Shelter Helpers

The girls spent the day socializing animals at a packed kill shelter. Could anything result in more tears?

Answer: No!

There are so many sweet animals out there available for adoption.

Model Kid

Willa was asked to be a model at a photo shoot today. Her job was to play with some new toys. She had a blast!

5SOS

Willa's first arena show: 5 Seconds of Summer!

Montage Deer Valley

I spent a week at the Montage Deer Valley for work. Beautiful room, beautiful setting and toasted housemade marshmallows every night!

It was also over my birthday. Although I didn't get to spend it with my family, I did get to meet one of my personal heroes, Bryan Stevenson.

 

 

I spent the afternoon of my birthday at the Utah Olympic Park going extreme zip-lining. One of the steepest in the world with speeds up to 55 mph. Great views too!

 

 

Ski jump practice:

 

Chair lift rides at the hotel:

Art Cars

We started at the Rose Gardens and ended up at the Art Car show where the vehicles ranged from charming to grotesque (REAL TEETH)!

 

Izaak Walton

We volunteered by planting native species at the Bush Lake Chapter site of Izaak Walton...and caught a few frogs and bugs too!

These plants were planted just last year! Can't wait to see how ours grow!

The beach there is perfect for hot summer nights with friends!

China Reunion

Today marks a decade since Jia joined our family! We had our annual get together with Jia's travel group (the families of the girls who were adopted at the same place and time as Jia). We call the girls "the other Jias" because they all had the same first name. There were gifts, giggles, crafts, treats, and games galore. At the end of the day, Jia said, "I feel loved." We are so grateful to have this sweet soul in our lives.