Matsen's Baptism

This is definitely a record to do two blog posts in one night.

After our fun week with Jazlyn and Matsen we flew home with them to Kansas.

Wes' parents were on the same flight since all of us were going to Matsen's baptism. We did have a little time to sight see and went to this beautiful botanical garden one day.

It just happened to be on Shelten's 3rd birthday!!

Jazlyn

Do you think he is excited for his ice cream birthday cake??

 Some of the fun gifts Shelten got!
He was very good to share his new toys.

Matsen & Kelston love to build things.

On Saturday, July 30th Matsen was baptized. His two grandpa's gave the talks.

What a special day for all of us!!

Wes, Kristy & Matsen

After Matsen's baptism we headed to Kansas City to tour the Arabia Steamboat Museum. In fact, it was 160 years ago today that it hit a snag along the Missouri river and sank 15 feet into the water. The passengers and crew survived, but they lost 200 tons of cargo into the river. After 132 years in 1988 five steamboat enthusiasts from Kansas City area successfully recovered the Arabia. It was in the middle of a corn field, as the river had moved over the years. 

 

Here's the kids with one of the five men who dug up the Arabia.

 This was really an incredible museum! These men had to learn how to preserve all the cargo they found because they knew once it hit the air after being buried in mud for 132 years it wouldn't last. They froze everything and over time have restored many of the things they recovered!!

 This is pie filling that had been bottled!! Its pretty amazing all of this survived that many years buried in the ground. 

Its amazing all the things they were able to save!

Well worth the effort to go to this museum. The kids really liked it.

On Sunday we enjoyed hanging out together. 

The kids love wrestle time with papa!! Lots of screaming going on:)

Went to swim lessons a few times.
Kristy & Shelten

Since Kelston didn't get to come to our house Russ bought him a fishing pole and took him fishing the morning we left. He was in heaven & loved casting his pole. He wasn't even disappointed he didn't catch anything!!

Time to say good-bye. So FUN!!! We love this family so much.

We arrived home late Monday night and my brother and his family arrived that morning. We enjoyed a fun week with them.

Moroni, Kensie, Marcie & Kennedy

Kensie surfing

Kensie & Marcie

Me & Kensie at Lena Lake

Moroni, Marcie, Kennedy & Kensie at Westport crabbing

 A couple of these Moroni bought to take home with him.

Enjoying the fruits of our labors. It was a fun week  

The older I get the more I realize that family is everything!!  Being together with them makes me so happy. I've really been blessed this summer to see a lot of my family and be able to hang out with them.