The Coast

Emmy LOVES the Care Bears!!!

Digging for pirates booty on the beach

Uncle Mark and his mates on the treasure hunt
Part of the Spjute family lined up on the beach

What a hot moose!
Wish I would have bought one of those hats
We rode a fun little train in Cannon Beach
Gavin the elephant
Riley put his phone number on that
Wayne in the Goonie jail, looking quilty
Mom and Heidi in front of the Goonie house
Liv braved the frigged waters with her wet suit and boogy board
Gav and Liv on the Anchor in Astoria
Playin' in the sand
Love that little face!
Hangin' with Grandpa and Heidi watching the waves
Emmy loved to throw rocks in the ocean
Headed up to the Goonie House

We had a great time at the beach, though we could have used another 5 days there. Many trips to the Tillamook cheese factory and lots of trips to the beach. I want to go back. Every time I am can't help but think about Linz and the time we went out on the beach in the middle of the night to talk about our latest crushes and then would see things walking out of the ocean at us.

New BYU-I center...AMAZING!

Here's the new center they just built. It look just like the conference center but I heard holds a couple thousand less, still it is a site!

George and Jenna

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Sherstine and I took a crazy fast trip to Rexburg last Saturday. Heidi sang in a concert wit George Dyer. Our family is his biggest fan and a few years ago Heidi, Jake, Aunt Lisa and I took a similar road trip to see him in concert. He is MARVELOUS! Sherstine was able ( and willing) to touch George's bicept in the picture of the four of us. She can't stop talking about it. Ask her... Heidi's choir unbelievable!!! BYU-I choirs are GREAT!!! I think they men's choir exceed's that of BYU's... no joke. It was a fun trip and we can't wait to see Heidi this week to go to the coast. We really wished Kaylene could have come as well but understand that she was big with child.
Jenna Lilly Waite was born July 11. She is SO cute and SO tiny. She has super dark hair and everyone agrees she look just like Lucy did. She has a bit of chub on her legs and really long toes. She is so adorable and will make even the most nonbaby person, baby hungry. We all love her and wish she could come play in the ocean next week.

America, America God shed His grace on thee.

Sherstine! Your face in on fire!

Livia's awesome hair

Sherstine, Gage, Wayne, Blake, Chelsea, Kaylene (Jenna)

Emmy LOVED the sparklers.

Mom, Aunt DeAnna, Aunt Sybil, Aunt Cheri

Emmy, Gavin and Lucy on the teeter-totter, (Emmy and Lucy were on it for a good 30 min)

Grandpa and the "two girls" ( Lucy always says two girls when they are both being held by the same person 0


I always liked that song because my name is in it several times :)
We had a great 4th of July with an early ward breakfast where Riley gave a little devotional about what it's like to serve in the Army and women were crying (hopefully because it was good). We had a fabulous picnic at Wayne and Sybil's then we went to the park for fire works!!! I mostly was thinking about the military people who serve, especially Riley and how thankful I am for them. I have had my eyes opened to the military life a little and the sacrifices people have made. It may not be a perfect country with perfect leaders but I am so grateful for the life I have.
Shout out to my AMAZING husband and to my cousins Chris Hall, Eric Spjute, Randy Ball and Chad Borup! I love you all!