Camping Fun 2015

 During our trip to Utah in August 2015, we went camping with my parents.  One of the things that I love about my parents is how they make spending quality time with my kids a priority.  My kids love my parents for that and as a result have so many fun memories with them.

Of course, the kids had to go exploring as soon as we arrived.

Lucy thought my parents' camper was the best thing ever!

It was a little windy the night we got there, but we had fun.  We enjoyed a delicious tinfoil dinner and yummy s'mores for dessert.

The kids enjoyed spending time around the fire.

The next morning, the kids got up and went fishing with Papa.

Going camping was a great addition to our trip.

Sleeping on the Deck

The kids thought it was crazy and a fun idea to sleep on the mattresses on my parents deck one night while we were visiting Utah last summer.   Ben decided he wanted to sleep inside on the bed.

I love the pictures of Lucy pretending to sleep!

It was a fun night and the kids thought it was pretty cool that they were able to sleep on the deck!

Cherry Hill

While we were in Utah, we were able to spend a day having fun with our cousins.  We decided to go to Cherry Hill and had a wonderful time.

The kids loved every minute of playing in the pools, riding the water slides and swimming. Even I went with the kids down the crazy water slide! It was also a great opportunity to talk and catch up with Lorri.

It was a great day of making memories with people we love. 

Crazy for You

 During our time in Utah, Emmy and I were able to watch my cousin Andrew perform in the play Crazy for You.

Emmy loved it when we saw the play Seven Brides for Seven Brothers last year, so she was excited and eager to go see Andrew in a new play.  We met up with some of our family to watch the play. Grandma Chocolate even gave Emmy some money to go and buy a treat for a show. She chose yummy Dip n' Dots. 

The play was amazing! It was such a joy to watch it and spend time with my Emmy girl. 

Time with Millie and Court

For one of the days we were in Utah, we were able to spend some time with Court, Millie and Denali. 

The girls were very brave and pet Nali, as well call him.

As you can tell, the girls absolutely love Court and Millie.  We are lucky to have these two fun people in our lives.

Small Town Carnival

One of the days we were in Utah, we went to a small carnival with Sean and Tracy's sister, Kendall.

  The kids had a grand time on the little rides.  

I love these pictures of Lucy being brave and raising her hands in the air.

It was a hot day, so we didn't stay to long at the carnival.  However, we finished the afternoon with a nice cold drink from sonic.