World's Best Aunt

I love being an aunt, and I was able to do so much with my nieces and nephews this summer. It has been wonderful!!! Here is photographic evidence that I'm totally the favorite aunt.

This next picture doesn't have me in it, but I helped make those cute bikes look amazing, so those cute kids could ride in the 4th of July bike parade!

So Long Summer!

This summer was so much fun! I didn't have a job, which is a new thing for me. I did, however, start volunteering as an ordinance worker at the Salt Lake City temple. This was one of the highlights of my summer! I love the temple so much, and having the opportunity to help other people enjoy the temple makes it that much greater. I often pick up extra shifts because I enjoy it so much. There was a boy in my last ward who volunteered in the temple who would say he wanted to live in the temple. I had thought that was a nice sentiment until I started volunteering there. Now I understand. It really is the House of the Lord and it is the place on earth where work is done to influence our eternal happiness. Kind of a big deal. I love it!

I also went on some vacations this summer. I got to drive to California with my sister-in-law and my nephews. It has been a while since I went on a vacation with small children and I loved it! They find joy so easily and it made the trip so exciting and exhilarating! Here are a few of my favorites:

I also got to go back to California by myself to visit my sister. I got to babysit my nephews while my brother and his wife were in Hungary, I got to play with my nieces and nephew that live in South Jordan a ton, and I got to just relax. It was a wonderful summer and I feel rejuvinated and ready for school to start back up!