July Family Activities

We enjoyed having Kira and Talisa come for a visit. Their dolls, Giggles and Pink Baby, are constant companions.

Talisa was eager to push Kira in the stroller over to the school to play.

Grant has learned to climb the pole in the family room and can touch the ceiling. James has some remarkable dance moves.

We loved having Katrina, Neal, and Daniel spent a couple of nights with us while they looked for a rental home in Rexburg, Idaho, for a few months. They have decided to build so they can put in the ramps and other special needs for Anna.

We celebrated Daniel's fifth birthday. He put the candles close together so he could be sure to blow them out.

Sunday, July 3, we went to a double DuPaix blessing. On Sunday July 4, 1976, we attended Jeannie DuPaix and Russell Keetch's baby blessings. It was special to attend Jeannie's and Debbie's sons' blessings.

Elijah Thomas Wade

Lance Anthony DuPaix

Maybe it's Lance Andrew DuPaix and his older brother is Lucas Anthony DuPaix.

Kathryn, Jason, Julie, John

Maddy, Sarah, and Becca

Debbie, Lance, Lucas, and Christian.

Most of the DuPaixs were there and we had a wonderful time visiting with them as well as other friends and family.

The weather was perfect for the 4th of July parade. It wasn't too hot and there were occasional raindrops to keep it cool. James and Grant were enchanted with the police cars, fire engines, and all the candy they could grab.

The boys loved their little flags.

We had lunch at our house in West Jordan then went over to Eliasons's home for dinner. See the stump that is left from the tree that had to be removed because the roots were getting into the neighbors' sewer. The Eliasons and Burninghams went to the fireworks in Sugarhouse Park. There were extensive fireworks all over the valley.

Keith, Kim and their girls drove to Colorado to visit with Mike and Desi and their family. We're happy they had a good time together. Thanks so much for the pictures, Desi. We will also look forward to Kim's pictures and narrative as well.

Melody was rescued by kind co-workers last week when a hose in her car broke and sprayed freon all over under her car in the parking lot. A couple of men noticed the problem, told her about it, then fixed it--including buying the needed part so she could drive home after work. What a blessing!