Summer Update

Luke and I at the Oakley Rodeo
Having Brunch at Cafe Terigo in Park City
Hailey, Dev, and Dee at Brunch
Grammy and Taycie Rae at the Parade
Dev and Georgia at the Parade

This year for the 4th of July we started off with the Oakley Rodeo on Thursday night. We had a blast and there was some good bull riding to be had that night! Don't worry I was the only one dressed up for the occassion. Then Friday morning the Hansen Family had been invited to a little brunch on the patio at Cafe Terigo which is on main street in Park City. We had VIP seats for the parade and it was so fun. The parade up there is pretty darn random to say the least! Then we headed back to the Midway house to hang out and get ready for our BBQ. I have never missed a year of the famous "Stadium of Fire", but this year we tried something a little different. We just enjoyed some family friendly fireworks in the street and then some lovely fireworks off Memorial Hill in Midway. Let's just say it beat having to fight the traffic for Stadium of Fire but there was still a little part of me that was missing the festivities in Provo! Well we ended up stayin up in Midway all weekend and it was so nice and relaxing. The entire Hansen Family was up there except for Josh and his cute little family. We really missed having them up there! The weekend was full of swimming, tennis, walks, eating, sleeping, playing pool, Ticket to Ride, and then some more eating! It was so fun to have our cousins from California come into town so we could all meet their little baby Lucy. I was in heaven with Dev, Taycie, and Lucy. There was always a little one that needed some attention! I think that the 4th of July might just be one of my favorite Holidays.

So what do you think of when you think of a temple worker? I picture the sweetest grandma in the world that is short and has white hair. Well folks please believe that Luke and I have been called to be Temple Ordinance Workers. When the bishop called us in to his office the other week, I about fell off my seat! I just was thinking we are way too young for that kind of business! Well we received our letter from the Temple presidency and then the next thing we knew we were getting set a part by President Merrill J. Bateman two weeks ago. We have been assigned Tuesday evenings from 5:30-10:30 p.m. It is a 2 year calling and we are feeling pretty overwhelmed with the new calling. We feel honored and humbled by our new calling and are ready for the challenge. I think it will be such a neat opportunity for us to learn everything so well. So don't be freightened when you see Brother and Sister Stewart with their name tags on at the Temple. When we got set apart we each received an amazing blessing from the President about how special this calling is and how we will be working in the House of the Lord. It was a really special and memorable experience for us. We start on July 22 and we are super nervous and excited at the same time.