May 2016

Lots of adventures this month! It's not a bad thing that I haven't had time to record them all! 

 Gavin graduated from the University of Utah with his masters of accounting! Go Gavin!!! Unfortunately it doesn't feel like school is over because he has been studying his life away for the CPA exams.

 I want to have at least 30 minutes of outside time every day. I believe it is healthy and important! So far, that goal is going well. The above picture is at Tibble Fork. The below picture is at Timpanogos Falls. 

 O hit his 18 month mark! I can't believe it! Oh my gosh I love him so much! We were nervous about taking him to nursery at church, but he loved it. There were no problems with us leaving him there with strangers and I'm not sure whether to be happy or sad about that. He loves nursery. Every time he sees the church now, he says "nurshee!!"

 Gavin and I took a date night to Fifth Water Hot Springs in Spanish Fork. This trail was way better than I remember it being five years ago. Maybe because five years ago we did it in the snow when it was dark...hmm... I'm so glad we gave it another go! 

 We're trying to get Owen comfortable in the water. He's warming up to it.

 I went on the annual Green River trip with my job. This year I was a river guide which was a great experience. It was sooo busy though- definitely not a relaxing vacation! Above is some petroglyphs in Green River. Below is the nice view from our outhouse!

 We ended the month with a trip up to Kamas with our best buds and with, like I said, lots of outside time!

Reading some general conference talks up American Fork canyon ^^

Ogden Treehouse Museum

Today, my SIL and I piled our three kiddos into a car and road tripped up to Ogden to spend a few hours at the Treehouse Museum. There was so much for the kids to do and see, they loved it! At least two out of the three of them did...

I'd vote for this guy. He seems to know what he's doing!

The music room was my favorite to watch our kids play in! O loves making noise!

Yee-haw!

Totally worth the drive!

Tips: We were there for about 2 hours and it was perfect for our 18 monthers and 2 yo. If your kids are any older, I think you'd want to spend 4-5 hours at the museum. There is no food, so you'll have to leave to eat, then come back. Admission is good for the whole day. No strollers are allowed. You also aren't allowed in unless you have a kid under 12, which I think is awesome! It seemed like a clean and well kept place but with a bunch of littles running around, you'll probably want to bring hand sanitizer and wet wipes. 

Here's their website for more info.

Toddler Giggles

A quick post about why being a mom is the best!

April 2016

Here's a few pictures to sum up the parts of April I haven't already blogged about:

 A nice hammock and some good weather. 

 Family

Family

 

Family

 I turned 25 for the second time and celebrated by eating a lot of good food and taking care of my baby's diaper rash. 

(He had just spent a good 2 hours in grandma's sandbox when this picture was taken!)

 A little hike around Sandy for Earth Day.

 A 24 hour trip to Green River to learn how to guide a raft. It was beautiful and FREEZING! A van suffered a dead battery and a trailer suffered a flat tire. I'd say the trip was a success. 

And this kid. I wish I could read his mind! Too bad I can only read it as well as he can read this book he sat in the corner with!

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."

#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!

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!