This year for the 4th of July we headed down south to Meadow to do the "small" town thing. Forgive me, but I LOVE it! And so do my girls!! We went to the parade in Fillmore and then headed home and watched movies and let the girls swim and made a really festive dinner!! Then we went back to Fillmore for the AMAZING firework show. I love being able to sit right under them and have the ash fall on you! Haha. We had a great time. Thanks Mom and Dad for the PARTY!!
On Thursday at around 11:30 am a fire was started by two men target shooting up Israel Canyon. This little spark from a gun changed everything for me. The spark started a HUGE wildfire in Eagle Mountain and quickly spread south to Saratoga Springs. I saw the fire coming home from helping my mom paint my sister-in-law's house. It didn't look too bad. The next morning, I woke up. Eric never called about the fire so I thought it was Ok. I decided to check it out for myself. I went outside and could not believe what I saw. I felt my heart sick and fear and panic swept over me. All I could see is BLACK smoke that was covering everything beyond a few houses behind mine. I called Eric crying and he asked me to send him some pictures. I did and he called back and said he was on his way home. I turned on the news and called my Dad crying and asked what I needed to do. He calmed me down and asked me to take pictures of everything and every room, even the landscaping. He told me to start packing things up that were most important. I did. Amber and Josh, my Mom, and my Aunt Carleen and her girls arrived to help. So grateful to them. We loaded things up and Carleen took the girls so I didn't have to worry about them. Soon after they left, we went outside and a police car drove by and told us to evacuate. This was the worst feeling in the world, being told to leave your home and not knowing when you could return. We all left. Eric and I went to eat lunch at Firehouse Subs (Ironic) and then went to sign papers to refinance our home. Then we went to Amber's apartment in Orem. And we spent the night there. Eric and I didn't sleep well. I was worried. In the morning, we spent time watching the news and then left by 9:30 am to head to the Condie Pool for a family swimming party. Then we headed back to Amber's. After the meeting that was held at 5:00 pm the evacuations were lifted and we could go back home. So relieved!! Eric and I rushed and packed up the car and the girls and headed home! Everything was like a ghost town. No life. We were happy to come back and see everything was Ok. No ash or smoke around. We unpacked everything and put everything back.We were still worried cause there was a fire still burning towards the top that we were keeping our eyes on. We woke up this morning (Sunday) and blue skies and no smoke!! Finally! It burned over 6,000 acres and evacuated over 1000 people and their homes. Crazy little spark... caused all that. Needless to say, I am getting PREPARED!!!!!!!
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Fathers Day this year was a lot of fun. I surprised Eric with a SuperDad party. We had decorations with red, blue, and yellow balloons and streamers. I also made Superman T-shirts for all of us. We had so much fun. Eric really enjoyed it. Avery and Remi were sick that day though. Fevers over 102!! Needless to say we had lots of naps and just relaxation which is what Dad wanted! We love you Eric and all you do for us!
Another Easter has come and gone at our home. We had so much fun this year. Last night we went to a friend's house ( The Kidmans) who live up the road and did a Glow-in-the-Dark Egg hunt. Avery loved it! Then this morning, we all woke up and let the girls find their baskets that the Easter Bunny hid from them. Clever rabbit. Avery found hers within minutes but Remi was throwing a fit that she didn't have one and in the middle of it, she noticed her basket and stopped crying and ran straight to it. They loved what the Bunny left them. Then we all got ready for church and the girls had their new Easter dresses to display. And did they display :) Avery just kept posing for the camera. Remi not so much. After church, we did our own family egg hunt in the backyard , had a delicious roast dinner, and then dyed and decorated eggs! Remi dipped the egg and licked it right after. When Eric gave the egg to her all peeled, she took one bite and gagged. She doesn't like them at the moment so Eric, the eggs are all yours buddy!!
Avery had her FIRST visit ever to the dentist the other day. I took her to the office I work at (Hammond and Ellis) and she was excited. She got inside and met Neena. Neena is the child specialist at our office. She took Ave back all by herself because I had a cleaning myself. She had her picture taken and even let Neena take x-rays of her teeth. I was impressed with that one. She had her teeth checked, counted, cleaned, and even had a fluoride treatment. Dr. Ellis came in to do her exam. Then he came in to see me and said that Avery was very nervous when he came in the room but still let him look at her teeth. That made me laugh. When she was a baby, she really liked Dr. Ellis and would just smile at him. She even made the NO CAVITY CLUB. Way to go Avery! Can't say the same for your mom... Here are a few photos of her experience.Oh and Remi fell asleep in Paula's arms while waiting for us to finish.
