ya'll. I'm glad we can be blog buddies now. We really should do something together outside of church. Kai will grow soon enough enjoy the little moments because Cru is really.... I'm searching for the right word, its that he's busy :)
I love that picture of him eating chocolate ice cream!! We all feel that way eating that good stuff! So cute!
What! August! Britt don't tease us! I'm serious! We can't wait for you guys to join us in Logan! Keep us updated on the plans! We should be back toward the end of August around the start of school. If you guys do decide to head up there let us know what we can do to help!
Wow! It looks like you guys had a great time in Utah for the 4th. It really made me homesick! I haven't commented on your blog before - so don't freakout! We know Josh - my husband Brian served in his mission. Kai is such a cute little guy. I can't believe how big he is. Time flies. Enjoy every moment. Our daughter just turned 16 months old and I am having trouble remembering her at Kai's age.
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Oh and BTW - Your cakes are incredible!
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