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Birthdays All Around...

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I had a great birthday this year and everyone made me feel super special.  Russel is so good at taking care of me on my birthdays that I get feeling pretty inadequate when it comes to him.  That's definitely a great talent he has.....and I totally get the benefit from that.  The only thing that kinda didn't rock was that we went to dinner and took a few of the kiddos with us....but right as we got sat down and ordered, he was called to the hospital.  He had to leave immediately which left us at the restaurant, stranded, and in the rain.  Luckily Josh was on his way back from a golf tournament in SLC and came for us.  Otherwise, we would've had a long wet walk in the rain :) My mom and sister also totally spoiled me and came to Logan for a day of shopping and a yummy lunch.  It was awesome!  We just played all afternoon.  They are the best!!   Oh and Buffalo Wild Wings gives you a WHOLE bottle of your favorite sauce on your birthday!...

McKenna Family Reunion at Heber Valley....

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What a great time we had with Russel's family at Heber Valley.  Such a beautiful place and the kids always love spending time with cousins.  There was lots to do and lots of good food.  And we really just enjoyed being in the outdoors with family.

Mother's & Father's Day...

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Mother's Day was wonderful and Russel and the kids completely spoiled me.  Russel made sure the whole weekend was devoted to treating me.  I was served a very yummy breakfast in bed...a heart attack :)  Russel even cut hearts out of the french toast.  Yum Yum!! After church we headed to my sister's and met up with the rest of the family for a seriously yummy dinner.  They had smoked ribs with a special rub on them.  YUM-O.  Also, I had a monumental moment that day.  My brother is a constant tease about my gluten free food and always acts like it just awful.....when we all know he would never know the difference if I wasn't eating it.  So I decided to take matters into my own hands.  I was in charge in the dessert so I decided to make a regular angel food cake from a box and then I have a recipe for an gluten free angel food cake that I had perfected.  So the moment of truth arrived.  I took two plates with a piece of each and m...

Spring Sports, Recitals, Activities...

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This spring was absolutely insane.  I didn't know if I was coming or going or if I would even survive.  The kids were all heavily involved in different activities and while it was super fun and great to see them all do so well, I can't say I was sad to see June peak it's little beady head.  Thank goodness for good friends and neighbors to help with carpool or there is absolutely no way I could've gotten children everywhere that they needed to be. J.D. and Nick both played Lacrosse this year and had a great time.  J.D. really enjoyed it and his team did awesome.  Nick was basically going through what J.D. did last year.  He loved it but was still trying to learn the game as it was his first year and at times didn't quite know if it was his passion.  But by the end of the season, Nick was getting into his groove and really starting to get the hang of things.  I told him he really needs to give it at least two years before he decides for sure if he l...