Joshelina's Reception

The reception was going to be "chill" and easy. I guess the reception itself was chill, but the day of was filled with ice cream machine nonsense, picture issues, decoration stuff, and a kid that asked what to do if the battery of the ebike died and had a hard time understanding that his legs would still work in that situation.

Mom built them a beautiful cake.

So happy, so cute.

Luca didn't care about all the lovey dovey crap, he wanted some of that cake.

The next day was much more chill, with a sunset walk with DeA, Ryker, and Leo puppy.

She used to like being in pictures with me, I guess those days are gone.

Jens seemed to feel the need for a vacation, so she created her own hotel in our house.

Her hotel room was the guest room.

Treat yo' self!

 

Jens' Softball Camp

Summer can definitely wear a kid out. Leo doesn't fight the tired, but Rock does.

Jens had a softball camp. She was a little nervous the first day, but every day after she was super excited to show off her skillz.

She got to pitch and hit and field and meet new girls.

Her last night of camp was a scrimmage that featured Spiderman.

She made solid contact every at bat and even hit a little-league home run!

We celebrated with a trip to La Brisa

A nice calming campfire at sunset was a nice way to end a busy week

 

Dioshua Wedding

I worked a full and busy Wednesday, then DeA met me and we started driving to Ogden, via Rexburg, to attend Dioci and Josh's wedding. DeA was a little emotional and started crying early and often.

We all met in Odgen the night before the wedding and had a fancy dinner with his parents and some of their friends.

There was a little drama the morning of, but it was nothing that some parking lot papusas and shady Mexican market pastries couldn't fix. Doc was the opposite of bridezilla, to the point that it made DeA a little nervous.

The sealing was special and it was a wonderful experience. 

Dioci was a little overwhelmed after the sealing and likely worn out emotionally. She chilled with DeA and I while Josh (who was also likely overwhelmed) tried to remember where the car was parked. Doc found more comfort with Mexican pastries.

We drove the almost three hours up to Rexburg for the reception. It was obviously planned by college students, which was exactly how I like my receptions. 

And just like they they were off to their new life and a very weird African themed honeymoon suite.

 

Summer Fun

Summer was late to arrive, but it finally got here by mid July. DeA loves it, because she can throw Leo in the water for a bath.

Luca doesn't always cuddle, but when he does...

It gets cute.

Road to Medford!

We loaded up the kids on July 3rd and drove down to Medford. It was pretty rough getting out of town, but eventually things went smooth (meaning that the kids finally fell asleep).

It was a long day of driving, but the kids were obviously excited to see Mama Zista and everyone else.

Reggy-Butt!

Lindseay was there with her kids, and Dustin showed up with his throughout the week. It meant that we enjoyed a loud house with Elmo.

The kids found ways to escape from the noise of the little kids.

We blew up crap on July 5th in the storage yard.

Ryker loved running over to Walmart, he went multiple times a day. He made about $30 on the 4th selling glow sticks that he bought earlier in the day, and is selling hand-painted mugs online.

There were a lot of late nights and Rock crashed hard.

We spent an evening at the Family Fun Center and did some go-karting and bumper boats.

We were pretty busy, but there was plenty of time for relaxing and chilling with cousins.

We spent Saturday at Lost Creek Lake with Dustin and Marissa's boat.

DeA surprised me by tryin to wake board for the first time ever. She didn't quite get up, but I was impressed that she tried something so new to her.

Ryker didn't try wake boarding, but he quickly staked out his spot on the tube before the little kids could grab it.