Great Grandma Alma Grace Sexton Gordon

Great Grandma Grace passed away June 8th. We found out shortly after making it home from our family road trip. She would have been 97 next month.

We went to Utah Friday afternoon and returned Monday morning. The funeral was Saturday.

We stayed for Father's Day that Sunday and then came home. It was a quick trip but it felt so long because we had just been gone. 

Where did we disappear to?

So we had no travel plans for the summer even though we wanted to get away, but there is just so much going on between school ending and summer work/school/sports beginning. So instead for Mother's Day we got Elitch garden passes for the family as a way to have fun when there was time. Except Nathan still needed to just get away so on Monday morning when he woke up he said that we were going on a road trip to Chicago. 2 1/2 hours later with the house cleaned up and van packed we were on the road. We booked hotels on the road and looked up what to see and do while driving to Omah, Nebraska....

Council Bluffs, Iowa....

Chicago,Illinois....

Milwaukee,Wisconsin....

Keokuk,Iowa....Nauvoo,Illinois....Kansas City, Missouri....

and Topeka,Kansas. 

More posts and details to come :)

Nancy learns to ride!

This morning I woke up with the kids and took them bike riding. It's part of my plan to stay healthy and strong through the summer (and tire them out so when it's too hot to be outside they will chill and lay down for quiet rest/ nap time).

Well the plan was to ride to the lake, go around twice and ride back, but Nancy insisted that she ride her bike without training wheels. So by the time we made it two blocks to where the school is I decided we would just ride on the playground since school is out. What happened next I did not see coming.

Nancy was determined to be a big girl who could ride without training wheels, so while I was watching Moroni on the playground she rode in circles and practiced riding until she could do it!!!!

She taught herself to ride and then Elaine came over to give her pointers and they rode together working side by side. Now Elaine has just learned herself a few months ago how to ride with just 2 wheels, so she knew just how to help her little sister.

Matt watched Moroni for a few minutes so I could take pics and videos of her. Then we went home to wake Nathan and show him. He was sad he missed her doing it and learning. He usually teaches the kids to ride.

She struggles to ride on the narrow sidewalks but got really good at the elementary school big open playground. So proud of her!!