June 2021

June 2021 ... it was HOT.  There were some records set (poor Portland/Seattle had it even worse), and news about the water worries. We had a power outage once, a couple of hours in the morning. Quite a few family fun activities, Father's Day, pickleball, basketball, Gray's getaways, Jen messing around with the #voila app, and Keaton has been jumping out of planes!

• Pickleball: We've enjoyed making family pickleball a weekly thing. We don't always get the whole crew out, but it's a lot of fun when we have the Blackham Bunch together. Some are more competitive than others ;) 
• Annual Westra Father's Day Party: We pushed it an hour, as it was so hot! Pulled pork and lots of other eats/treats. Introduced the Westra side to 9-Square. A few days later, there was a smaller group gathering for swimming at the Havenmoor pool. 
• TopGolf: As a pre-Father's Day, the Blackham side got together at TopGolf. It really is a fun place to go hit some balls, even if you're not at all in to golf. 
• Blackham Gathering: Later in the month, Jami and the girls were in town, so we had another get-together. TopGolf was actually the aim, but it was booked, so we just figured we'd have a backyard party ... except then it rained (otherwise we would have introduced the Blackham side to Keaton's 9-Square). Lots of pizza, and Keaton/Milo (the dog) provided some entertainment. Finally as the weather cleared, the kids played some hackysack.
• Moab: Go/No-Go ... Grayson was taking Landon&Co to Moab to introduce them to RZR riding, but there was a big fire impacting the area and it closed the road. They ended up having to turn around and come back home. Gray still made it to Moab this month though ... twice!
• Basketball: Colton had some open gym at the school, then the "WJ Clinic" ... the crew put on a fundraiser carwash, then went to St. George for a tournament (see Colton's write up HERE). Colton's Wolves also had several practices and then the Big Mountain Jam. 
• Skydiving: Keaton did the tandem sky-diving a couple years ago, and he's now taking it a step or two (or three!) further. He spent three Saturday's jumping out of planes this month. No longer strapped to an instructor (still with an instructor in the air near him ... at least for a bit) he's on his own! Pulling his own cord, trying to perfect staying straight in the air, landing. Crazy kid!
• Zumba: Jen has continued to teach Mondays and Wednesdays at a nearby church. She's had a helper, handling almost half the class, but Christa said goodbye (surgery will have her out for a few months) so more teaching time for Jen. She's hitting classes Thurs/Fri with another group too. 
• New Grill: Happy Father's Day to Grayson. He had a smaller Blackstone grill he'd been using a lot, so he upgraded. Got himself a new apron too, in an attempt to stem the grease spots on so many shirts!
• Router Replacement: Our Internet was AWFUL, cutting in and out. Our Xfinity service had actually offered us an upgrade a bit ago ... but, change is hard, until it's necessary. We got the new router set up, and had to reconnect EVERYTHING. The old Aria Fitbit scale would NOT connect so ... new scale (Jen had been wanting one anyway, just needed the justification). 

 Love that in three of the pictures, Gray is hugging (or being hugged)!

Here's the month - One Second Style

 

And highlights from one of Colton's basketball games ...

In the game after this one, Gordy (#4, making a LOT of shots) broke his wrist :(