Mountain Cabin

Thanks again to the Richins Family for inviting us to share their cabin and Pioneer Day holiday with them.

All 10 kids had a great time at the parade once we decided that the candy distribution would indeed be fair. And did you know that Demolition Derby tickets are sold out the day they go on sale? Well, we didn't know that and settled for some yummy ice cream instead. Then we drove back up the mountain to stargaze until fireworks started.

Friday offered lots of four wheeler rides and swimming time. And after yummy dutch oven dinner it was time for s'mores. Now if we could just get Logan to sleep well when we're not home....

Silver Lake

This is a great "hike" for little (and/or whiny) kids who don't want to walk too much!

Raylene and I packed lunches and made the beautiful drive up Big Cottonwood Canyon to walk around Silver Lake.

We had a great time and even found a patch of snow in mid-July. Then we saw a moose up close. How can you beat that?

G.N.O. Girls Night Out!

We were one of the lucky few who were able to go to this year's fantastic Stadium of Fire! The Blue Man Group and Miley Cyrus--it was awesome. I'm so glad I was able to take the girls and share that with them. They were so excited that Hannah Montana was so close. She put on an incredible show. We had a great 4th of July.

Balloon Festival

We arrived later than we wanted to (if you can imagine 6:45 being late)and didn't get to see the balloon lift off, but that didn't make any difference to Logan. He LOVED it and kept pointing and yelling at the balloons in the sky. After balloons it was off to McDonalds for breakfast. And then Mom and Dad were ready for a nap!