.:July in Pictures:.

I am so behind on this blog, so this is going to be the quick re-cap of our July festivities.

July started off with the Fourth of July, which sadly I have very few pictures from. We went to the parade for West Jordan in the morning, and I’m not sure we’ll do that again. It was super hot, and there were too many grown people trying to get the candy off the floats, making it difficult for the girls to enjoy it too much. But we were there with friends at least! We had a BBQ at our friends’ house with a few families in the neighborhood. The kids played in the water, while the adults ate and chatted. And of course, we had fireworks to end the nite! The girls loved the fireworks – mostly – and it is always a lot of fun to spend time with our friends.

Just a couple days after that, the girls got to go to a birthday party for their little friend, Emerson. It was at a local beauty school, and the girls dressed up and got their hair, makeup, and nails done. It was really darling, and our girly girls of course, loved getting pampered! Reece even asked the girl doing her hair if she had hair chalk! So the girls got hair chalk included in their makeovers!

We love our friends!

Couldn’t leave the girls all dolled up with nowhere to go, so they were treated to cheesecake at the Cheesecake Factory.

We had lots of fun playdates with friends, playing at the splash pads and in our backyard (thanks to Josh for all of his hard work on the backyard!)

We had lots of fun with homemade popsicles this summer!

Ben and Sharon came to town, so we spent a day with them at the movies and splash pad so the cousins could play. The girls always love spending time with their cousins!

The adults enjoyed a kid free evening out.

Reece had her first dental work experience, which resulted in her getting a crown. I’m pretty sure it was safe to say that it was miserable for everyone involved. But she does love her new shiny tooth.

We went to the aquarium after her dentist appointment, and I think that helped us all feel better!

We got a bike trailer and started taking some family bike rides in preparation for Sunriver. Remi wasn’t sure about it at first, but she ended up mostly enjoying it! Harper loved sitting in her seat on my bike.

We enjoyed weekly trips to the dollar movies and the park with our friends.

And a new man made lake went in close by, with a sort of sandy beach. Reece loved it because she could go and actually swim with her life jacket on. Rem and Harper loved digging and playing in the sand.

Daddy had a sleepover in the backyard with Reece and Remi. I’m sure they’ll do that a lot more next summer; they loved it!

Josh and I were even able to enjoy an overnight getaway with our friends – kid free! We went up to Park City, and it was just lovely!

So there’s the condensed version of our July! Lots of fun!

.:Trip to Oregon:.

This post is picture saturated! 

At the end of May, Gramzee came to visit! We are always excited when Gramzee comes. But even better was that we were going to be going back home with her when her trip was over. The girls didn’t quite understand that Gramzee was going to stay in Utah for a few days before we headed up to Oregon. They basically thought that we were going to drive to Oregon as soon as Gramzee got here. Luckily we managed to have enough fun while she was here that they kind of forgot about asking to go to Gramzee’s house.

Checking out movies on Gramzee’s phone, and deciding what to see.

We went with Epic. Starting the day off with popcorn and Diet Coke is always good in our book!

We also spent some time shopping, playing with cousins, and running errands. The girls loved having Gramzee around all day long!

We loaded up the car Saturday nite, and made the drive to Gramzee and Grandpa Paul’s house on Sunday. My mom drove the whole way so that I could take care of kiddos. Harper had come down with a fever the nite before, but even with that, they all traveled like rockstars! I don’t honestly think that they could have been any better.

We were lucky to catch Grandpa Paul home on a break from church duties right when we got home, and the girls got to feed the horses with him right away.

The weather was fantastic while we were there; in the 90’s and we were out by the pool every single day. The girls loved playing in the water with their cousins!

The mommies enjoyed the pool time as well!

There was also golf cart riding.

Or kids trying to make the golf cart go without Grandpa.

There was some auntie snuggling.

We had an un-birthday party.

The girls loved playing with Grandpa’s phone,

sharing tablets,

and just hanging out and playing. I loved being able to love on my nieces and nephews – especially the babies!

The ladies enjoyed coke drinking, and pedicures.

Our last nite there, we made a fire and roasted up some mallows. I think the girls enjoyed that!

We just had the most lovely week, and didn’t want it to end! The girls loved spending time up there, and we’re all super appreciative of all of the time that was spent with us. I drove back home with the girls by myself, and once again, they couldn't have been more amazing! Best kids ever!

When can we go back?