Call of the Wild

Liam and I are reading an abridged version of this great classic.  It’s fun to see him excited to read a chapter each night.  (Good motivation for getting the bedtime routine done too.)  Gripping story and we are learning a lot about the multi-faceted principle of hard work!  Last night poor Dave showed us what he’s made of as he insisted on helping his team though his days were numbered.

And I have to mention our vocabulary is growing.  Great lessons all around for real life

Drew and Alicia's Fia Fia

We had a wonderful evening on Tuesday with our family and Alicia's family as we celebrating the upcoming wedding together.  Mom (Dixie) had some of the food catered and also did all the decorations.  I especially love the pineapple palm tree she put together with a little help from Ian's welding skills as he made a stainless steel stand that is under all that fruit.  Alicia made each family member a lava lava skirt and gave us each a lai of some sort.  I really liked Drew's seed necklaces!

All the kids on both sides of the family got along so well as they ran around, jumped on the trampoline, and also enjoyed a Samoan dancer show us his skills.

The whole evening was so great!

Grandpa and Grandma Minerich - Liam's great grandparents!

Mom did a wonderful job on the whole spread!

 

 Aunt Alicia handing out the the lai's.

 

Blake and Seneca and Bronte'

 

Uncle Drew and his cute niece and nephew.

The future Aunt Alicia!  We love her already!

Baby Keith from the Price side of the family.  SO CUTE!

Antelope Island 2013

We had a great time playing in the sand, skipping rocks, chasing seagulls, catching brine shrimp in a bucket, and enjoying the gorgeous views! The brine flies keeps the crowds at bay so this boy's haven is picture perfect! — with Ian Peterson at Antelope Island State Park - Great Salt Lake.

 

Skipping rocks.

Sad face when it was time to leave.