Saying goodbye is hard

We said goodbye to the sweetest dog Abbi.  She had 3 cysts, 1 of which she had since we moved to CO 4 years ago.  It was on her paw & had gotten significantly bigger over the last 6 months.  She had another one on her back which we noticed 4-5 months ago (it also was growing bigger).  The third was just over her eye (not growing).  After a visit to the vet, Scott & I came home to talk with the kids about the options & what we were going to do with her. After a week of prayer & thought we made the decision to put her down.  She was a sweet dog & we'll miss her alot!  
Memories of Abbi...
1. Got her from a shelter in Farmington, UT
2. The day we brought her home she stole Lexi's hat from off her head.
3. She rarely barked(only heard her bark a handful of times mostly as other dogs)
4. She would grunt 
5. She was stubborn (couldn't make her do anything if she didn't want to do it unless you picked her up or grabbed her collar & dragged her)
6. She LOVED attention!!!
7. Loved the snow
8. She would get nervous when Scott would watch sports on TV.  She would get up & just stand there panting.  She wouldn't lay down. We could never figure out why.
Tricks Abbi could do...
1. Wave
2. Put on treat above her nose.  She would hold it there & try to catch it.
3. Shake
4. Paws (jumping on us with both paws-I think this was her favorite because she would get attention)
                    
                    Pictures from the day we adopted Abbi

                

                         
                             Playing in the snow

So far this summer

Why is it that summer seems to go by too quickly?  The kids have been out of school since the end of May and it's already the end of July!  This is what we've been up to this summer....

We went miniature golfing.  Shalyse had more fun hitting our balls off the course.  

 I took the kids to a splash playground in Aurora.  Bryant brought along a couple of friends.  They had fun playing basketball & getting wet.  Shalyse & Lexi on the other hand weren't as impressed.  Lexi did go in the water but Shalyse wouldn't even get wet!

 We bought a season pass for the whole family to our community pool & have enjoyed using it!  Shalyse loves the water!  Lexi is always the last one out of the water (she's been like this her whole life).  

 Our ward has a 4th of July celebration every year.  We rotate times with the other 2 wards in our building.  This year we had lunch (it was SOOO HOT!)  The primary kids have a bike parade where they ride their bikes around the parking lot.  It always fun!  Lexi & I thought it would be fun to decorate Shalyse's bike & push her around for the parade.  She was sooo excited to decorate her bike, but when it came time to ride it in the parade she wouldn't.  I'm glad I took a picture of her before we left the house. 

Later that night we had some good friends the Boohers over for dinner and played some games.  Fireworks in CO were banned because of the horrible fires we had in June & July so..our city of Parker opted to do a laser show instead at the last minute.  When I say last minute I mean last minute.  It reminded me of some of my old computer games...it was that LAME!!!  The only cool thing about it was when it started to sprinkle and you could see it the laser lights. Oh well at least we got to pay $5 for parking(really we paid $10 because our friends didn't bring cash).  It was $10 we won't forget!!!

                                                Lexi doing the zipline for the 1st time

                                                                   Bryant on the zipline

July 10-11-Ward Family Campout

This year it was at Lookout Mountain which is only about 1 hr away from our house.  Kayla, Shalyse, & I went up to eat dinner on Friday night(being the camper that I am  not).  Scott, Lexi, & Bryant stayed the night.  It rained for quite awhile on Friday night and the evening ended with a campfire & talent show.  Lexi was brave & rode the zipline for her 1st time.  I meant to take video but was too late!  It was a great evening & I was thankful I could come home & sleep in my own bed!