Brown Family

What a "break." We got out all the toys and had so fun with Addison She was really good while visiting. We would sit around and watch her every move. She likes us all! Morgan had to attend school and soccer practice during much of the break. Taylor's 19th birthday party at the Homestead. Parker taking a turn on the swing Parker and Morgan wrestling with Doug. Parker claims he can finally beat his Dad. (with a little help from Mo) Sweet Baby.

Parker and Taylor had a break from BYU for 2 weeks. Ashley and Addison decided to join the "break" party. We had a full house. We enjoyed each day being together. We went to the cabin for Taylor's 19th birthday. We also had a picnic at Big Lake, went shopping in Show Low, planned class schedules for next semester, 4-wheeling at Davis Ranch (pounding in posts), cooked gourmet meals each night, spoke in church for a last-minute cancellation, worked at the office, tore a wall down at a new rental house and the highlight of the break was being together as a family as Taylor received the Melchizedek Priesthood.

We started school today. Rachel is in 5th grade and excited about the new school year. Morgan is in 10th grade and not so excited about all his geometry homework!

This week we attended the AZ Cattle Growers Convention in Tucson. It was held at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort. The resort is located in an absolutely beatuiful location. What I loved about the resort is how it is built to fit right into the natural beauty of the landscape, at the base of Mt. Lemmon in the Catalina Foothills. We enjoyed the walking trails around the resort, with informational signs and pathways going in all directions. There is a waterfall at the top of the resort. We especially enjoyed the swimming pool where we spent most of our time. Well Rachel, Morgan and I did, not Doug. He spent most of his time at the convention. He was a presenter at one of the sessions. One night we went to a steak dinner held at U of A farm where 99% of the guests wore cowboy hats and danced to "Boot Scootin' Boogie." The dinner was cooked in dutchovens. Fun few days!

This is what Taylor did his last week at home, before he left for BYU. Taylor and Rachel built this house out of cards. Time to move on Taylor! It was a neat house though!

Rachel and Chloe at "Jump On It" Rachel, Natasha, Chloe at Jump On It" Taylor starting BYU Ashley's graduation pictures from UVU Pictures in Grandma's basement--BEFORE AFTER - picture in basement with Gina relaxing Chloe, Rachel, Natasha, Hayden, Jackson Openhouse at Oquirrh MountainTemple Dad helping fix Father's Day dinner in Pleasant Grove Rachel and I recently spent 2 weeks in Utah. We dropped Taylor off at BYU to start the summer term. We first spent a few days at Ashley's house. We loved spending time with Addison. She is such a cute happy baby. Ashley left for Phoenix for a few days and so we moved over to the Pleasant Grove house. While there Gina and I cleaned out Grandma's basement. We moved back to Ashley's house for a few more days of fun. Finally we drove to Hurricane and stayed there a few more days. It was such a fun trip.

Taylor's graduation was a nice event. He has a large class, with a lot of kids graduating that we've never even heard of. Taylor received awards for exceeding AIMS standards and 4.0 GPA.