After a long day, the kids and I wanted to stop for sushi.
When we got there, and it was closed for the night, we were all so bummed…UNTIL…we found the raddest glowing swings and chairs!
Somehow, my kids all completely forgot that they were even hungry for an hour, while we were fooling around with the glow playground!
My favorite stop of any Utah trip….I present to you…”Temple Square Summer of 2017!”
All creative posing…courtesy of the kids!
How perfect is this photo to sum up the best days of summer!
And with Blush joining the gang, the days are even better!
Bella begs and begs for us to come up to see her.
I know it is partly to see my kids.
But knowing the plight of momhood with young ones — I am sure it is also for the help of the cousins to her little ones.
My kids are obsessed with the babies.
They love every coo, and movement.
When asked what Pippi’s favorite thing to do with the babies…she said, “I love to go in the bath with them and help bathe them.”
Then she entertains them while they get lotioned up, and diapered…by singing into her brush/microphone!
I was so pleased to see that Micah made it to the cover of this month’s Surfer’s Journal. A pretty amazing accomplishment for a non-surfer!
Micah introduced us to the Mona rope swings last year.
We were obviously going to return to them this year…but I thought going solo was a bit sketchy.
So we called up Cade, and were so excited when he agreed to meet us.
Scout and Dash were pretty daring, but Navy played it safe. (Probably because she had a slightly close call last year when she slipped.) Cade was rad, and kept retrieving the rope over and over.
After a while, Scout and Cade decided to head over to some bigger rope swings. When they left us, the other kids and I went back to what we thought was a boat that was community property. We got in it, then rowed out to where Cade and Scout were. Half way to our spot, we passed the two guys who took out the other community boat, and said, “How rad that these boats are here!” To which he responded…”You are actually in MY boat.”
We were dying! He must have thought we were crazy! He was pretty cool about it, and told us to take it for a while. We said we would just quickly pick up the boys, and return his boat.
As we rowed away from the owner, we were dying laughing.
And then when we finally got Cade in the boat, he was SO embarassed…but we were cracking up!
After, we treated Cade to Los Hermanos…and relived the boat stealing story over and over!
While we were driving to Provo, I was asking the kids about their favorite color combinations.
I always ask this question on our Utah road trips, because the color of wheat against the soft blue Utah sky is my top color combination.
I even made Navy get out to document the amazing duo!
As we drove, I think I had the kids convinced that wheat and blue is the #1 combo. Maybe my “OH!!! Look…there it is again! It is just so pretty. Look kids!” did the trick.
but when we got to the Lavender Fields in Mona, my little traitors switched their favorite combo to lavender and that same blue.
I see it.
I like the purple and blue — and they said that the scent makes it that much more amazing!
But can lavender make bread?
I think NOT!!!
On our way to Utah, my kids begged to stop off at Uncle Ray’s house! I obliged, and it was the funnest morning for the kids.
First off — they got to experience life with a real life cowboy.
Scout was galloping his horse, and the other three got a good walk on Uncle Ray’s horses.
Then we spent the mid morning playing in the sprinklers, and chatting. Uncle Ray showed the kids how to change out the horseshoes on the horses, and they each got their own horseshoe as a souvenir. After a quick lunch, and more cowboy shenanigans — I was about to take the kids up to Provo, when Uncle Ray refused to allow me to drive in a dirty car.
So before we left, Uncle Ray, Aunt Val, and the kids all washed and vacuumed the car! Talk about nice! I tried to refuse, but they wouldn’t hear of it, and to be honest — it was REALLY nice to get inside a clean car for the rest of the drive.
I’m glad the kids talked me into it, because Uncle Ray’s is always a good idea.
You can’t imagine how excited I was, when some artist decided to put up the brightest art installation ever!
It is 20 minutes before Vegas, and was the perfect stop on our way to Utah.
Apparently it is named “7 Magic Mountains”…and it created the coolest photo op for us.
Please artist…do another installation.
Anywhere between Dana Point and Provo works, and let’s keep it bright.
We love when we get the call to have a day on the water with the Brockbanks!
So we were obviously in…and more than any other day with the Brockbanks…today was a success!
All four kids got up skiing (some with help!).
Boogie boarding was a new discovery, and it was really fun.
Wake surfing was the normal favorite.
Dash especially loved it.
And the catch all for everyone — including Trilby — was tubing!
The husbands are definitely in their happy places when we are on the water. But so are my kids! We all had a blast!
And a special thanks goes out to this rad (and very handsome) guy!
His patience, hard work, and kindness go unparalleled!
And we all know that behind a rad woman, is a rad wife. Megan and Bryan…you are what the kids like to say #squadgoals! Or in my eyes #husbandandwifegoals!
You two are as rad as they come!
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