Karl John Nickle

On July 10th we had to put our family dog down. Sam was 11 years old when she got him, he was the only boy out of his litter. She named him after Karl Malone and gave him a full name which was Karl John Nickle. Weird... I know! He has always been her dog but when she moved in with us in St. George he came with her and when she went on her mission he stayed with us and has been with us ever since. He became my little buddy. No matter how many times I had to wake up in the night with babies he always followed me and would sit right at my feet. It didn't matter how much he was in pain toward the end he would follow me everywhere. It was one of the toughest decisions that we have ever had to make. We are dog people and they become apart of our family. Kambree has had a tough time understanding at first, she still prays for him in every prayer. We miss Karl so much. I am so glad he is no longer in pain.

July 4th

Finally blogging about July 4th. I guess I am just a little behind. We stayed here in Vegas again for the 4th. I was a little sad that this was the 2nd year in a row that we weren't going to be in Provo, but we had so much fun! We started the day out with the Summerlin parade. The kids of coarse loved it and it wasn't too hot.

After the parade we went to go spend some time with my best friend Nicole and her family and friends. They had a yummy BBQ and they were planning to swim but it ended up raining! We ate, played games, talked, and laughed and when the weather cleared up we did some fireworks for the kids. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures at Nicole's :(

We left Nicole's parents and drove back up to Providence. Knickerbocker Park was having a huge celebration so we walked over. It was so fun! We saw friends from our ward. The kids just played and played waiting for the fireworks to start. The fireworks were awesome! For the life of me I couldn't get a good picture of the kids at the park. They were so busy they could not hold still and smile for more than a second. The kids had so much fun! This was the 1st year Kambree wasn't scared of the fireworks. After the fireworks Kambree said "Mom I'm not scared of big fireworks anymore!". Thank goodness! It was such a fun day! It is still my favorite Holiday even if we can't spend it in Utah every year!