Taylor's Baptism Photo Shoot

I took these pictures at a local park and used them for Taylor's baptism invitation.

 

I framed various sizes and displayed them throughout the house on his baptism day. (Photos by Kenna.)

 

The Brocks Rock the 4th



July 4, 21012

 

I love the 4th of July! It screams summertime, family, and childhood memories. Oh...and patriotism. :) Once again, we attended the Kaysville City parade with my sister, Laurel and her family. It felt very much like a walking advertisement. They need to ease off the amount of business entries. However, we were showered with candy!

 



 After the parade we spent the day at my parents' sister's house. This was the first family function without my parents and I'll admit, it was harder than I thought. Out of habit, I expected to see my mom in the kitchen with a warm greeting, but nope...it was empty. :(  There was a hole in our party without them, but it was still a great day. We BBQed, swam, and talked.

 Dave and a couple of my nephews made a "bridge".

 McKenna and her cousin, Maddie. She LOVES that Maddie lives so close now.

This just cracked me up. Ryan found the sweet spot of the house. Do you think we had enough chips at our BBQ?

Later we watched the Davis High fireworks as a family. This is a great tradition that caps off a great day!

Dave and I made our own fireworks in the back row.  ;) He he he.

My Sweet McKenna

July 1, 2012

 

When you look this pretty on a normal Sunday, I think it calls for a photo shoot! Besides, curls don't last very long so they really need to be documented.

 

 McKenna (age 4)

Eddington Family Reunion (Part 2)

June 27, 2012

 

The last day of the reunion we woke up, ate breakfast, packed up, and had some spare time before our next activity. So we drove up to the Rexburg Temple. It sits on a hill overlooking the valley. We walked around the grounds with the kids and took some pictures....of course.

 

 

We then met up with the reunion crew at the local park. We ate a picnic lunch and then filled a Bluebird school bus in order to take a tour of Grandma Lila's historic sites. It was a huge learning experience for me. It was neat to actually see the places that I've heard stories of and had only seen in pictures. A lot of the buildings were gone, but some remained. We visited a couple cemeteries and I learned many stories of my ancestors. After the tour we piled into the vans and made our way back to Utah. It was another great family reunion and I look forward to the next!!

We were privileged to host Traci and her kids for a couple days after the reunion. We were exhausted from the previous days' events and just spent our time playing with the kids and chatting on the couch. It was heavenly! (These last pictures were stolen from Traci...thanks!)



Eddington Family Reunion (Part 1)



June 25-26, 2012

 

We really couldn't spend too much time crying over the loss of my parents. We had to travel to the Eddington Family Reunion in Rexburg, Idaho. We left soon after my parents with 12 children and 3 adults. How do you like that ratio? A couple of my sisters couldn't make it, so we took all the extra kids that my sister-in-law's and our van could hold. We arrived at 10:00pm and started pitching our tents in the dark. When here came my cousins, aunts, and uncles from all corners of the field and helped pitch tents, blew up air mattresses, and unloaded vans until the work was done and then they vanished. They were our angels! I have a really great family! In the middle of it all, McKenna came to me and said her tummy hurt. I led her away and she lost her dinner. So I wasn't any help with the set up. We created a quarantine tent and McKenna and I had our own little suite. :) I missed some of the next day's activities since I was with Kenna, but it all looked like fun.



 We launched kids on the parachute. I think we cause a few bruises, but the kids loved it! Dave just wished he were light enough to get a turn. :)

 My uncle launched these child-made rockets with an air compressor. It was hours of fun!

 And no reunion would be complete without some wild card-playing. People were climbing on the tables!

 By the evening McKenna perked up and was able to play a little with cousins.

 My very brave sister-in-law, Traci, camped with her 4 kids, plus two extra, all on her own. My brother needed to get home to Oregon for work. She was calm and amazing through it all!

One of the highlights of the reunion was a photo walk with my sister, sil, and cousin. My cousin is a professional photographer and it was fun to see the different angles each of us took and what caught our eye. Here are my favorites of what I took: