SEVENTEEN

This beautiful young lady had a birthday!  We started her day off with opening presents and unfortunately,  we didn't get a picture of everything she got.  She got money from grandparents and a fancy new camera lens from her parents.   

Sarah wanted to go out to Waffle Me Up for breakfast and then we did a bit of looking at the Saturday Market.  She had lunch with friends and then went boating with the Woodard's and more friends.

Seventeen amazing things about Sarah...

she loves being a BRAVE!

she is super good at making videos!

she needs her "down time" to recharge.

she loves to go to the Co-op for lunch with friends.

she surrounds herself with fun friends!

she still works at Page One Power.

she loves to go boating!

she likes to watch Netflix!

she very good at keeping her room clean and clutter free!

she likes to eat yogurt at Menchie's.

she LOVES to travel and hopes to do a lot in the future!

she and Andrew have a really close relationship!

she made a video which was shown at the Overland Theater.

she's very allergic to dogs!

she was a mentor for a family from Syria.

 she's really good at finding great places to eat when we travel!

she knows what she wants and works hard to get it!!

Happiest of birthdays, Sarah!  We love you so much!!!

June

We began our summer with taking a trip to Bend to see Sophie graduate. We love that she's coming to Idaho to play basketball and thought it would be fun to add an "Idaho" theme to her graduation party. Sarah made a fun video of celebrating Sophie!!

sophie's graduation from sarah smith on Vimeo.

We attended a fun Smith family reunion.  This year Aunt Debbie and Uncle Laurence were in charge and they chose to have it at Ball Manor.  We were happy to be able to sleep in our own beds and enjoy all the activities that had been planned.  We ate lots of yummy food, visited with lots of family and loved all the fun games!

Benjamin made a pretty cool creation at the Eagle library!  He loves to create!

Sarah and Andrew were invited to go boating with the Woodard's.  They always have so much fun!

Nathan and I celebrated our 19th wedding anniversary with going out to dinner at Ruth Chris' Steak House.  Everything was delicious and had beautiful presentations.  I feel pretty lucky to be married to Nathan! 

We met Jayna and her family at a Hawk's baseball game.  It was a fun evening with cousins and sometimes watching the game.

Levi and his friend Conner got to go to Kid Planet one morning.  So much fun!!

Nathan took the three oldest kids on a long weekend trip to Banff, Canada.  They all absolutely loved the beautiful scenery, enjoyed many hikes and adventures in canoeing and maybe did a little shopping in town.

Benjamin and I went to Webelos camp and had a really great time!  We did BB shooting, archery, crafting, learning about rockets and loved every minute!

Benjamin got to meet a rubix cube champ.  He's from the Ukraine and was in town visiting some friends.  He gave Benjamin some good advice and showed us his impressive skills.

So, so grateful for long summer days, no schedules and making fun memories with family and friends!