visiting the fam

Most of my fam (wait. . .maybe it's just half) at the temple open house. Michelle with Avery; Kim with Kelly, Brandon, and Blake; Aaron with Amanda, Madelyn and Kennedy; me with Jed, Isaac, and Lincoln; Lisa with Jeremy, Suzy, and Anika; Carol with Rich, Brittany, and McKenzie, and Rach! (not pictured: Mom and Dad; Michelle's hubby Nate; David with Wendy, Macy, Mead, Coleman, Clayton, Ella, and Lily; Laura with Pete, Tyler, CJ, Audrey, and Jeremy; and Sherrie with Bill, Carlie, and Anna. Yup. This is just half.)

Link checking out the geese.

Giving doggie a view of the geese (with Avery, too)

Cutie little Ani!!!

Shell and Aves at Wheeler Farm

Love the lips!

Ikey, Link, and Suzy doll

Lincoln's first pony ride! He loved it.

At Classic water park

Link took a real liking to his cute cuz Carlie

Cousins at the zoo (Anna, Isaac, Suzy, Carlie, Link)

Okay, we saw THE MOST ADORABLE thing EVER: a 3-day-old baby giraffe! I couldn't get enough of it, and neither could Lincoln (can you spot the baby in the pic?).

Cousin Brittany loves giraffes, too!

Mother Love

Kisses!

And more snugs from Mom. Like I said, I couldn't get enough!

Splashing in the pool at Bear Lake

Grammy Great Smart, Lincoln, Henry, Ellie, Grampy Great Smart, and Isaac

Isaac's cousins threw him an unbirthday party! (since we never celebrate it in December)

botanic gardens

summer reading

Just like last year, this summer the boys participated in the library’s reading program. After completing 8 hours of reading (Link being read to, Isaac reading on his own this year) they received a free book and coupons to local parks. We hit Lakeside Amusement Park and Link rode on his first roller coaster!

air guitar

(sorry it's sideways. . .)

when life hands you lemons. . .

random races and rides

The whole family (minus Link) has enjoyed racing and riding this summer.

In June my sisters Lisa and Michelle and I rode a 62-mile women's bike ride (The Little Red Riding Hood) in Logan, Utah. We had a blast!

In June Jed ran a half marathon in Frisco, Colorado--taking fourth place overall and first in his age division. In May, Jed's work sponsored a 5k for adults and 1K for kids for all Denver area federal employees and their families. Isaac did great for his first-ever race! And Jed won the 5K, with a time of 17:38.

granby 4th of july

Our friends Alicia and Josh Skelton invited us to the beautiful and quaint mountain town of Granby, Colorado, for the 4th weekend. (Link with their cute son, Levi)

It was Lincoln's first time riding on a boat, and he loved it!Isaac made new friends with Alicia's nieces. Can you find the silhouette of a famous US president in the mountain?

Hiking near the headwaters of the Colorado River.