The Williams Family: Summer Vacation

We have had a lot happen since our last post! It's been a busy, fun summer break. And some other stuff before the break.

The best thing about having a season pass somewhere (like the Zoo) is that you can go anytime you want and don't feel bad if it's only for an hour or two.

Ashlyn has been working to help clean the clubhouse with Mom and she gets $1 every time she does. She had been saving up to pay $5 to ride a camel at the zoo. She did it! Her remark after it was over, "It was bumpy."

Ashlyn sure has fun with Hailey. They are great friends.

I was walking to my car the first week in July and crossed the street and was walking to that driveway by the red truck. All of a sudden I heard a loud crack and turned around to see that a tree had been knocked down by a jeep only 15-20 ft directly behind me. At first I was in shock and in defensive mode. "Had someone just tried to run me over but hit the tree instead?" I slowly walked up to the car and saw a man passed out in the passenger seat with his legs hanging over in the driver's seat. I called 911 and I think he'll end up okay. I'm still not sure what happened. He wasn't very coherent. It really shook me up and reminded me how fragile life is.

For FHE we made testimony pots and planted seeds. The girls loved the activity. I am thankful for how creative Jenny is.

Every year since we've been in Omaha, we've gone to the home run derby for the college world series. Well, this time our seats ended up being right behind the dugout! It was super fun!

For the Fourth we went to a small parade in Omaha. It was literally about 4 blocks and they turned around and went the other direction. So we ended up watching the parade 2.5x. It had a small town feel though and we had a great time.

Ashlyn fell while riding her bike. She was really brave. I did everything I could to not let her see this bruise until the following day. She is one of those kids that if something is bleeding, it must be bad.

At the Gardens after the children's museum.

I played in a golf tournament the day before heading for Utah. We had a great time. It was a beautiful day on a beautiful course.

Aren't kids so cute when they're asleep?

So happy to see Aunt Minnie and cousins Parker and Sawyer!

Helping Grandpa wash Pepper.

My FOUR CUTE GIRLS! At Maren's wedding.

What a beautiful bride!

Can I just say, look at that hair!?

These girls caught part of the bouquet! OH NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

And, I'm off to San Antonio!

We went to a place called Top Golf. It's like a supersize bowling alley but for golf and so much cooler! They have tons of free games, good food and pure fun.

Breakaway! I was so excited for this! I have been planning on going for over a year and it was so great to be there. I actually got a little teary-eyed when walking in. I absolutely love this company and the principles they teach.

Eating out! The bacon-wrapped jumbo shrimp was AMAZING!

I have been following this dentist (Mark Costes) for some time now. He is in Chino Valley, AZ and is one heckuva guy. He walked in on the first day of Breakaway and I felt like a celebrity had just walked in. It was a great honor.

At the Riverwalk! (with Steve, Tanner Applegate, and A. Random Asian)

Sabina's wedding! We are glad to have Mike in the family.

The CONDO! Up in Eden, UT. We always look forward to the time that we get to spend each summer as a family.

Fun with Maren and David! The girls loved getting two new uncles!

Love me some Clairey-Claire.

The girls LOVED the floaties that Grandma Martinson gave them.

Frisbee Golf! We had a blast! For some reason we hadn't noticed or thought to play in recent years. Dad had Maren and David go buy a bunch of cheap frisbees and we played this course and had a great time! It was beautiful!

The guys went out for some golf at the courtesy of Dad. We had a great time. This was my favorite hole, and the only one I got a picture of.

I actually ended up 15ft beyond the hole. Ended up with a par. (You can actually see my ball in the air in front of the green in this picture.) Credit for this picture goes to Trevor Williams.

Credit for this picture also goes to Trevor, but not because he took it. We broke several glasses while at the condo. Trevor happened to break one in the sink so Dad and David took it upon themselves to take it apart and get things working again. David became the official handy man.

Salem Pond!

I told the girls that I used to climb on these rocks when I was a kid and they immediately wanted to do it.

A very helpful Uncle Dennis!

Soaking up the sun

Claire loves climbing trees!

Brinley helping Grandpa blow his nose.

Nana and Grandpa Williams are moving! Don't worry, it's only around the corner. We are excited for them! It should be a nice upgrade! As we were helping to move some things, Ashlyn was quick to find a "nice and cozy" spot (as she would say) to spend time drawing some pictures.