July 4th

We spent Independence Day at Sam's parents' place in Orem.  

Five of the six Ward kids were there with their families.

We were missing Staci and Kyle, who were home waiting for their first baby to arrive.

Anyway, we had a big family BBQ, played backyard games, etc.

Grandma and Grandpa Ward gave their grandkids each a new outfit.  

Katie, Kristen, Julia, Gideon 

Tyler had fun playing this corn hole game with his cousins, Owen and Wes.

 Sadie

 Sarah, Sam, Julia

 Gideon

Brian was waiting and wishing that we would stay late 

do fireworks with the family.

Lucky for him, his wish came true.  

It was the highlight of the day for the boys.

Katie was scared of the fireworks and thought they were "scary and too loud."

We all climbed into bed around midnight after a day well spent.

Rosanne & Rafa's Wedding

My sister in-law, Rosanne married Rafa Angeles on May 6, 2010.  They were married at Wadley Farms in Lindon, Utah.  They had a beautiful ceremony and reception.  Several of the engagement pictures I took were on display at the reception.  It was fun for me to see my photographs on display.  Our little family was under the weather that day.  I'm sad I wasn't in the mood to take pictures at all.  Here's a shot of the whole Fred & Carolyn Ward Family (minus Katie who was still in my belly):

                                                 photo by: Katherine Loveless Photography

Congratulations, Rosanne & Rafa! 

WHaT A WeeKeND!

We went out of town for the weekend. We drove by the Oquirrh Mountain Temple and then went to Carl's Jr. for lunch. Brian was more interested in the play area than in eating his lunch. Brian got so excited that he even had a "little accident." (Rrrrg! I hate getting wet clothes off of kids). But Brian didn't let that stop him from having fun. After lunch, we went to Target, (a special treat for us since our town doesn't have Target). Anyway, Sam bought a snazzy striped tie and a new polo shirt. It was raining cats and dogs as we left Target. The Temple Open House was great. The boys were pretty good. We met up with most of Sam's family for the tour. At the end of the tour, we got to chow down on cookies and water...Mmm :P Afterward, we went to Cold Stone for ice cream and then down to Rosanne and Laura's new home. Kyle and Staci made us yummy homemade pizza. The next morning, we all went to church. Then it was up to Salt Lake to visit Great Aunt Barbara, Temple Square, and more relatives at Aunt Deanne's place. It was nice to get out of town and to enjoy the company of family. I got to finally meet my first niece, Eleanore. She's such a good baby. She even let me hold her!(Simon)

My nephews, Kimball (4) and Simon (2 1/2), are fun. Since I never get to see them, I made them give me hugs. Oh, and right before I left, Kimball told me, "I love Brian. He's my cousin. We get into alot of mischief." Smart kid. (Brian & Kimball)