Saturday, April 16, 2016

Cross E Ranch

Apparently there is this cute family owned farm in North Salt Lake that lets visitors come play with their baby animals every spring! It's called Cross E Ranch and it's off Redwood and 3500 North (I didn't know Salt Lake went that far north!). I'm so glad we went! Owen loved it... and I'll admit I loved the baby animals too!
 O petting a baby lamb.
 Our family with a baby chicken!
We had just sat through a windy and snowy lacrosse game, which is why I'm looking so hot! Yes, it was sunny here at the farm, but an hour before these pictures were taken we were all sitting in snow and hail! Gotta love Utah!
 Owen cried when we made him get off the train, even though he rode it twice in a row!
 O stayed amused on the hay ride! Gav was pretty interested too, actually!
 Petting the bunnies.
 I love that this picture shows how excited he was to see new animals.
 O "giving the bunny a hug."

Sunday, April 10, 2016

#QSLC

Cotopaxi is an adventure gear company that puts on 24-hour statewide scavenger hunts across the country called Questivals. My brother, husband, and I created a team (#twoshadesofgray) and were in it to win it... and got 200th place!
It was a blast though! Twenty-four hours before the race started, we got an email with all the possible tasks and what they were worth so that we could make a game plan. Each team received a cotopaxi flag and in order to get points you needed to upload a picture of you doing the task holding the flag. Tasks ranged anywhere from "hold a staring contest with a stranger while eating a piece of fruit" to "cross a state border" to "hike Delicate Arch" to "perform a random act of kindness" to "mail a potatoe to someone" to "visit the Salt Flats" to "cook a meal over a campfire" to "run underneath a waterfall". There were hundreds of tasks, I can't name them all. 
Owen came to the opening ceremonies with us, then he slept at my mom's and stayed with my family while the rest of us headed off for adventure.  Here are some of my favorite pictures.
 Cotopaxi bus. Momentum climbing gym. This is the place Heritage Park.
Owen cheering on the band. Exchanging shoelaces with someone. Yellow Fork Canyon.
Wind Caves in Logan. Picture inside a phone booth. Pet a llama. 
Kiss on the Aggie A. The Living Room. Ensign Peak. 
Add your own ingredient to a s'more. Opening ceremonies. Block U.
Shake hands with a mayor. Urban hammocking. Not at Wheeler Farm.

We'll win it next time!

Friday, April 1, 2016

March 2016

March was another month good to us. Here's some of what it brought:
 Snowboarding with my brother and sister.
 Skiing with my husband and brother.
Spending Easter with my family.
 First time four eyes. Accomplished my new years resolution of winning something off Instagram. Owen being stinking cute and showing off his teeth. My cousin's farewell and my goofy family.

All this plus the usual school, work, lacrosse, laundry, and other things we don't take pictures of!