June 2025

June 29, 2025

This week was the Lehi city festival called the "Lehi Roundup". We went to the Rodeo on Thursday night with Kassie's parents and on Saturday morning Kassie and the younger kids went to the parade and got "truckloads" of candy. Hinckley had two swim meets and had some great PRs and good experiences. He also went fishing at the nearby pond with his old friend Tyler from his previous elementary school and had a movie night with another friend. Addie and Greyson had a fun week at an art camp sponsored by our neighbor. They really love doing things like that together and reminds them that they are great friends for the most part.

Getting ready for the Rodeo

Greg's viewing of Star Wars at Abravanel Hall

Hinckley' swim meet at AF

Greyson wants to play baseball everyday and we've somewhat established a routine when I get off work to go over to the park and play. I bring Desmond along who usually chews on sticks and hits trees/leaves in the shade while I pitch the ball to Greyson - he'll hit it and run all the bases that he sets out and loves sliding to them while yelling "safe!" Desmond has started consistently standing upon his own and looking very proud of himself. He also figured out how to turn around and go down stairs. He's becoming more curious and points at everything while grunting.

Our finished dish

Kassie "throwing"

Cooking at the parade

Glitter girl

Loaded gangstas

Aliens

good vibes

Kas and I had a fun date on Saturday evening going to a "throw studio" in Provo where you can make a piece of pottery. It was hard! But we had a lot of fun with that. Kassie and Addie also had a fun date going to "The Selfie Museum" - a place that has a bunch of different backdrops and props arranged for attendees to use to take fun pictures together. They had a blast and came home with remnants of glitter confetti in their hair.

June 25, 2025

This last week we enjoyed visits with Bekah and Clair, time with the Kays, a hike up Provo Peak with Hinckley and Logan, a primary day-camp to "This is the place" for Addie, lots and lots of baseball at the park with Greyson, and Desmond discovering his tongue and how to point at things.

Des pose

Top of Provo Peak with Logan and Barsons

Hinckley, Logan, and Blake B

On Friday we drove down to Brian Head near Cedar Breaks and enjoyed some hikes and time with Kassie's parents. Despite the insane wind we were able to have some good times - and it was the first time for all of us in that part of the state.

A favorite spot on the nature trail near the cabin

Windy walk by the pond

Bundled up near the pond

Near "salamander" spring

The great lookout

Authentic kid pose

Addie and the reading bears

Hinckley fishing with Grandad

June 15, 2025

This was a big week for Hinckley as he had his first young men's camp, this one was up at Wallsburg. He had blast! They did archery, axe throwing, spooky stories around the fire, a service project building fences, hiking, portrait drawing, and much more. He seemed to have a really good experience and developed stronger friendships with other Deacons.

The happy camper

Addie finished her tennis lessons and despite a hard day doing "games" she stuck with it to the end and overall seemed to enjoy it. She spent the night with the Burnsides in SLC and had a lot of fun with them. We all went to the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers museum up there before dropper her off. Pretty amazing stuff up there!

Greyson finished his baseball season and spent many days playing with his buddies in the neighborhood. They were running around non-stop and all red-faced. Desmond continues to flirt with standing with no support and likes our big reactions. But he's more comfortable just relying on us to get where he wants haha.

Baseball team "The Cheetos"

Baseball guy

Hiking the G with mom

Happy bath boy

Cuddling with bunny

I moved Hinckley in with Greyson and put together the undaunted old Walmart bunk bed...and I'm moving down in the room on the main floor as an office for work. We'll see how that turns out for everyone, but for now I'm pretty excited about it!

Breakfast in bed

Dad gifts

New office space emerging

It was a happy father's day today with tofu burritos in bed this morning, some fun gifts from the family including a few thoughts on video, and a tasty enchilada dinner. It was a great day :)

June 8, 2025

This week I was in Austria/Germany for work and visiting Mom and Dad. It was great to see them in their element! Things went well at my work session as well. Meanwhile on the home front Kassie carted the kids to sport camp (Greyson), swimming (Hinckley), tennis (Addie), and many other activities such as an Aviary in SLC, Heber Creeper with Kassie's parents, a hike or two with friends, the final week of swimming lessons, and more. Greyson had a big catch in his baseball game that he was excited about. Addie and he were both proud of their successful passing of the next swim lesson level, and Hinckley achieved a "B" time in his latest meet in the 50 free - a goal he's been working on for a long time! Desmond has discovered how fun it is to throw things. And when he gets really excited he forgets to throw and instead drops the item down the back of his shirt! He loves all the attention he gets and continues to flirt with walking and talking.