Utah (July)

We were also lucky to be able to visit Utah this summer. We have such good friends there. It's always so much fun to visit there. We were grateful to Art and Stefanie for letting us stay at their house yet again. They are always so welcoming and make us fee like part of the family. We just love that family! I miss all of our Utah friends and am glad when we get to see them! Even if we didn't get to see everybody we wanted to this trip, I know we will catch them another time! Not everyone is home during the summer. I know we certainly weren't this summer! Sheesh! While we were there, we got a few chores done on our Utah Rental property as well. Spent 4 hours in the hot sun staining the back deck and picking out a refrigerator to replace the one that died. Across the street lives a great frind and neighbor, LeiMomi, who offered up her late husband's hat for poor Jared to wear while working on the deck. Cache got to enjoy the hat for a little while before giving it to daddy :)

Errol's hat :)

She was also kind enough to make us lunch and help us when we needed water. What a great cul-de-sac to live in! Glad we got to know those great people and neighbors!

We were also there for Pioneer Day! Of course, this was not planned as it's not something you hear about outside of Utah, but it was nice to be able to be there to enjoy the fireworks! It was an eventful show that involved lots of close calls and some holes in blankets...and almost a tree catching on fire lol. Cache enjoyed them and he got to stay up WAY past his bedtime, but it was quite entertaining! Art and Stef had a party that night for the entire Chinese exchange student program, so they got to share the fireworks with all of them as well. I don't know how she does it all! Yikes!

Cache sitting with Emily and the girls watching fireworks.:)

While we were there, Cache got the chance to go play at a park with a water pad. Some of our friends were spending the morning there with their kids, so he got to go play with Stef's three youngest as well.
Here are some pictures that Erika took while waiting for people to show up.

Water pad!

And the reason we make these trips to Utah is so Jared can go on his annual Father/Son campouts with the Ravenburg's in Wyoming. He enjoys doing these traditions so much that I have a feeling we will be trying to make it out every year...no matter where we live. :) Since it was on our way home (driving) I drove up for a couple of days before we left. Here are the pictures that I took from that.

Jared's fish he caught in the river right behind that house.

this fish looks like he's trying to walk off the grill!

I didn't keep my phone on me to take too many pictures because there was no cell reception up there, so this is about all that I took! Crazy to go on vacation and not take a tone of pictures, but I suppose that is a sign that you were having too much fun to stop and click a button.
Well, that's all for Utah! Sorry it's so sparse and lacking in details, but like I said, I'm trying to get these done! :)