4th of July

  

We went to the North Ogden Parade for the 4^th of July. Greydon loved all of the loud sirens and the horses. We were able to sit by our neighbors whose little girl McKinley is Grey’s good friend.  The two of them had so much fun collecting candy and watching all of the floats. Grey’s cousin John was on a float with his Karate class and he thought it was SO neat to see his cousin on a float.

A Bike Ride

Darin and I decided we were going to make a healthy life change and start riding bicycles for entertainment and exercise.   Darin got a new bike and I cleaned up the one I got when I was 11. Believe it or not it still works great. We bought a bike trailer to pull Grey around in too. We took our first bicycle voyage and insisted that Papa Marlowe and Uncle Jaret get their old bikes dusted off and join us. It was a blast! There were a few times I thought one of us might die, but we all survived and make it to a yummy brunch at Slack Water in Ogden.

Iberostar Maya, Playa Del Carmen, Mexico

Darin and I took a 7 day vacation to Mexico to celebrate our 5 year anniversary. We stayed at a beautiful 5 star resort called the Iberostar Maya. It was all inclusive with tons of food, drinks and activities.  On our first night of arrival I got really sick. I tried to be a good sport but found myself in the hotel room in survival mode for the first 3 days of the trip. It was definitely a bummer, but Darin was able to have enough fun for two on those days. I started feeling better just in time for him to start feeling a little sick himself. Needless to say we did have a wonderful vacation. We weren’t able to leave the resort or go on any excursions because we were ill, but we were able to lay by the ocean, play in the pool, sleep in and take long naps every day.  I think we will say in the United States the next time we vacation.

...5 Years...

Darin and I celebrated our 5 year anniversary on June 9^th.  We had already planned a trip to Playa Del Carmen Mexico so we were not supposed to do gifts. However I can never resist. I had a photographer help me create this beautiful picture for him. It’s a little sentimental but I felt that 5 years was our first mile stone of many to come.  It has the date we met, the date he proposed, our wedding date, the day our son was born, our 5 year anniversary date and then our 50 year anniversary date. I joked with him that this was my contract and I'm a free agent after 50 years.

Hogle Zoo

We spent a Sunday afternoon at Hogle Zoo. Every year we go it gets better and better. Greydon is at the perfect age to really enjoy, learn and understand about the animals.  For some reason Grey was terrified of the metal Elephant statue so of course Darin made him get close to take a picture.  We had a picnic lunch and explored every inch of the zoo. It was a wonderful day.

I thought this picture turned out so cute! Grey peaking out of a log at the zoo.  Those eyes of his are amazing.

Memorial Day at the Park

This Memorial Day I met with Misty, Nikole, Maree and all of our beautiful children at the Mt. Ogden Park. We ate snacks, laughed and spent some good quality time together. Greydon and Lilli loved the playground and it was fun to take turns snuggling Adolee and Aaron.

Red Neck Moving Service

My Dad and I took an overnight trip to our cabin in Alta, WY. We have a renter coming in and needed to get it cleaned up first. I did not take many pictures of us, but I did catch a classing red neck moment. This is how my dad and his friend Craig Green moved a very heavy wood burning stove. By attaching it to a 1952 ford tractor with a chain.  It was funny and it worked.