House O' Sullivans

One of our favorite family summer traditions is attending free concerts at local parks.  Every Monday night in July and August, Liberty Park hosts international musicians in front of the Chase Home Museum.  Last Monday was the first of the year.  We invited the Miners to join us for a romp through the water features, a potluck picnic, and the concert.   Kim, Izzy, and Joseph, staging for the concert Zeke and Hal, enjoying the ambiance. Last Monday's fare was a Cambodian dance troupe, performing traditional dances that were over 2,000 years old, followed by these energetic Japanese taiko drummers.  We loved it! Watching the taiko drummers with rapt attention. Soph. Wednesday morning, Casey and I drove up to our stake's girl's camp above Francis on the south fork of the Provo River.  Ilean and Kay benevolently agreed to watch the kids so that we could stay overnight and I could be there for two days.  Normally I do the over-ni...

The last couple of weeks have been loaded with fun and activity.  Here are some of the highlights: Hallee recently developed a game that she calls "Emergency."  She puts either Black Bill or Blackie in the stroller, then pulls it behind her like a rickshaw at break-neck speeds.  Here is some raw footage of her game:  Last week on Wednesday, our stake hosted a big pioneer activity (in honor of our upcoming trek).  Casey was in charge of the barbecue station, where he cooked up dinner for over 400 people.  The Costco trip to acquire the rations for such a feed was epic.  I have never purchased so much food at one time.  People were stopping us in the store, inquiring about the time and location of the party. Casey, manning his grill with style Our cute little pioneer, Sophie. I've been working with a group of youth and grown-ups--there are 7 of us--for several months, learning old fiddle tunes and hymns to play on the Wyomi...