Last Monday I took Jenny to Petco for a Spa Day aka a wash and a haircut which were badly needed. Instead of a furry bear she looks like a cute little dog now and much smaller. It turns out she wasn't HUGE just fluffy. And she even got pretty purple bows to top it off but I think I liked the bows more then she did. Here's the results.
-Sierra

We were really glad that Megan, Sondra, and Makenzie were able to stop by and visit us for a couple of days on their way to Rexburg. It was really fun to catch up on what everyone has been doing and hear about Sondra's ancestry. It felt like we still lived close by.

Ryan has learned a new skill this month, "whistling". He whistles all the time! I don't think he even realizes it. It sounded very cheerful at first, but now I find myself lovingly asking him to please stop!!! Just a warning before the reunion :)

Mom's hidden talent

Hey everyone! I was just putting my pictures on the computer and remembered this video I made not to long ago. It was kinda a slow day and Ryan and I were kinda bored so when my camera is close by this is what you get. However, I want you to notice mom when she comes in and listen carefully! It's great! Hope you are all doing well! love ya!
Tanae

4th of July

We had a nice 4th of July weekend. Aunt Janel, Megan, & Mateas, came to stay with us on Thurs, Fri., and Sat. We had kind of a low key weekend. We went to see Wall-E, had a nice barbeque, and then went and watched the fireworks. They shoot the fireworks at the fairgrounds here. We found a nice spot to spread our blanket out at the High school nearby. It was a great show. I love to see the beautiful colors falling above me. I know a lot of people are discouraged with our country, but as soon as they start playing the song, "I'm Proud To Be An American," with the sky ablaze with colors, my heart swells and the tears begin to fall! I really am proud to be an American, and I'm so thankful for all the blessings and opportunities that we have. We got back home about 11pm and of course Ryan was all excited to shoot off his fireworks. I really missed Shane and Brock, It's so much more fun and exciting to watch them light off the tanks and cones than to do it myself! I managed to get through about 3/4 of them before I got frustrated, then we went inside, had smores, and called it a night. All in all a good day!
I also went to my diabetes Dr. about a week ago. He switched my medication a bit and they did my blood work. My HgbA1c should be below 6. The last time I tested it was at 9.5, not good! This time it was at 7.3, getting better, but I know I need to work harder!

Yippee! Tina finally made it through her summer English and Speech classes. She has been so busy with work at the physical therapy office, school and homework, and giving massages at a spa on Saturdays. She also set it up with her boss so I come in and get physical therapy on my frozen shoulder three days a week. She clocks out and helps me with my exercises and ultrasound on my shoulder, then the P.T. comes and tries to rip my arm off.(slight exaggeration)
My arm does seem to be getting a little better.

Tanae's update

hey everyone, this is Tanae. Mom asked me to update everyone on how my summer festival went...but before i do that here's a video of Ryan using his marshmellow gun he made at camp.

So two weeks ago i went to a summer fest at BYU to play the violin and it was awesome! To sum it up, summer fest is equivalent to EFY, only for youth who play and wish to improve their skills on an instrument. They had the hugest symphonies and orchestras, and every instrument you can think of. It was amazing to see all the talent, and work with all the music professors. I had a ton of fun learning, meeting new friends, and improving my talent. As much as i love playing the violin...another thing that this camp taught me is that musicians are CRAZY! Hardcore crazy! 7hrs of practice a day at least and no social life... ok not all of them were like that, but all the professional ones at least. I'm glad to say i find a happy balance and am content in merely enjoying the music and improving my skills.

My roommate Dawnie-funniest girl ever

























My fellow musicians and oue air trio.Michael from Korea who plays a wicked air violin, and Hans on the drums











Alex and me at camp, we were official swing dance champions for the week at BYU.












I'm still working on my violin solo from camp, but I'm planning on putting it on the blog shortly.