ALex recieved his star at the last court of honor.

Jim with our beautiful new niece, Piper. She loves her uncle Jim.

Ellie loves to cook and especially loves being creative. This is the cake we made for Valentine's Day. It turned out so cute and tasted so yummy!

Maddie won 3rd place in the science fair for the 1st grade. She did a project called "Can you see the inside of an egg without cracking it?" We put an egg in vinegar and dissolved the shell. You can then hold a flashlight to the egg and see the inside. Super simple but she had a great time with it. She was so excited when they called her name to recieve her award.

Finally an update! I have been so far behind I have been procrastinating because I did not know where to even begin. I decided to start with the most recent and work my way back until I get caught up. Hope you enjoy seeing what has been keeping the Douglas family busy.....

update coming soon.....

so it has been a while since I have had a chance to update our blog....I guess that is a good thing as it means we have just been out enjoying living life too much(or we have just been too stinkin' busy).......I have had some computer issues too and lost all my pictures. I am hoping that I will be able to recover my pictures soon and get our blog updated with all our fun happenings.

Summer Fun

City Creek Park in Cedar City is one of our favorite summer activities. There is a beautiful trail to hike, a stream to wade in, and a volleyball court with sand. The kids love to wade in the water and race sticks or shoes.

Douglas Family Reunion

The Douglas Family Reunion was held in Oak City this year. Rich and Karen were in charge and planned many great activities that everyone enjoyed. The weather was cold and rainy but didn't seem to affect the activities much. We went hiking in the lava tubes near Delta, rode four wheelers, swam at the Delta pool, and enjoyed spending time with each other. The kids loved spending time with their cousins and climbing the rocks in the campground.

Graduation

My baby sister graduated from high school in June. I cannot believe she is old enough to be headed off to college...makes me feel old! She was just a baby when I left for college. I am so proud of her...she graduated with her medical assistant certificate and was a student body officer. She has grown into such a beautiful, amazing young woman. The kids and I traveled up for her graduation and spent the week visiting with family. The kids had a great time sleeping in the tent in Grandmas back yard, making smores on her fire pit, playing with Barkley, seeing Grandpa's new baby chicks, and jumping on the tramp. The girls stayed for a few days with grandma and went to see the horses, visited the train museum, and had a much anticipated tea party with Grandma Libby.

Father and Sons

Our ward Father and Sons was the end of May. My dad came down to go with Jim and the boys. They all had a great time camping and playing out at 3 Peaks. The boys loved climbing the rocks and even found a lizard that they brought home to show the girls.