A Happy Day In June!

On Monday, June 19th we had fun celebrating Jacob's and Lily's half birthdays.  (December birthdays can be difficult) They had so much fun playing at this new park with their cousins!

But even though his birthday isn't until the 26th, we also celebrated Nathaniel's 3rd birthday!  

Amanda had prepared the perfect celebration for our special Nathaniel!

We all watched the Signing Time video about birthday parties.

Nathaniel loved it!

Then he got to open presents!  

Sometimes he needed some help and he has the kindest brothers and sisters who are eager to help and love him so much!

I think he loved his new race track!

Amanda made a video of pictures from the past 3 years:

Super yummy cupcakes with a peanut butter cup inside each one!

Nathaniel is ready!

Singing and signing "Happy Birthday" and Nathaniel joins in!

While we ate, he got to play with his cars!

You've come a long way in 3 years!

Cruise In A Book: Italy!

We loved our visit to Italy at the Perry's home!

There were lots of decorations prepared by

David:

Lily:

Hannah:

Joshua:

and Jacob:

Leaning Tower of Pisa centerpiece!

Menu!

The delicious entree!

Statue of David!

Power point presentation about the Apostle Paul!

Added bonuses:

Power point presentation about Joseph Smith!

Primary talk re-given by Jacob!

Primary scripture re-given by Lily!

From MaryAnn:

I've been trying to help Lily memorize a scripture to share at church on Sunday, but it's so hard to keep a straight face because instead of saying "baptism by immersion" she keeps saying "baptism by EMERGENCY."

Cruise In A Book: The Show!

We love being entertained by the McClellan girls!

They had a choreographed diving exhibition which we enjoyed!

Right after this photo, they each took a turn diving beautifully into the water!

They sang a fun Primary song to represent the Motab Member who 

was on the cruise.  

Then they danced to some Greek music!

Courtney will graduate in 2020.  Maybe by then we will have seen some more sites from around the world!

Cruise In A Book!

It was disappointing to have to cancel our Mediterranean Cruise but we were very happy and surprised to receive this book from our girls!  

Here are the pages:

Itinerary

 This is not your ordinary Mediterranean cruise. Instead of crowding on board with other travelers, you will have a private vacation just for two.  You will also enjoy hearing from several wonderful headliners/ educators/entertainers, all of whom happen to be direct relatives.

DAY 1: Sail with the McClellan family as they entertain and inspire you with their incredible performance.

DAY 2: Feast your eyes on the Postcard views of Italy and see a live rendition of the statue of David. Tease your palette with a variety of Italian delicacies at the famous Thores Street Restaurant.

DAY 3: Travel to Greece with the Melanchuk Family. Dine on the unique flavor of Greek food as you ponder the teachings of the Apostles Peter and Paul in Corinth.

On your cruise enjoy beautiful sunsets and underwater life:

Spend an evening looking at the stars

(Michael Ballam was a guest performer on the cruise)

 I will blog about each day of our itinerary!

Patio Party!

We decided to get part of our patio covered and why not celebrate with a party?!

We had a great time before dinner with no pictures.

Then a fun dinner!

And afterwards some of the kids prepared a show!