june in review

calendar quotes:
"courage isn't always grandiose. sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says, i'll try again tomorrow." -President Monson

"the democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." -Thomas Jefferson
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the first weekend in june my dad and sister kara came and ran the teton dam marathon...their second for the year. they did awesome even in the wind and freezing cold. it was so cool to watch them run in together-wow.
my dad took second place in his age group, so we stayed for the awards: these pictures crack me up because it is just like my dad to walk up to the mayor of rexburg and whoever else is there just like they are his long lost best friends...
i forgot to ask what he said was so funny, but my dad is like this with everyone-he just loves people.
kaden had his piano recital and did wonderful...he memorized both of his pieces and i have to say i have just enjoyed listening to him play and improve so much.
june was a big softball and baseball month...kaden played softball twice a week and brooke & koy played on a knothole baseball team two games each saturday. they all had fun!
kelsi loves to sleep outside and she tries to get everyone to join her...she won this night but kaden and koy eventually came in before they were asleep. i love summer fun!!!
the last weekend of the month we had our big relay for life, my friend lisa marie was chairperson over the teams and i was on her committee---it was very neat to be a little more involved and meet some amazing people. brooke loved being able to be with her friend sirri and i am happy that my kids are becoming aware of such a good cause...they would see signs for relay around town or logos on peoples shirts and they would say "mom, they're fighting cancer just like us!"
this was koy and his friend connors favorite thing...to smash cancer-they were a crack up: so serious as they pounded the car.
i can't wait for next year all ready...and i always always always will be thankful that brooke still has her best friend!
this next picture was taken at the end of a long but very enjoyable day---we had weeded the garden, went to rigby lake, and we were sitting watching my nephews baseball game: we had spent pretty much the whole day outside and i was telling the kids that they got a little pink from all of the sun and koy said "yeah mom look even the clouds got sunburned today."

LIFE IS GOOD!