Random Notables from The Summer...

Here are some memories from this summer that I don't want to forget!

Late in July Bekah got a small break in her elbow. A casualty to the Wipeout (a TV show filled with crazy obstacle courses) Craze that ran its course through our house this summer. Yup... you guessed it. She wiped out on the obstacle course the kiddos created in our very own living room. Tumbled from the arm of the couch. But it didn't slow her down a bit during the 6 weeks that she wore the cast.


She loved random people, "I falled off the couch and broke my elbow." Abby even had a few moments of empathy pains with a pretend broken elbow, too. :)

July 24th... Pioneer Day in Utah... is one of the most celebrated holidays in the Frandsen Family. Unfortunately, this holiday came right at the time I was really sick, so there weren't many pictures of the festivities. I did, however, make it to part of the rodeo where I got a few pictures.

The Rowleys, our California friends, joined in for most of the festivities that day. Michael was soooo happy to see his best buds, Caleb and Emily.


Abby and her Daddy...


Grandpappy held Bekah, who fell asleep on him...

After which she joined her sister on daddy's lap...


Paul and Michael joined the Rowleys at Seven Peaks the next day, which I hear was fun.

During the summer, we had many trips to Thanksgiving Point, where we got a pass... we consider it our new Disneyland. Still missing that about California... :(


Matt and Angela and their kiddos (all the cousins on my side of the family!!!) came to see us, and we spent an afternoon at the Discovery Garden at Thanksgiving Point.


Their children are beautiful, aren't they?? The kids' ages align perfectly... within three months of each other... and we love, love, love getting together with them. We even got a few hours of purely adult discussion/hanging out time... which was so fun. We can't wait until our next get together with them!

Cute Will

Michael and Brinlee

Max and Abby

Paul and Ella

Bekah-Boo

Michael and Uncle Matt

We LOVE our new neighborhood, and had many fun walks through the neighborhood, complete with rolling on the steep hills.


We're thinking this is going to be a pretty rad place to sled in the wintertime!

Ella became quite the walker, and loves toddling all over the place, trying to keep up with the constant action of her older siblings...


The Tour of Utah was a fun time, as we spectated a few of the stages. Paul and I watched the end of a stage on our anniversary where Paul met up with Dave Zibriski, which made his day! (Paul's, that is...)


Paul toted the kids along with him on another day of the Tour, where they got loud cowbells to ring and enjoyed cheering on the riders. They love cheering things like: "Good job biking!" "Good luck on the climb!" and "Go, go, go!!!"

And speaking of biking, Paul and his brother Jonny snuck in rides here and there. Jonny is now a roadie, and got his first road bike at the end of summer. Paul is looking forward to lots of biking bonds with his brother.


And then there is Michael's massive amounts of bike riding. His love of biking required us to pack the bike along almost everywhere we went this summer. He loved making new challenges, keeping track of his time, and breaking his own records again and again and again.


And at the end of August, we enjoyed a weekend in St. George with Paul's family... the first official "reunion" we have had. Libby took these fun pictures...




There was biking, plays, lots of good food, good conversation, competitive games that were really... competitive, swimming, Footloose, and my favorite part... a women's conference--just the girls--where we each taught a "class." It was completely uplifting and I really enjoyed having some real time with these women I love so much! We'll be doing that again!

So that catches up some of my favorite parts of the summer that somehow fell through the cracks of business and didn't get documented. Now I just need to catch up on September and I'll be current in this here month!

Phew.