Alma 7:14

We were reading scriptures the other night and it was Jonny's turn to read this one.  He was part way through the verse and exclaimed, "I'm going to do this!".  He read a couple of more words and all of the sudden, "I'm so excited!".  We love that he's excited about something so important.

Wally and the Bead

Yes, you read that right.  Last night we went to the drive-in to see Wall-E.  Megan had a conversation with her dad earlier in the week about it.  Layne ended up mentioning something about Wally and the Beav - memories from a TV show of days gone past.  (I don't know what the connection is either.)  Apparently, it stuck with Megan - for the rest of the week she referred to the movie Wall-E as Wally and the Bead.  She had me questioning myself a couple of times.  Is there something about the title of this movie that I'm not aware of or is she just making something up?  (She is 4 - imagination is always a possibility.)  On the way to the movie, there were several times she enthusiastically stated, 'Wally and the Bead!'.  It was completely random and humorous all at the same time.  We love our Megan!  We count her as one of multiple entertainers in our family.

Happy 4th!

Happy 4th!  One of the things we did today was go on a hike.  Here are some photos from the event.

We had to watch out for hanging inch worms.

We loved the beauty around us - 

and had a great time.

Jacob usually led the way.

Rachel was just along for the ride.

The kids threw rocks into the water.  This is Jonny in action.

Megan showing off the rock she found.

Jacob keeping hydrated and thinking his shirt is cool.

Megan carefully taking some 'fluff fluff' (dandelion head) to show Daddy.

Jonny being funny - 'Look, a plane!'

Rachel insisted she walk towards the end.  She did a great job!  She even found a couple of her own rocks.

We had a wonderful day and hope yours was just as great!