Lake Powell!!!

We spent the week after the 4th of July at Lake Powell with my family.  Sadly, this meant that we missed ALL firework shows.  Kind of a bummer.  Moab celebrates on the 4th, Sunday or no....and everywhere else in the state (Powell included) celebrates on the 3rd when the holiday falls on a Sunday.  So, sadly....no fireworks for us.  But....if I had to trade a firework show for an extra day at the Lake.....HELLO!  Of course I would.

And apparently I did.  :)

Oh....the love I have for this place!  My mom and I counted, and there are a total of only 4 years of my life I have not spent a vacation there.  SO many memories.....

The maiden voyage of the traditional slip-n-slide

Robbie and Clay look SO happy...

I love Mills.  Thanks to her ridiculously large vocabulary, Dax finally started to string some words together by the end of the week.  Our stubborn son just needed the encouragement from a cute girl (even if it is his cousin) to progress.  I wonder if this is a sign of things to come?

Sweaty/wet baby and Daddy.  They look so happy!

Dax loved the slide this year. 

Ok....he loved it AFTER the first time down.

"A boat-car!"

Surprisingly, he wore the sunglasses and bandanna without too much of a fight.

When we would go to the marina to get ice, Dax liked to be super-helpful and push the "car" so PaMa wouldn't have to work so hard.

Whenever we couldn't see him directly, it was typically because he was hiding in Clay and Jen's closet.  

It was very intriguing apparently.  He spent a lot of time in there!

When we would discover where he was, he would run to the door and laugh hysterically as he would attempt to shut it on me.

Our friendly little boy would wave at each passing boat.

"Hi!  Boat!"

I could squish him.

He also liked to get stuck behind the couches.

Until he realized he was stuck.

Then, he got really mad.

Dax learned "Ring Around the Rosie" from his cousins and LOVED to play it.

By the end of the week, he was singing it on his own:

"Wosie....Wosie....DOWN!"

Tessa is too stinkin' cute!

Could she BE any cuter?

Dax and Tessa bonding while the non-pregnant adults took the slide down.

Rylee was upset she couldn't be in the water while her mommy and daddy were taking care of the slide.

Dax loved to drive the boat.  As long as no one was helping him.  

He also liked to honk the horn, trailer the engine, and turn on the bilge pump.

Lightning McQueen enjoyed the trip as well.

Tessa's signature face.

The other is the stink eye.

Only no one has gotten a picture of it yet.  But trust me....it's pretty stinky.

As we were loading up to go home, a huge squall hit, making loading the cars all that much more fun.

The thunder was a little loud for the little guy.

Just waiting for Daddy to bring the car down.

Such a great trip.  I HATE leaving, and am looking forward to the next time.

Ogden Eccles Dinosaur Park and Bear Park

A few weeks ago...actually, a MONTH!  Holy smokes.  It's really been a month.  Wow!  

Anyway, my baby sis and her hubby and kiddos came to visit from their new home in Connecticut.  We played lots, and did some fun things together.  It was so great to see them all, and we miss them tons!  Here's some photos of the day we had with my mom and sisters at the Dino Park in Ogden.

I LOVED the view I had as I pushed my little son around. 

Seriously.  Could he BE any cuter????

All the kiddos:  Keagan, Rylee and Tessa, Bryton, and Daxson.

Keagan decided he wanted to push Dax around.    The fact that he and Dax were borrowing Tyler's matching coat/jacket didn't help the fact that they look like twinners!

What a handsome little guy! 

When I finally let Dax out of the stroller, all he wanted to do was push it around.  Never mind that his view was highly obstructed by the actual stroller itself.  He didn't seem to mind that I had to....shall we say....redirect him from time to time to keep him from falling into the creek or running into a random passer-by. 

We played at the playground for a while.  Dax was LOVING the slide.  What a silly boy!

He actually held still for a second.  I couldn't believe it.
I love/hate how grown-up he looks in this shot!

My beautiful big sis, Talya, and her darling daughter, Rylee!

He liked to tell me all about the dinosaurs.

Later that night, we got some Cafe Rio and met Clay, Jen, and Millie, and Erica, Chuck, Keagan, and Bryton at Bear Park.  Talk about a blast from my past!  That park brought a whole flood of memories from elementary/junior/high school all rushing back in.  So fun!

Dax latched right on to his Aunt Jenny and took her all over.
He LOVED spending time with his aunts/uncles/cousins all day long.

Dax would start down the slide on his little bum, and immediately flip to his belly.
It was funny to watch his expression.

We had a great time, and can't wait until the Lindbergs come back to visit!

The Other New Niece

Clay and Jenny finally started a blog! Here's Baby Millie!

Our Logan-Sandy-Logan-Rexburg-Logan-Kaysville-Salt Lake-Sandy-Ogden-Logan Weekend

What a weekend! I feel worn out just thinking about everything we did.

Friday night, we went down to Sandy to celebrate Robbie's birthday with my parents. We went to Goodwood and it was yummy.

The next morning, we had a safety inspection done on the 4Runner, picked up my good friend and former mission companion, Lacy MacKenzie, and headed back to Logan. We met up with Robbie's friend Dan, and went shooting. We have (had) an old TV that REALLY needed to leave our garage. Robbie and Dan loaded it into the back of our car, and we went to Hyde Park and shot it all up. It was fun.

Lacy and I (and Robbie and Dan) trucked it up to Rexburg to see a mutual companion's return.  It's official!  With Allison Jones returning, I no longer have any companions left in Indiana.  Holy crap!  It was really good to see her.  Love that girl!

We stopped by the new Rexburg temple on our way out of town.  One day, if Dan and Lacy start seriously dating, we'll show the "engagement photo" they had taken in front of the temple.  Until then, you'll have to use your imagination.  The wind was blowing.  My belly really isn't THAT big.

This picture makes me laugh.

Monday we spent with the Allreds, then spent the night with my brother in Sandy.  We started out with cemeteries and ended with the Bees game.  Here's some pictures:

Robbie and I stopped by the Syracuse Cemetery to visit my grandmother's grave.

We also went on a modified Cemetery Run to the West Point Cemetery with the Allred family.  It was raining.

Sam was LOVING the baseball game from inside the suite!

Darling Isaac and his chips and salsa
We tried to take a picture of Robbie, Jack, and I, and apparently it was zoomed in.  Jack said, "Hey!  It's just a picture of me!"  What a babe.
Little Bennett loving the game
It's a wonder why we get along so well.
"Bumble" the Bees's mascot came up to our suite.  The nieces and nephews all got really excited.  Especially Alex (the one who's face is painted like Spiderman).
When we spent the night at Clay and Jen's on Monday.  Leave it up to them to show us fabulous YouTube videos.  I don't think it's possible to watch this without busting a gut. Enjoy!