Elko part 1

We decided to go on a big summer trip since we were lonely. Our first stop was Elko. We enjoyed the cooler weather. We got to spend a couple of days with all of the grandparents. Jerrod even got to mow the lawn for the first time. We don't get to do that in Vegas! The dogs were so excited about the cool grass they just kept rolling in it and grazing. Jerrod also got to drive the girls around in Grandpa Wahlstrom's golf cart. He thought he was pretty cool. Grandma kept telling him to slow down. haha.

The big move

We recently moved to a new house. The owner of our previous home foreclosed on us forcing us out. We were lucky to have a family in our ward who was moving to SLC and were willing to rent to us. It was a long two weeks moving without Derek. The kids were a lot of help to me so I rewarded them with a little gift. I ordered a trampoline for the backyard. They have had a lot of fun with it and I hope no one gets hurt or I will never hear the end of it from a future orthopedic doctor :)


The kids wanted to have a sleepover on the trampoline. It lasted a total of about 5 minutes before they all came in.

Honor Roll Assembly

Allison and Emma both made the honor roll for their last quarter of the year. We are very proud of them. Keep it up girls!!

4th of July

For the 4th this year we decided to go out to Lake Las Vegas and watch the fireworks. It is really pretty out there but the fireworks show was pretty short. We were all missing Derek too. On the way home we stopped for some Sonic sundaes. With the economy in bad shape so many businesses and hotels have closed down out at the Lake. It is such a nice place to take the family too and a better alternative than the strip downtown. Once we finally made it home the kids had a lot of fun lighting sparklers.

Visit from the Drapers

We were lucky enough to have the Draper family pass through Vegas on their way to California. They are good friends we met in Reno and we miss them. It is fun to see how much our families have changed.

Derek leaves for Michigan

Derek left on July 1st to head to Michigan for 3 months. It was very hard to say goodbye!! He made his 2000 mile trip in just 2 days. He is trying to find an orthopedic surgery residency that will accept him. We are so proud of him. It takes a lot of courage to go across the country alone and go for something you really want. No matter what happens he has done so well. Who would have thought we would have come this far!!

Enjoying Summer with Friends

We wanted to make sure and get together with some of our friends before they all went their separate ways for their audition rotations. We met one night at the park for dinner and made smores and then the next day ate leftovers by the pool at Jamie's house. Summer went way too fast especially since we only had a little while to be together!

Ira, Derek and Ava roasting their marshmallows