Brenna's 1st Birthday

Brenna turned 1 year old on August 25! She has grown up so fast. I think this past year has seemed to go faster because of our move to Utah from Arizona. She's lived in 2 states by the time she turned 1. And we will move again before she turns 2. So much moving! We ordered cupcakes from Sam's Club and got her a few gifts. Family came to help us celebrate and we had fun swimming after dinner, cupcakes, and presents. It was really fun and I'm so grateful that we get to spend some time, celebrating with a lot of family while we live in Utah for a year.

Enoch & Kimbri

Our Little Family Camping Trip

Once Rick finish boards, we decided to get away from everything and just spend some time as a family. Everything leading up to all the residency applications and boards was super stressful and it was soooo good to just get away and be with each other. Going on small hikes, looking for shells, having a scavenger hunt, making smores, playing in the river and getting totally filthy... but it was fantastic. And the kids had a total blast! 

Took a little nap on one of our hikes.

Garrett was all like, "What in the world is
she doing???"

Her shell collection. I remember I used to absolutely love
looking for these when I was a little girl too.

Our camping view.

Rick Takes Boards!

On August 8, Rick took some more board exams. Last year was Step 1 and this year was Step 2. Me and the kids decided we should go up and decorate his car and surprise him with donuts since he loves them so much! Each of the kids drew on one of the windows and thought it was so awesome that I was letting them draw on the car, haha. I had to really make sure they realized that they were special markers, made for windows only, and that they couldn't draw on the walls or other things around the house :) Also, when I went to get balloons from the store, I originally got 3 but 2 of them got away from me and flew away. So sad! But I guess that's what happens when you are trying to load balloons and 3 kids into a car... plus it was really windy! Anyway, I am so proud of Rick and all the hard work and studying he has put into getting ready for boards. It has been so far from easy but he has done it without complaint and is working so hard for our little family.