August 2022 Summer ends, Melissa TURNS 40!, the Pennsylvania Bayless family visits and school begins.

The Numbers' came through again.  Now we have a racecar and a truck.  

The library end of summer bubble party. Melissa was watching the Lyman girls that day. 

Hannah's a crazy driver!

At the Laws' farm, I guess they must have planted frogs and it is harvest time.  Lilian is holding a tiny frog. 

Teddy Bear clinic at UNHS.  Our cousin/nurse Georgia Black is sewing up Hannah's dragon. 

Lily was the only kid willing to get down and try to save the dummy. 

Cooling down with popsicles after playing in the water. 

And warming back up after lunch with an exercise program on Youtube. 

Hannah lost her tooth! August 9th, after weeks of wiggling, it finally came out.  This was the bottom tooth, top was extracted over a year ago.  

August 10th Happy birthday Melissa!  I was working part day so I made cinnamon rolls and sausage before work, then we had a lunch date and hike. 

Chris made a yummy zucchini chocolate cake... look at those candles, so many that the candle light is messing up the exposure. 

A few weeks earlier the twins and I walked home from Subway when Melissa took Lilian to a Waterford kick off night.  We walked past the theater and asked Clark Hawkins when the next kids movie was coming.  He told us Super Pets on a certain day, the kids asked if we could take Melissa for her birthday and I agreed.  Then we walked past the bowling alley and asked to take Melissa to that too.  Well, they planned her party... and they kept it a secret!

We ended up just signing up the kids for games and shared turns throughout all of us so nobody got too bored. 

Grandma and Lilian patiently waiting for a strike? 

Hannah and Grandpa lining up for the win!

The next day, Finley had an appointment for a bump on his knee.  See the inside side of his right leg (left in the photo). He's growing a bony mass.  It is basically his tendon insertion calcifying. 

8/12 Andy went on a cultural immersion retreat in Monument Valley.  It was all day, we left at 7 AM and I wasn't back until 6 PM.  We had a tour of Monument Valley Park and Mystery Valley, with Navajo guides telling us stories about their beliefs of the past. 
In this photo our guide is creating a monument from a pile of sand and running water. 

This is an arch in Mystery Valley. 

Finally we got ready to wrap up Melissa's birthday week with our movie night August 12th at Super Pets

Melissa worked for weeks to create this beautiful dress for Hannah. 

August 17th was Grandma Workman's day at library.  Library is a highlight of the week. 

Amanda, Grant and Ruth came to Utah for a few days, and they came to visit Blanding. 
Melissa took them to see the ruins at Laws' farm. 


Ruth and Lily making puzzles. 

Aunt Amanda getting everybody ready for quiet time. 

Enjoying the beautiful sunset and playing outside before bed. 

Grant told me that it was the best day of his life and that he loves Utah. It was lots of fun to have them for a few days. 

I love that these ladies love each other.  

After 2 weeks with no training wheels and no pedals (to learn balance) the twins got their pedals. Now they can ride a bike!

Finn's new circuit building kit

August 23rd was Lilian's first day back to Miss Lana's preschool. 

Distance makes the heart grow fonder, knowing she'd be away for the day made her gentle and loving? 

Also the first day of homeschool for the year. 

And Melissa's day for a blood donation. 

August 24th, the best day of church every year.  The ward picnic at the Dude Ranch! 

Lilian's swim day at preschool

Melissa and Grandma Workman at Where the Crawdads Sing.  I don't know why she didn't invite me to go... oh yeah, because I told her no. 

 

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