..karly from [kar plus[+] wade]

Summer is here again! It's crazy! It's crazy because the 4th of July has come and gone already, and you know what that means..school is right around the corner! Woweee! Wade is halfway through his Masters program at NNU! That is so exciting! He is pretty much amazing, working full time and going to school full time and always making time for me and Ives!

..speaking of that little Ivy Bug! She is HUGE! Holy smokes, she is growing like a weed! She says the most hilarious things and keeps both of us on our toes, ALWAYS! She is such a sassy little thing, but she's well behaved and is a good little girl when she wants to be! ;) Her favorite things include playing in her splash pool, going to the library, playing matching game, watching Sofia, Bo-On the go, & Strawberry Shortcake, buckling her carseat by herself, going to dance class (she calls it the dance party), swinging (oh, man, when do kids learn to push themselves!!?), and coloring!

This school year was AMAZING! We had a great group of kids leave Cloverdale this year and I was actually really sad to see them go! (well, most of them anyways! ;) We thought it would be a good idea to have a 6th grade graduation, more of like a goodbye for the 6th graders. I mean, it's hard for us teachers because it's not like any other young grade when you get to see them and talk to them the next year...after 6th grade, they head into the middle school and turn into super CRAZIES! The graduation was so fun and not going to lie, a little sad! Like I said, a great group of kids! They have set the bar for the kids next year, but I'm excited! I think about school all the time in the summer! :)

For the Fourth of July this year, we started off our day by running the Firekracker race..this was our 5th year! Pretty crazy! We ran with Darren and Koy this year! I of course, came in last out of the four, but hey, the slowest one gets the most pictures! Duh! I finished in 29:10 which I think is my fastest time so far! Annnnd everyone else came in before that so, theres that. ;) Afterwards, we stayed and watched the parade with Dani and Ty and his fam, and then we went to down to Firth to change and get ready. We watched the Indian Relay races at the fairgrounds and then came back and had a BBQ with dad and Lori at Darren and Carries house. We stayed there for a bit and played yard games, but we were all pooped! We were planning on going and watching the Fireworks, but we were just too tired..We drove up on Iona Hill and just watched them from a distance. They were literally like, the size of a quarter from where we were, but it was fun. Ivy crashed, as per the usual during the fireworks. Then we went home and basically fell asleep in 3 seconds flat. ;)

We are preparing for our Spudman Triathlon that is coming up WAY too soon! We want to go to Washington that same weekend, so that is the plan!

Can't believe it's already been a year since Grandpa Bennion passed away! Time flies, and I really miss him. I was looking for some pictures of us together and it caused me to really think about him and the memories that I've had with him over the years. I sure love him!

Kylee got married this summer and I was able to take her pictures! She looked beautiful and I'm so happy for her!

Kylee and Scott and Nate and Nicole both had their babies! It's been way fun to see all of our friends with their kids and we are excited that Ivy will be able to play with them in a few years!!