summer.....

try as i might i just can't seem to figure out where summer has gone..... 

i do not mean the heat and weather of summer..... 

i mean the actual days of summer..... 

for the celebration of july 4th we headed up to the coolness of payson, it really was not much cooler than home for sure..... 

4th of july in payson.....

tyler &  his youngest little one.....

ashley, nick and their little sweetheart.....

i had yet another birthday in july..... 

my family took very good care of me...... 

they love me much, of this i am sure..... 

the end of july brought about our annual family trip to "grandpas' cabin"..... 

it was a bit challenging this year..... 

and yes, i will do things differently next year.....

my three "grandsons" chillin' at the cabin.....

ashley and her little one.....

the boys at the painted desert.....

before the mud cave..... they came out so very muddy.....

 drum roll if you please..... 

while up at my folks place my youngest became engaged to be married..... 

we love tarra and are thrilled to be adding her to our family..... 

tarra & bryan.....

life keeps on keeping on and i do my best to keep up..... 

along with the joy comes a little sorrow and this week my oldest son and his sweetie lost a baby..... this makes 4 now that they have lost..... 

we are so very thankful to our father in heaven for the 2 beautiful boys they have, as we are sorrowing over yet another loss..... 

my honey & i.....