SCC

I was able to get together with my dearest friends from high school.  We sure missed Lauren and Nikki, but it was so much fun to catch up, see each others' kids, husbands, significant others and to laugh about some good old memories.  I sure love these girls!

Zions

My brother and his family have purchased some land just outside of Zions National Park, to eventually put a cabin on someday.  They invited us down to check it out.  We were impressed!  It's beautiful down there, and it is really close to the park.  We hung around camp and spent time in the Narrows.  The boys turned into little mountain men and loved climbing trees, throwing rocks, and any other manly thing you can imagine.  It was a little tough with Micah, but he was quite the trooper, and made it as pleasant as possible.  And, he is a darn cute little camper!

Parades

Our family had the chance to be in the Days of '47 Youth Parade.  Despite being hot, they had a good time and waved at everybody along the parade route.  I even got interviewed on tv! Hopefully I didn't look too ridiculous.  Our float was about the Book of Mormon, so our family dressed up like missionaries.  It was so hot that I wanted to modify the costumes a bit, and they ended up being cute.  Everybody said we looked like we were representing the Polynesian Mission.  Grandma April, Grandpa Gene, Grandpa Ric, Grandma Nancy, and Jameson came to support the boys, which they loved!

The boys also loved the family festival at the end of the parade.  Micah and I headed home, but Matt and the boys stayed for hours-face painting, jumping on bounce houses, and building.  What a great day!

We also went to the 24th of July Parade the next week.  This has become a family tradition that we all enjoy!  This time it was fun to have Grandma Nancy join us!

Hiking

Matt and I have been determined to get the boys out doing some hiking this summer.  They needed the exercise and the chance to run free outside.  The first try didn't work out quite like we planned, but still was fun.

We headed up to Donut Falls, but about 2 minutes before we got to the falls, the heavens opened up and it started POURING!  Huge thunder and lightning, hail almost the size of a dime, and heavy, heavy rain.  The boys didn't like it too much, so we headed back.  By the time we got to the car, we were soaked completely through.  Both boys declared that they DO NOT like hiking!  It was pretty funny.

Before pictures

 After pictures

Matt tried again that weekend while I was away with my Mom and sisters.  He took all 3 boys and they hiked most of the day.  He said the boys did awesome, made it to the top, and were total troopers.  I guess hiking isn't so bad after all.

 This is the only shot I got of the girls.  We went to Park City, shopped a little, ate, and tubed down the Weber River.  It was a blast!