Life is just a sequence of Reoccuring Events

And a little bit more...

My brother's family was in town for a few more days after the 4th and unfortunately I had to work those days. But I spent as much time with them after work as I could. I know they spent their days visiting the M&M store and the Mormon Fort downtown among other things like swimming everyday. Here are just a few more pictures I was able to get:

Wednesday night just us siblings went out to the movies. Brought back lots of memories.

All the kiddos: Evelyn, Jason, Max, Liam, Ryan and Dan

Just the boys

Visiting Great-Grandma one more time.

Our last night together we roasted some S'mores out back. The kids just wanted to eat the marshmallows.

And then they were gone....sigh....
But Max and Ryan left me a gift....a Lego battle continuing on my dining room table. Took me a few hours to put them all away but it was fun.

Now they are ready to be brought out again....hope they come back soon. It is always a pleasure having them around.

Baby Blessing and 4th of July fun

In my church when a baby is born they are presented to the congregation and given a name and a blessing. Little Liam was blessed on July 3rd and most of his uncles and his two grandpas got to help his daddy give the blessing.

Bishop, Doug, Thane, Mike, Dad, Nicole, Tony, and Bro. Yamina

The man of the hour: Liam Thane Epperson

Debbie and Evelyn helping get the Sunday Luncheon together

Mike and Dad watching Tony take something apart....always trying to fix something

Evie and me again


Proud Grandpa's

On Monday was the 4th of July. We had a quick breakfast of cinnamon cake and yogurt. Then made our way to the Summerlin Patriotic Parade that is just a few blocks from our homes. On the way I took a tumble with little Dan in my arms and am still sporting the bruises from it. Luckily Dan wasn't hurt at all.

The parade was crowded as usual and the weather was hot but the kids had a blast. Here are some pictures:

The kids had a front row seat

Dad and I back in the shade

Nicole, Tony and Roberta

Me and Evie....she was a little hot and cranky but she made it.

Easy transportation for the little guys

For the rest of the day we relaxed, cooled off and had a BBQ in the late afternoon.

Then as the sunset, Tony went out and got some fireworks and we set them off in the front yard. After that we drove up to one of the hills on the outskirts of town and watched some of the big fireworks.

The Fire Brigade

Jason is quite the piro

Holidays are always more fun with kids. I'm glad they were here to celebrate.

Our Epperson Reunion

For the first time in almost five years all my siblings and their families were together. My parents home was packed full of people and we had a blast spending time with everyone. My older brother and his family had come down from Seattle to be here for my newest nephew's baby blessing at church. Here are some pictures from our time together:

The four of us together: Doug, Me, Tony (being Tony) and Mike

Tony meeting his nephew Liam

Saturday morning I got to have the kiddos at my house for a time. Max and Ryan are obsessed with my old castle Legos....they spent most of their visit playing with them.