Baby Girl Turns 20

Yes today is the day - no more Nicholas teenagers!! Jessica turns 20! Wahoo! She came home from Logan this morning to "celebrate" with us and Lucas and Kody. She opened her gifts (necessities): pots and pans, set of dishes, and silverware! We grilled steaks (her favorite) and had rootbeer floats. Not too exciting but that's the way they go when you get "old"!
She's learned a lot of life's lessons in the last few years and learned that life is not that easy when you're on your own!
We love her a bunch and are so glad she's our baby girl.
Hope you had a wonderful day hanging with us!

YW/YM Hike/Picnic

Our YW/YM went on a hike to the Willard Waterfalls (didn't know it even existed!) Supposedly it was an "easy" hike so I thought I'd go and try it (ribs still sore). WHATEVER!!!! We ended up on the wrong trail/wrong side of the river and was on the "death trap" trail!! SCARRY! I was so afraid we were going to lose a kid or leader down the mountain. We ended up just turning around and coming back down and then the kids and some of the leaders went up the other side. We all made it back safe and sound and little blood was lost!
Christensen siblings (Sarina, Max, Kylie, Dain) and Kennedi Curtis.

Connor Demain examining the river.

Monica Bybee cooling off - I think she froze her brain!

Madison, Dana (mom/daughter) and Darcy crossing the river.

On the wrong trail! (Could this be an object lesson!!) We have such a great bunch of kids in our ward. They always have a good time together and get along so well.

Planting Time

Tonight for FHE Mark and I planted our garden! (Mark did most of the work - I think I have broken ribs - they hurt!) The gnats were miserable so it took us 3 times to get it all in.

Typical farmer - (leaning on his shovel!)

Now we water, weed, hope and pray that it grows!

CLOUDBURST

We just had a huge cloudburst! It only lasted a few minutes but water was running everywhere! We've had ALOT of rain this week and I'm ready for some SUNSHINE again.
However my lawn is still nice and GREEN! (and needs mowed - again!)