The BC

We road tripped it out to Brigham City to spend time with the Luke and Emma's cousins there. 

The highlight of the trip was attending my niece's baptism. It was such a special day for her and we're so glad we were able to be there! 

 One evening we decided to try out some ice blocking, it was a great time.

Turns out that ice blocking with an independent, sleep-deprived and hungry two-year-old doesn't jive too well. Crazy. He managed to get in a few fun runs.

Poor Peyton fractured his hip and is having to take it easy. No fun, especially in the summer!

One morning we went over to Logan and visited Willow Park. For just a few bucks, we thought it was a great place. 

Luke trying to corner the peacock. I remember as a kid chasing those peacocks with my cousins until one peacock smartened up and started chasing us! T-R-A-U-M-A-T-I-Z-I-N-G. I'm still scared of those things.

On our way out of Logan, we stopped at our favorite ice cream spot, Charlie's. We also toured USU's campus and Bryan relived the good ol' days. 

For family night we went up to the campground that is literally 10 minutes from my parents' home. I forget how nice that little campground is!

Went out to "the farm" and visited Great-Grandma Munns.

My Uncle Monte and Aunt Karen even pulled out the homemade snow cones, syrups and tractor rides. It is so beautiful out there. 

My mom volunteered to watch our kids so Bryan and I could attend a session with my dad at the Brigham City Temple.

There was a lot of fun in Grandma's and Grandpa's backyard.

This was hilarious to watch, kids and adults. Luckily, no serious injuries that day.

The baby pool turned into the kiddie hot tub. My dad somehow rigged the water from the hot water heater into this pool.

 My mom is a saint, I mean it. She is always playing with the kids or helping someone. 

The road trip to and fro went really well. These kids have smiles on their faces, but it was their mother who was having a hard time driving away. I thought I was over those tears of living away from family. Nope. Do those feelings of homesickness ever go away???

Oh, sentimental. We had a blast and can't wait to visit again. Hopefully, the grandparents will be rested up by then! :)

Silverthorne

We met up with Bryan's family in Silverthorne, Colorado for a reunion. It is a beautiful mountain town. We all stayed together in a cabin that made for a few fun nights of games while the little kids were sleeping. We had a great time visiting lakes, old mining establishments, "white-water" rafting, and even a rec center (a few days were pretty rainy), but this rec center was amazing. So great to see family and spend some time together!

Emma was quite happy with all of the attention that was being showered upon her.

Luke's fishing pole at the lake. Shockingly, no fish were biting that day.

Quick group shot at the lake. It was so pretty here, we wished that we could have stayed longer, but the clouds and rain rolled in.

Grandpa hiking back from the lake with Luke. 

Row, row, row your boat...

Here are those crazy white water rapids. :) 

It was a great float for the kids.

Cute Carter showing off some of the crafts that Grandma Carrie prepared for the kids to do.

Luke had a blast playing with his cousins.

When the boys couldn't be found in the cabin, most likely they were outside with their bows or guns...making sure the little boys were gaining an appreciation of the previously mentioned items.

 

Family Pic. 

What do you do? Smiling, but not looking. Or...looking, but not smiling.

Well, at least here's one with both!

After a few trips down the big slide, Luke was doing it all on his own. Luke is such an independent boy. 

He also appreciated this little slide.

Sadly, all good things must come to an end. 

Sad day for Luke and us when we drove home. We love our family.

There's Something...

There is something captured in this picture that I cannot explain. I love this picture.

Kenny Chesney

Kenny Chesney made a stop in Denver on his tour and Bryan picked up tickets for us to go! The concert was at Sports Authority Field, where the Broncos play.  I think there were 30,000 ish people-give or take 20,000-I'm horrible at estimating. :) Out of that entire crowd, I'm 99% positive that I was the only one wearing a cardigan. It was quite the people-watching event, as in I had a hard time watching and listening to the concert with all of the other side shows going on around us. We had a great evening pretending like we were still young and fun.

We started the evening off with a run to Maverick to help us keep our energy up throughout the evening. This convenience store is the best thing to hit Castle Rock in quite some time. At least, according to Bryan and me.

Next, we ate dinner at La Loma in Denver. They are known for their green chile sauce. I'm not a "foodie", but it did taste delicious. After dinner, we made our way to the concert. I wish I was sneaky and captured a few of "Denver's finest" so I could share that aspect of the concert, but I was afraid they would hurt us if they caught me. Serious.