Cam's just showing me up

Cam has long been the most mature in the family...

Now he's also the most sophisticated

French Macaron anyone?

So here's my version of sophistication:

2-ingredient peanut clusters...

 3-ingredient Rolo pretzels...

And Ritz crackers and peanut butter dipped in white chocolate...

I was so excited to "bake" with Cam, 

but he's like, get on my level...

Cam's Summer of Slime...

He probably made 15 different slime recipes for different effects and textures

His Jack O' Lantern triple chocolate bundt cake

Cam's understairs fort/media room in the "Bear Cave."

And now he's making sushi. I don't stand a chance.
Dad's favorite cook right here.

 Reciting "T'was the Night Before Christmas" before Mrs. D's 6th grade class play, "Pandora's Box."

 Cam played Pandora's dumb boyfriend, Prometheus.

He cracked them up.

Afterwards, chaos. Here they're playing a version of "Say say oh playmate."

At the afternoon performance, Marci, one of the moms in the audience told me that when the play concluded Mrs. D asked for any thoughts relating to the play. Cam commented, "It reminds me of Adam and Eve and the garden of Eden and eating the fruit, which brought evil into the world.... " Her daughter Alice leaned over to her and said, "That's why Cam's going to be the prophet some day." 😂👊

Getty's got a girlfriend... (and other announcements)

Ta Da!🏆🎉

Getty earned his Eagle Scout award!!! (and is the first Eagle Scout on my side of the family)

So proud of him! (Hoping it will offset his other antics when it comes to resumés...😅)

#suddenlyimafanofscouts #statsshowhesmissionbound #hethinksthatsprettyfunny 
#lovehimnomatterwhat

Haircut for court. Before...

After...

(He knows he looks good 😉) 

Getty got himself a girlfriend. She's darling and got him to church!
Awwww...

Lasted about 2 weeks haha

He wasn't quite ready for the responsibilities of a girlfriend i.e. good morning texts, good night texts, actual dates....

Ultimately, he traded a girlfriend in for gaming.

And I'm good with that 👍

Jack-O-Lanterns and, more importantly, why MK's a kook

Cy's Space Jammer

Cam's Mummy

MK's Wicked Clown

And introducing A.J., who MK is "not dating." They've seen each other every week for 5 months, but McKenzie can't commit to the word "dating," let alone.... 

She's said of him, "He's the most impressive person I know," "He's a better person than I am," "He's passed every test I give him...." Yet she prefers to call him "Mom's boyfriend." —I mean they'd be perfect together. They even look alike...

This is the problem—she wants to marry a friend group. Like the opposite of sister wives... brother husbands(?), who would include but not be limited to: Besser, Luis, Peter Puertes, and Oveth.

That, and she's embarrassed that A.J. is white 😱
(refer to above list)

There's your proof. Our top three have all turned out to be cuckoo-heads. Cam and Cy, you're our only hope!!

Jackson's farewell and more about the WADS

Evans and Wads

Jackson was called to serve in the Argentina, Neuquen mission, the same mission his dad, Clint, served in over 20 years ago. So cool.  

We love this family. Clint and Cassie have been God's gift to Rob and I. They are amazing personally and as a couple. They've been our "safe place to fall," an incredible source of support, inspiration, understanding, perspective, uplift, fun, and comic relief for the 15-plus years we've been friends. 

A few highlights...
Sand volleyball tournaments; barbeques; late night card games with our remote phones on to hear the little kids in bed; boating; family basketball; Lake Powell; pickle ball tournaments; biking down Snow canyon; phonecalls; parenting advice; parenting advice retractions😆; dinners out and in, family sleepovers, Clint's business trips, long texts; spiritual thoughts; our "Moon River" dinner laughing through tears as Clint bares his soul; talks til 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, and 4:30 a.m.; Clint's basketball team sleepovers; big waffle breakfasts; Star Wars premier night; swimming in their backyard; unloading/processing the crisis of the week with our teens; shopping; sleeping in their garage 😂; and their emergency flight from Hawaii to be with us at Elle's funeral. I was stunned and so grateful; they never gave it a second thought, "Of course we would come!"

Jackson's farewell was the highlight of our weekend in St. George, but we managed to turn it into a mini vacation racing around Fiesta Fun, hiking Hell's hole, eating Bella Marie's pizza and vanilla sodas, and night swimming on Dixie's cliff. 

And in January the Wadsworths are moving back where they should be!—close to us 👍🎉

Sadie's: Getty and Kam

Dinner at Kam's

Don't worry; be happy 😃