With my BFFs

I got to spend a night away with 2 of my favorite people. Tiffany & Casey. I've known Tiff since 7th grade and Casey since Sophomore year at Westwood. Actually, Casey & I swam together for the Kino Crawdads summer swim team when we were probably about 6 or 7 years old, and then reunited in HS.
Casey got a great deal at a hotel in Scottsdale. We did a little shopping, ate, swam, watched movies, got caught up on each other's lives, slept in half the next day, and ate some more before going home.

Beals/Johnson Annual Camping trip

This year we tried a new camping spot. Blue Ridge Reservoir. It was nice to have an established camp site with bathrooms. We've always tried to avoid camping in an established campground, but I have to say, with young kids, it was pretty nice.
This year, Ryan borrowed a canoe from a guy at work. The kids really had fun with that! We went on a nature hike, the boys tried to make their own rope swing, and before driving home on Sunday, we went to the Church of Mother Nature, as Ryan likes to say. We had a devotional where we "buried our swords".

Aquabats

Eli and Caleb swam hard this summer with the Anthem Aquabats. You would think I'd have some pictures of their races, but I guess I was too busy trying to keep Nolan out of the pool to snap any?

There's Eli in the back of his 7-8 team.

There's Caleb in the ASU shirt with his 9-10 team. 

In case anyone was wondering, Caleb does in fact own other shirts, he just chooses not to 

wear them. And, yes, I do wash it occasionally.

Grandpa Moody's Funeral

Grant Moddy, Ryan's maternal grandfather, passed away at the age of . There was a funeral held in UT, but we were able to attend his burial at the Mesa Cemetery.

Grandma Johnson (Margo) and her siblings: Kim, Janene, Greg, Debbie, Melinda & Laurie

Not sure on the names, but more Noble, Sirine, & Moody relatives.

Grandma and her sisters singing "Autumn Leaves"

Ryan and I borrowed an inflatable kayak and floated part of the Salt River.

He's Back!

Buddy returned from the Toronto, Canada mission. It's was such an excited moment to watch him coming down the walkway at the airport. Ryan and I hope that our boys turn out just like their Uncle Buddy. What a great example he has and continues to be to them.

Memorial Day Trip

We have been going to CA over the Memorial Day weekend since we moved back to AZ. This particular trip was one of the best. Couldn't quite figure out why until I realized that I wasn't pregnant, nursing or holding an infant at the beach! We had so much fun visiting the temple after church on Sunday, playing in the pool, going out to dinner with our buddies and of course, the beach. The beaches we normally go to were really crowded, so we drove south and found an awesome alternative. Caleb and Eli got some surfing lessons from good ol' Uncle Josh and Nolan ate plenty of sand. Nolan wanted to surf so badly that pushed and pulled the board all the way down the beach trying to figure out how. Before heading out of town, we picked our own delicious strawberries in Carlsbad.