The Ranch

What would a trip to Utah be without a visit to "The Ranch". My sisters family has land with a pond on it. The kids look forward to this every year. They play on the tramp, boats, diving board, and have so much fun with the cousins.

Camping

My parents bought a new trailer/toy hauler, so we had to try it out while we were there. We went camping up Spanish Fork Canyon. It was so green and beautiful. We had a great time: campfire, cards, movies, food, etc.

Joshua even got his horse ride. He waits all year for this!
We spent lots of time on the Rhino. Nathan thought he was so cool driving it around. And Joshua even got a turn.
Of course we had to try shooting the tin can! Nathan also tried out his archery skills.
We did a lot of hiking too. Something I NEVER did in Louisiana. It was so beautiful!

Movie Night

My sister set up an outdoor movie screen in her backyard and we watched "Yogi Bear". We had a hard time getting the kids to stop jumping, but once they settled in, they had a great time. Grandma popped popcorn and it was just like being at the theater. I, of course, had the best seat in the yard!

Provo Beach Resort

At the Provo Riverwoods, they have a new place called "Provo Beach Resort". It is so much fun. There is bowling, games, surfing wave, food, play sets, and a rope course. We took all the cousins over for the rope course. They had so much fun and it was all we could do to get them off over an hour later. Nathan was a little hesitant at first (he is afraid of heights), but he eventually joined all the others.

4th of July

We celebrated the 4th of July all day long. We had a great picnic at Jared's parent's house with GREAT food.

The boys are SO excited to be with their cousins.

We spent the night at my sister Katie's house for her annual "Driveway of Fire". Even the rain couldn't keep the kids from having fun. Fireworks galore!

Traveling to Utah

We left Louisiana and drove two 12 hour days to get to Utah. After late nights, packing, and lots of "boo hoo ing", we were exhausted. We (the boys and I) spent a lot of time sleeping in the truck! It was so HOT, that we had to put Wolf in the truck with us. We were crowded and I was very glad when we got to cooler, dryer weather and he was able to go back in the back.

Some of the beautiful country....flat plains of Texas, deserts of New Mexico, great red rocks of Moab, Utah and then finally mountains. Oh how I have missed these!

Last Days in Louisiana

My goal for the next while is to get caught up on my blog, so be prepared for overload!

Jared and Nathan were great friends with the Nye's. They stopped by on a Sunday, after church and had to get pictures on Ryan's Harley. They are wishing......but not in Alaska, boys!

We have great friends in Louisiana. The Huber's and the Otis's are two of the best families. The Huber's had us over one of our last nights for dinner, swimming, and smores. The kids had a great time. The Otis's are our second family. We will miss them the most. Nathan and Nathan have been the best friends and have spent so much time together the past 3 years. We spent our last night at their house. It was lots of fun, but VERY hard to say good-bye. Lots of tears were shed, by parents and kids. This is a family we will never be able to replace. We love you guys! Thanks for everything.

Chris let Josh try on his flying gear.....Josh was on cloud nine!

The crew, together one last time!