August In Utah!!!

I'll admit that Louisiana has really grown on us (more so Abby and I since we get out and enjoy it, and Nate's constantly indoors) but it's really hard to remember that we like it when it's consistent 90+ days with 80%+ humidity. Needless to say, we'd been counting down the days to go to Utah for the previous 5 months, not only to see our loved ones, but to regain our sanity :)

Abby and I went 2 weeks earlier than Nate this time, so we could have more time to visit and do some traveling with my mom to see family. It was the busiest, nonstop and funnest 2 weeks of my life!!
We immediately hit the pools. Abby's a little fish and it was so fun to go with her cousins, we had a great time!!

 

 

 

A few days after flying in, my mom and I drove her truck and trailer 8 hours north to McCall, ID for a huge 3 day family reunion. It was so much fun!!! Here are a few of our favorite pics:

Two of my amazing siblings :)

Abby's already a natural with camping

These 3 kept us very entertained...

I love the intent expressions as they colored away :)

"Ring Around the Rosies" was a Huge hit :)

The day after returning to Orem with the trailer, we flew to Seattle to visit my sister and her cute family for a few days that hadn't made it to the reunion. We had a great time, went on some adventures, and were sad to say goodbye.

On our flight to Seattle

My cute sister Angie and her family

 

 

 

 

 

 

We had such a fun time, got to visit a lot, and were sad to go.

The day after we returned, Nate flew in, we took a couple days to relax, then headed up to the Uintahs to go camping with his family for 5 days. It was so much fun, and all his immediate family were able to go, including a few Aunts and Uncles. It was great, and we loved getting to just relax and visit with them :) Abby loves camping, so she especially had a great time getting to go twice in 3 weeks!!

Abby and her Sewell cousins

 

 

 

Our little adventurer

Nate loved getting back in touch with his pyro side

 

Big bites were mandatory for this girl :)

 

One of Abby's favorite spots :)

There's nothing like Farr's ice cream to wrap up a great week!!

We loved getting to see Nate's Grandparents, the Sewells...

... and the Shafers :)

For the last week, we just relaxed, spent quality time, and crossed things off our list that we'd wanted to do in Utah. It was so great to see family, completely get away from school for a while, and feel like we were "home." (We're a bit proud of our western state home!) 

June and July Adventures

So we decided to try camping for Memorial Day weekend, which despite the intense humidity, started out great with tin foil dinners and s'mores with friends, in a beautiful, lush campsite. Unfortunately it ended with us (already in bed) packing up just after midnight due to a surprise thunderstorm rolling in. So we only got a couple pics at the campsite, but came back the next morning for swimming in the lake at the same park. It was a bit of a long  night and quite the adventure, but makes for a fun memory.
We think we'll stick with only camping during early spring or late fall here in Louisiana from now on to avoid the hot, humid nights.

   

  

Nate had his quarter break during this time, so we went to the zoo in Monroe and Abby loved it. We also had a big bbq with friends, spent a morning picking blueberries, and we planted a garden!! More than anything though, we just enjoyed getting Nate to ourselves for a couple weeks. School takes him away from us wayyy too much!!!

 

 

 

 We're pretty sure Abby ate more than she picked, but she loved it!

 

During our blueberry-picking adventure, our camera decided to take its last pic, so we had a very early Christmas in July, and have obviously taken Plenty of pictures with it.
The following pics are of typical moments in our daily life :

Abby's favorite spot at the counter

Eating peanuts with Dad on the rug in the kitchen

Glamour girl at the park with her friend Kyle

At our Primary Summer Party

A quick pic of me and my gal

A must-do at the park :)

Coloring at the big table

Reading to her babies

These two are peanut champs :)

Her FAVORITE thing to do at home, with a constant plea to "Go Higher?!"

Our weekly activity that she's a pro at


We Love when Daddy stops in to say "hi" :)

 
And trying on the things we packed for our much upcoming and much anticipated camping trip in Utah!!! :)