Lexi and her Sunshine Progression

Lexi's Sunshine Generation class had a float in the children's parade for Pioneer Day. She has been excited about this for the last 2 months since she has known about it. She has definitely come a long way since she started and is no longer so shy when performing. I don't have a picture of it because I forgot the camera but they just did another performance yesterday at the Salt Lake County Fair. Adam was at a soccer tournament all day and Lexi and I left long enough to get her to her performance. After dropping her off at the stage and taking my seat to watch the kids came out for their songs. During one of the songs I see Lexi come forward to the microphone and she belts out a whole verse to the song that is a solo part. She smiled and sang loud and you could understand her perfectly. I was completely caught off guard and was so proud of her. Apparently, the boy who had the solo didn't show up and the teacher chose Lexi to do it. She usually does the actions and sings softly when they perform even though she runs around the house all day with Bailee singing them loud. This was a huge milestone for Lexi and her public shyness!

Marker Monsters

My brother Chris and his family came out from California for a visit and we were able to spend some time with them. In the past, Bailee has confiscated markers and likes to draw on her arms but this time she was able to find a canvas to draw on - her cousin Lylee.

Temple Quarry Hike

The kids also had a Primary activity last month where we went to the Temple Quarry and did an activity where they had to find and mark off thing that they saw and the short little hike. They had a great time and were very engrossed in finding the things to mark off. Afterwards they all got some ice cream bars for all of their hard work.

Mercer Reunion 2008

I have been so busy lately that I haven't had a chance to post anything from the last month so let's try and get caught up. Last month over the 4th of July we had our Mercer Family Reunion. It was great to get together with so many relatives and we had a great time over the weekend visiting and spending time with all of our extended family.

We took Adam and Lexi and did the Timpanogos Cave hike. They did a great job hiking and it felt so good inside the cave after that hike up. :)


The next day my sister, Cassie, came with us and we took all three of the kids rafting down the Provo River. It was very mild but at least had a few exciting areas for the kids. Adam, Lexi and Bailee kept wanting to hang on to the side of the boat and float along in the water. I would definitely recommend this trip for anyone with younger kids. They had a blast and it is a great family activity.


The kids also had a great time with each other and all of their cousins. It was a great weekend!