TNT Guitar Recital

We spent an evening at the river for TNT's Rock On Recital. I love watching all the kids (and a few adults) perform. We've been watching some of them for years, and it's so fun to see how far they've come. I can't believe Bailey only has one year left of this! It makes me so sad just thinking about it. It's been such a big part of our lives for the past 9 years.

Mark, Jessie, and Bailey kicked things off with, 'I Won't Say I'm in Love' for the sound check.

Mark and Bailey performing, 'Road Less Traveled.'

The cutest duo around!

Mason's a good sport! He's sat through a lot of practices and performances!

Maelee started taking guitar lessons from Seth, and she performed the song, 'Brave' for her first recital. So cute! Bailey used to babysit her, and now she's so grown up!

Bailey with the All Star Band.

 I can't wait until Bailey and Grace do a song together! Two beautiful girls with powerful voices!

Idaho Falls Temple Youth Cultural Celebration

All the youth in the Idaho Falls Temple District had the chance to participate in a Cultural Celebration the Saturday before the Idaho Falls Temple was rededicated. It was so AWESOME! 12,000 youth in the Holt Arena bearing testimony of the Temple through song and dance. We've heard it's the largest Cultural Celebration the church has ever had! The kids had been practicing the songs and dances for the past few months, but only in their individual stakes. The first time they all came together to practice was the day before the event. What a huge undertaking to pull off! Just goes to show how amazing the youth in our area are! The arena was so hot! It doesn't have air conditioning, and with that many people crammed in there, I'm not sure how they did it! We were sweating just from watching the celebration from the stands. I can't imagine having to practice in there for 2 straight days! So worth it though! It was a great experience for Bailey, and all the youth in our area. President Eyring and Elder Rasband were there, along with a few men from the seventy. What a great tribute to our Temple! We are so excited to have it opened up again, after being closed for 2 years!

The awesome kids from the Eastview Ward!

This is what it looks like to have 12,000 kids on the floor of the Holt Arena.

Performing, 'True to the Faith.' This was one of my favorites!

The last song they did was, 'The Spirit of God,' and while the kids were singing, a replica of the Idaho Falls Temple was being raised at the front of the arena. So cool! Gave me chills!

Bailey was hot, sweaty, and tired when it was over, but so glad she had the chance to be a part of this.

True to the Faith

The Spirit of God
 

Memorial Day

On Memorial Day, we went to Freeman Park to play disc golf, and look at the flags set up for the Field of Honor. When we got there, they were already taking the flags down. So bummed! I walked the dogs while Mark, Sawyer, Bailey and Mason played 2 rounds of disc golf. When we got back, we had our first hot dog roast of the season! Yay! I can't wait for many more!

Roasting hot dogs!

He's a dweeb! And he stuck that ENTIRE s'more in his mouth!

The puppies love when we are all outside with them!

Best buds!

I have no words for this!

Sundance Zip Lining

For Mason's 18th birthday, his Dad got him a zip lining adventure up in Sundance. Bailey went with him, and they had tons of fun! It has the biggest vertical drop of any zip line in the United States (2,100 feet). They got to go down all of them side by side, so they would race. They stayed at Sarah's house for the weekend, watched Taylor play baseball, and had lots of fun!

The first stop was the store for car snacks!

She kept sending me pictures of them in the car and writing, "ROAD TRIP!"

Getting geared up!

All set!

Bailey said the view from the top was amazing!

Let the racing begin!

All done, and all smiles!

Mesa Falls

We used Mark's Friday off work to take a quick trip up to Mesa Falls. It was pouring rain, so we knew it wouldn't be crowded. We stopped at the lower and upper falls, and then went to lunch in Ashton. 

Lower Falls

Upper Falls

We pretty much had the whole place to ourselves!