June Happenings

We all worked together to try and improve the look of our yard.  We are trying to grow grass and we also put down some mulch.  Hopefully our yard will look better.

Just hanging at the pool while the kids swim.

Look at how many roses I have now!  I have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to taking care of them, but I guess it's working!

Took a photo of Eliza reading because she looked so cute today.
 

Girls Camp 2024

Eliza was gone to Girls Camp the first week of June. It was a stake camp this year at a campsite out west of Fort Worth.

 

All Star Baseball

Jonah was one of two players from his team chosen to play in the league All Star game for 14 U.  I thought that was pretty cool considering this season was his first time playing baseball.  He worked hard and showed commitment and grit.  We are proud of him!

Gymnastics Banquet Level 5

We went to Annmarie's Gymnastics Banquet and celebrate her Level 5 season. She worked hard this season and had a great time at her banquet. Her coach Paige wasn't able to make it to the banquet. But her coach McKayla was there. Mackenzie Benitiz, the other gymnast on Level 5, wasn't at the banquet either.

 

Nashville

Westley and I were able to make a trip to Nashville at the end of May after he got home from his mission. I have always wanted to go and we both love country music. Since it's the country music capital, we thought it would be a great place to go.

The trip itself did not start out well as the morning we were supposed to leave, a severe thunderstorm swept through DFW and our flight was canceled.  We got stuck at the airport trying to rebook our flight.  After we finally took care of that, we weren't able to get home because Corey was gone at work.  We tried to take the train home, but the trains were not running because of a power outage.  I posted on Facebook about being stranded and Liz Loveless saw it and was able to come pick us up and bring us home.  Our flight left the next day.  I had to rebook everything out a day because we were only going to be in Nashville for a couple of days.  

We got to Nashville and were staying at a hotel in Franklin.  Westley had met this girl Megan, sister missionary also going home, (don't remember her last name) on his flight home from his mission who was from Franklin TN.  We were able to meet up with her and go to this huge Used book and music store and just explore.  We also had breakfast with her.  We spent a day walking around on Broadway and listened to music and checked out shops.  We went to the Country Music Hall of Fame and the print shop, Hatch Show Print.  We also went on a tour to the studio where Elvis recorded, RCA Studio B.  We also drove out to the Grand Ole Opry and walked around.  I'd love to try and go back for an actual show there. 

We went to the Nashville Temple and we also went to the Nashville Parthenon.  On the last day, our flight was delayed by several hours so we decided to go on a drive outside of Nashville in the countryside for a few hours.  That was also pretty fun.  

The trip home was pretty crazy too--the flight got delayed again and the scanner wouldn't read my ticket at security so I had to go back to the ticket check-in and print a ticket.  When I came back to security, they didn't even look at my ticket, only my ID!  It was crazy!  We got to listen to a performer in the airport too while we waited for our delayed flight home, which changed gates about three times.  We were almost to the point where we were going to rent a car and drive  home.  But we ended up making it home on the flight.  It was a great trip and I love Nashville!
 

 

Baseball Fun

Nathan ended his baseball season with a fun tournament that wasn't affiliated with the league. His coach found this tournament for the team to participate in. It was in McKinney and it was one of those all day things where if they won or lost, they played again and then if they lost, they were out but if they won they played again Sunday. Unfortunately, they lost the first, won the second, so the final game was on Sunday. He will not be playing in Sunday's game. But he had a great season with a great coach and team.

 

Allergy Testing

Jonah's allergies have been bothering him for a really long time, so I finally contacted an allergist and set up a testing appointment to find out with his biggest allergens are.  Turns out he is very allergic to tree pollen and certain grasses, but not ragweed.  

Allergy testing is certainly very interesting to watch.  And it looks miserable and itchy.