Survivor

When our friends the Tolboe's stayed with us in June they introduced the kids to a great game called Survivor.  Basically the kids pretend they are on their own and survive in the wilderness (AKA our backyard).  Max and Lyv will play this game at least two or three times a week.  They pack up their backpacks with essentials and then head off into the unknown.  I just love how this gets them outside, using their imaganation, and playing together!  Love these two munchkins and am so glad they love to play with each other.

Jack's Baptism photos

I took some pictures for Jack's baptism announcements and book, and these were some of our favorites!  Love this handsome boy - even though he is still too small to fit into his suit!  Hopefully he will be hitting a growth spurt before Max catches up to him.  I only have one set of clothes:)

 Jack Rick Summers September 2016

West Valley Scouts 2016

 Sam is playing his second year of football, and has moved up to the older squad.  He has had a real growing year.  The team has struggled offensively, but that has given Sam a lot of experience playing in many positions.  Currently he has been playing wide receiver.  His game on Saturday he made an awesome catch for 15 yards, and made a great run on a kick return.  It has been really fun to watch him grow, and continue to play hard even though they haven't won a game.  He continues to go to practice each day with an attitude to improve.  I love that about this kid.  I am excited to see how he continues to improve year after year!

Jack's Baptism

 On Saturday, October 8th, Jack was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  It was a great weekend, and the service was very heartfelt.  He was baptized with his friends, Coy DeMill and Anna Tew.  Shawn baptized and confirmed Jack, along with Grandpa Hill who was a witness.  Grandma Julianne gave the talk on Baptism, and Jack was showered with love and gifts (especially candy) by family and friends.  We are so proud of Jack and the sweet, loving, intelligent boy that he is.  He has a talent for having people fall in love with him, and I hope that he uses that to help share his testimony as he continues to grow in his knowledge and love for the Savior and His gospel.

We had friends and family over for dinner after the baptism.  Per Jack's request...soup, bread bowls, fruit, donuts and ice cream sundae's!  It was Yummy!!  I felt the spirit so strongly during his baptism I couldn't hold back the tears.  I just love this boy, and his faith, and his commitment to follow his Savior.  In his confirmation, Shawn blessed Jack that he would be a strong member of the church, that he would strive to keep the commandments, repent and be a good friend to those around him.  He blessed him that through his love for reading and learning that he would gain a strong testimony of the scriptures, especially the Book of Mormon.  He also blessed him to listen to the counsel he gets from the prophet, so he can withstand temptations and follow the promptings of the spirit.   We are so excited to see what the future has in store for Jack...he is going to soar!

Grandma and Grandpa were right in the middle of Spud Harvest, so they weren't able to come to the actual baptism.  They came two weeks earlier to celebrate Jack's birthday and baptism.  We had a great time watching Sam play football, eating, laughing, and shopping!  Jack got a personal shopping spree with Grandma and found a killer deal on a bluetooth speaker, and a water flosser that he was so proud to have!  We love having family!

The BIG News

We've waited patiently to let the cat out of the bag, and finally we were able to make an exciting announcement....We are having baby #5....and its a GIRL!  Hooray!  We debated back and forth about whether our family was complete.  I kept having this nagging feeling that I couldn't quite settle within myself.  I made Shawn a proposal, and gave him a window for trying to see if we would get pregnant.  He agreed that we should just see, and it happened!  We decided to wait to tell our families until we found out the baby's gender, so it wouldn't drag on like pregnancies seem to do!

Keeping baby girl a secret proved to be a challenge due to several family events we had this summer...Grants memorial, Jake's wedding, Uncle DeLoy's funeral, the Cedergreen sealing...we had a lot of family time!  We normally love that, but since we were trying to keep this a little more hush hush, it was hard to suck in all the time!

We found out on Sept 20th, and I honestly felt like it was going to be a girl, but didn't want to get my hopes up so I kept telling myself...boy, boy, boy!  Lyv was convinced if she prayed hard enough that Jesus would answer her pleas to have a sister.  I wasn't going to go that far.  I would have been happy either way, but I really am delighted that Lyv will get the chance to have a sister.  Baby Girl Summers is due February 12, 2017!