It was the day! First, four wheeling up at Beaver Springs. Then, dinner at the diner. Then, drumroll please . . .

Everett’s first Rodeo!

It was a lovely evening. *Sigh.*

Leslee & Jason, Jared, and Beth & Alex all came along this year.

This is the first year {THE FIRST YEAR} in the nine years Wyatt and I have been together that we did not have plans with his family on the fourth of July. It was as if the universe was turned inside out! We hardly knew what to do with ourselves.

Luckily, the Engh’s took care of that.

Barbeque. (√Check).

Back yard games. (√Check).

Ice Cream Sandwiches (√Check.)

Sparklers. (Check).

Lovebirds. (√Check.)

Friends and Neighbors. (Check).

A fireworks show to light up even the most loathsome soul. (√Check. √Check.)

It was such a blast! We feel grateful to be invited to such events. Thanks Kellie!!!!

Today our Bishop stood up during Fast and Testimony meeting and encouraged the parents to let their children bear their testimonies during the first ten minutes of sacrament meeting. (I imagine that was due to last month when it really became a kid-circus up there).

Olivia wanted to go. She’s wanted to go before, but we’ve always said no (not into participating in child circus shows).

Today we said ok. But she had to go by herself and bear her own testimony.

She walked herself up to the front, sat down in Bishop’s seat (I don’t even know where Bish was), and waited patiently for her turn. When her turn came, she stepped up to the pulpit, just her pigtails showing up over the height of the podium. She bore her testimony. This was the jist:

I know this is the church.
Jesus loves everyone on this earth.
I know today is a special day.
I know even though Jesus died, he still loves us.
In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

And that was that.

So sweet. So beaming proud.