More Catching Up

These are just some pictures that didn't make it into their own posts.

McKay making a funny face at preschool.
This last weekend we went to a "Better Days Utah 2020" event celebrating Utah becoming the first state to give women the right to vote in 1870. Myles is a big fan of the BYU sketch show "Studio C" and got a picture and autograph with some of its stars.
MacKay with one of his many best friends at preschool, Willa. 
Labor Day weekend Marshall and I took a quick trip to LAs Vegas while the kids were in Delta. We stayed at the Bellagio, got lots of time by the pool, went to the David Copperfield magic show, and I enjoyed the spa. 
We have been in a bit of a rut with date night--always dinner and a movie. A few weeks ago we found this new cafe called "Good Move" and spent three hours playing games there. 
Just the boys lounging around. 
I bought tickets months ago for Newsies at Hale Center Theater. Myles was sick so we took Daniel instead and they all loved it. 
Jessica introduced us to a fun Ninja Warrior obstacle course. 
At the very beginning of the summer I went to a concert (Belle and Sebastian) at Sundance with some of my good friends. 
We celebrated my birthday with a delicious pink cake that Jessica made me. 
As soon as school ended I took Mason to the BYU library where he found all the Star Wars books he wanted to read over the summer. 
Myles went to a week-long sleep away 5th grade camp. I was definitely more nervous than he was but he did great!
This was Mason's last swim meet before taking a break from swimming for the summer. 
We celebrated the end of school by taking the kids and some of their friends for snow cones. 
The kids decided to make more use of the cotton candy maker this summer. 
Myles has been scared of getting this mole removed for years and finally we just went for it. He did great and we celebrated with crepes after. 

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