Summer Trip: Part 5

Star Valley, Wyoming

{Ok folks, just one more stop after this and the summer trip-a-thon will end...i promise}

I love this place. It is SO beautiful and peaceful. (Wearing a parka next to a bonfire on the Fourth of July, not so much). My grandparents have a family reunion every year on this weekend and it worked out perfectly for us that we could attend this year.

Me and my little love bug.
My grandparents, hand in hand

For some reason, I just really like this picture. I didn't know my mom took until I looked through her photos. If you notice-all 5 of us are in the picture but the kids are in the background and this photo is all about me and my boyfriend :) I think I love it so much because-life is hectic and busy, and the kids are still doing their own thing, but the two of us seem to be caught up in our own moment together.

The kids on a treasure hunt

Me and Miss Hailey

My dad, Grace, and Ben-getting ready for an adventure.

(little punkin fell asleep on said adventure)

The family

Me and loverboy

My parents "posing"

Grace with grandma

Summer Trip: Part 4

One of our favorite places to visit- Nanie and Poppy's house!!!

Cousins were there too, so it made it an extra special visit!

The "big" girls. We missed the babies-Isla and Hannah

Cousins!!!

Coen, Reagan, Poppy, and Hailey

S'mores!

Grace and Coen petting the "tat"

Funny Story: Grace was terrified of the miniature donkeys, she wouldn't get near them. One evening we were floating the canal in tubes and Grace, very nonchalantly, asked me if there were alligators in the water- like it didn't matter one way or the other. So she is afraid of little donkeys behind a gate, but not of being in the water with alligators. What a funny girl!

Notice where grace and I are standing, she wouldn't let me get any closer than this to the horse.

Summer Trip:Part 3

I don't think any trip to Utah would be complete without going to Lagoon. We had so much fun! My Mom, Aunt Susan, and Uncle Dick met us there.

The kids and my mom (what a babe).

After watching Grace go around, for the millionth time, on the little whales, we finally got in front of the camera.

Her. Most. Favorite. Ride.

Dick, Sue, Dallin, and Hailey standing in line.

I guess this is what a 3 year old feels like after a long day of getting their picture taken.

Handsome devil!

Much needed cool treat!

My most favorite ride! I LOVE to free-fall. My mom is the only one I can get to ride it with me!

Summer Trip: Part 2

After spending a couple days in SLC we headed to Logan for a family reunion. I was really bad about taking pictures while we were there, I was just too busy visiting with loved ones that we hadn't seen in quite a while. It is always so much fun when Ben's family gets together. There was probably 60-70 people in attendence and it was awesome. The cousins just have a blast playing together all day and well into the night. I don't think my kids were ever asleep before midnight while we were there. There was plenty to do at Sam and Vicki's, swimming pool, playground, trampoline, volleyball net, soccer field, and a blow up jump castle and water slide. We were so happy we could make it this year, it was so great to see everyone!