from the archives. scottsdale trip, april 2021.
this is the lone photo from our last-minute-snuck-in-a-young-family-trip to gulf shores at the end of august. (which shows just how far behind i am in updating the blog.)
we'll be a baker's dozen next year, with another young baby due in december, and summer and afton have all their fingers and toes crossed for *maybe* another little girl to join them in the mix.
lucky number thirteen!
it's a big year for the wheeler kids. and also for the wheeler mom: four kids in four schools is an automatic BINGO! sooo.... #carefullyconsideringhowtospendmyprizemoney
getting off the bus on the last day of school in our neighborhood is not for the faint of heart.
summer officially left middle school behind this june. clocking in at five feet, five inches tall (one inch taller than her mom).
at her moving up ceremony, she was awarded the presidential award for academic excellence, but even more compelling, and much more telling of who she is, she was voted most genuine by her fellow classmates.
with only ten more days of middle school left for THE REST OF THIER LIVES, it was time for this crew to celebrate and dance the night away with their eighth-grade class. they cleaned up, dolled up, showed up, and showed out.
and only one of them got to go home with two blisters on her heels (take a look at that footwear, and i'll let you guess who).
worth it.
fun fact about me: i was born in arizona.
my father was stationed at fort huachuca arizona, and i love that i get to say that's where i was born. we would move shortly after my birth to fort lewis, washington, where my brother, kenny, was born (and where my early childhood memories begin), and then on to seoul, south korea where brother matt joined the family (for a complete arc to the story here, oldest brother, owen, née daniel, was born in fort ord, california).
but despite this important connection to the state, i've never seen the grand canyon! it's been on my bucket list for a long, long time, and i was thrilled to finagle a little jaunt from scottsdale up to spend a night near the canyon and a day hiking and exploring. even more thrilled that my parents were able to join.
still on the bucket list is a rim to rim to rim!
stayed tuned for bryan's birthday helicopter tour (otherwise known as dallin's expensive nap).