What's more American than Baseball!

For this last Forth of July we went and spent a few days in Price, Utah watching Baseball! Isaac got invited to be on the Alpine All Star team. What an experience that was for him. He had three great coaches, Coach Boyd, Coach Smith, and Coach Goeckeritz. They really worked well with the boys and made it such a great experience. They took third in the State Tournament. We had fun watching and cheering for them. Before the tournament Coach Smith had each boy tell of 3 things that they needed to improve on. He wrote them on the board.
He then had each boy break the board with their hand. Showing that they are breaking their bad habits.
Most of the boys were really nervous about doing this and some of them it took a couple tries. But they each broke their board. It was pretty impressive.

It was a great Fourth of July!

Mills Family Retreat!

We took my family up to Chad's family cabin a couple weeks ago. They had never been there and we had a ton of fun. We rode four wheelers, shot skeet (it was Jeffs first time shooting a gun), rode the zip line at Uncle Max's, played games, slept, Chad and Stacey swam in the lake to prepare for the Scofield triathalon they are doing in a couple of weeks. The trip was all in all a success other than the fact that Brady and Neil and Alison and their kids weren't there. We missed you guys! Typical Mills Family Picture
The more serious side.

Not very often that you get everyone smiling.
My tough sister Stacey and her little guy Aiden.
One of the funnest couples ever. My brother Jeff and his wife Andrea.
My brother Nathan and his wife Laurel are the best! These are their kids Holly, Jackson, and Quincy.

Goin to town with the root beer float.

Grandma reading bedtime stories to the kids.
Looks like a serious story.
DOG PILE!!!!!!!
Chad, always has to be doing something.
Quincy likes root beer floats too!

Watch and Learn

It's amazing the stuff that our kids learn from watching! I couldn't miss this shot of Lafer reading on the toilet. He isn't even potty trained but he wanted to sit and read on the toilet.

What makes us laugh!

Brian Regan! I can't wait til August when Chad and I get to go see his show!

Happy Anniversary to Us!

Chad and I celebrated our 13 year anniversary yesterday! I shouldn't really say celebrate because the day was full of a mother daughter activity day hike and Isaac had a double header. But after all that was over (around 9:30 last night) Chad and I went and tried to find someplace quick to grab something to eat. I came home to find a big vase of 13 roses waiting for me and tickets for our favorite comedian, Brian Regan, who is coming to Thanksgiving point in a few weeks.
It's hard to beleive that 13 years have gone by! I am so in love with the same guy I met 17 years ago when I was only 16. Chad has been such an amazing partner and I am so proud to be his wife. He has always worked so hard to provide for me and the kids and has sacraficed many things that he loves in order to do so. I treasure so many memories of our 13 years of marriage, but more than that I look forward to many, many more.

Isaac's first Scout Campout

Isaac had his first Boy Scout camp this last weekend. They went up to a campground just in the foothills up Alpine. Chad got to go along to help out. It was a lot of work to get ready for an overnighter. Isaac had a lot of fun and looks forward to going on more campouts.

From the looks of the pictures if looks like the boys spent most of the time playing with the fire.

June B Turned 7!

It's so hard to believe that our little June B is 7 already! She is growing so quickly and keeps us laughing and thinking. She is a dreamer and her mind is always going. She is always asking us deep questions that we sometimes are quite sure how to answer. She is so smart and we are so proud of her.

Avery was so excited about receiving a card and $20 from her Grandma and Grandpa Parrish who are on a mission in Atlanta. She has been carrying the money around looking for something to spend it on. Grandma Mills gave her a scooter. She is so excited to be able to ride that to school this fall. When we asked her what she wanted for her birthday she told Chad and I that she wanted her very own DVD that was just hers and if anyone wants to watch it they have to ask her first. So we gave her the movie, The Game Plan. She was thrilled with that.

It is so fun to celebrate each year as Avery gets older. She is such a special girl!