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Summer fun with friends

We had a great time with the P and T families at the DMNandS!


 At first I thought K was even taller than I realized, until I saw she was standing on the railing too.  I wouldn't be surprised if she is that tall by next summer, though!
 This trip was our first time doing an experiment in the health exhibit.  D chose to do "Battle Bacteria."  It was great and I loved helping these 3 and M participate.  Lesson learned: don't buy antibacterial hand soap!  All you're doing is help create super bugs!
I love it when we have "linger longers" at church.  It's when there is a potluck after church on a 5th Sunday of the month.  Most families forgot this time, so we had a huge dinner table and the children were such good helpers getting it ready. 
 We also had a blast another Sunday with the families of the primary presidency at the president's house.  Check out the look on N's face  as she made mommy and daddy dance to her drumming.
 We love park play dates!
 And this play date to see J's new house was a crack up.  M and J held a mock wedding for S and N.  I was laughing so hard but told them S would have to ask Daddy's permission first the next time he tried to marry N.
 D joined the Cub Scouts and had his first event: fishing!  Hubby took him for some father/son time and it sounds like the troop did a great job putting it on.  D isn't old enough to join the Wolves at church because you must be 8-years-old, but since he is going into 2nd grade, he can join a community troop with one of his friends, T.  D is pretty excited and he was very proud that he knew the family of the person who caught the biggest fish.  (:



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