JUMP

I absolutely just loves these pictures Dave took in the backyard after church one Sunday while we were there. Totally jumping in their Sunday best...but I love how each of their personalities just shine through!

After the open house we invaded Traci's home and enjoyed lunch there with Shanna and Traci's families. Then we took advantage of how close we were to Kennecott. That was the first time we had ever been. It was really interesting to see up close! It is the worlds largest open pit copper mine. Check out the actual size of the tires that the trucks use in the mines!

Oquirrh Mountain Temple

We were very blessed to be in Utah during the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house. It is absolutely beautiful! We were so glad that they were able to have this experience with them and the rest of Ryan's family. I love the picture of Grandma & Grandpa with ALL of their grandkids! Thanks to Dave for taking all these!

Buds Together Again

We really enjoyed seeing some of our friends that have moved to Utah. Seth was especially excited to hang out with McKay. They definitely made the most of our trip out. They spent some time in Morgan on 4 wheelers, swimming and hiking the M and in Kaysville celebrating McKay's birthday, camp Kiesel, and working on McKay's fort. So glad they have kept in touch!

Take me out to the ball game....

One night we went down to Ogden for dinner at Javiers and a Raptor game!

The Camp Out

Well this was definitely one night that our family will never forget for multiple reasons! Quick overview....Took us about 20 mins to get up the mountain to the most perfect spot... Bishops Gate. It really was beautiful. Grandma even joined us for dinner which was a special treat as she typically steers clear of campouts....I think I know why now and may join her next time! But I did discover what a great driver she is as I trusted her with my life on the way up the steep mountain. We ate our yummy tin foil dinners and spent time around the fire just being silly and making smores. This part was all dandy....somewhere in the middle of the night things started to go downhill. Screaming children, those who were terrified of pooping in the woods, cleaning up at 4am, and the next morn didn't get much better...vomiting and the scare of a lifetime for me in which I almost flipped the 4 wheeler with both of the girls on it.....scary! Luckily we survived and even though Ryan "says" he hates camping I'm so thankful he is always prepared for anything like a good little scout!

4th of July...Morgan style

We got to Utah just in time to celebrate the 4th with all of the family! Our day began at the hometown parade which consisted of a few 4 wheeler, horses, fire engine and some families that decorated their trucks and threw candy to those anxiously along the street. It lasted all of about 10 minutes but thankfully they turned back around and we got to see it all a second time for a grand total of about 20 mins. We then headed over to the park where the kids all got their hair spray painted and enjoyed the candy blast, critter man and other carnival activities. The remainder of the day was spent at Nate and Kristy's with the McCoppins, a yummy b-b-q and of course fireworks! It was a great day! The kids loved having so many cousins around!

On the way...........

Ok...so I know I'm so behind on the blog and today I actually have absolutely nothing going on and it's raining! So what better day to play catch up. In my attempt to do this quickly I'm thinking there will be lots of collages. There are just too many pictures, thanks to Dave! So if you want to see the pics closer just click on the collage. These are a combination of my pics and his. So enjoy the summer pictures (even though its October now!). This first one is our trip on the way to Utah in July. We were packed to the max! But we made it safe and sound only 20 something hours later.