A few more Utah pictures...

Utah Trip 2017

While the kids stayed with Craig and Dessa, Jason and I went to Park City for a work event. Jason had lots of meetings, I had lots of time hiking. It was amazing and so rejuvenating. I added the picture below only because it was the first afternoon and I took off above our hotel. So, so amazing. The hotel was deluxe, nicer then I have ever stayed in. Jason and I ate good food, hiked and hiked and drove over Guardsman's pass several times.

 

 
After Park City we all went to Soldier Creek to the Hardy cabin. The first few days with the Hardy family were cold, it even snowed a few times!

 

 I love this picture of Craig and Dessa with all of their Grandkids!

 The girls and I went down to Provo one day. We went to the Bean Museum with the Kroebers and Fairbanks. It was more fun then Grace & Sophie expected. Ice cream cones from the BYU Creamery were a hit too. The girls and I went to the art museum and then to Cafe Rio for lunch. Linds and Heather and their kids were still there! The Smiths then all gathered at the cabin. Weather warmed up. Fishing did not get better. We went on an amazing hike along the Strawberry River.

 Mom and Dad, Polly, Hardy's, Mortenson's - Kate and Anna, Pikes, Kroebers and Fairbanks all at the cabin! It was crazy and fun and a lot of Smiths running around!

This is Grace's dress Briella is wearing. It has been passed down through many cousins. I think it has survived from only being worn on Sundays occasionally. Makes me smile!

Cousins. There is something special about cousins. I love this picture, and all these crazy boys!

Bayden, Kenan, Talus, Elijah, Issac, Noah & Luke

Happy 13th Birthday Grace & Sophie

It is hard to believe my girls are 13! I'm only a month late on posting this....Sophie's outfit cracks me up, I think she said to just take pics from the waist up...I love that you can see Grace's dimple so well. We had fun making these unicorn cakes. If you don't look really closely they are a huge success!

I had to add a few random pictures from this year. I have been so inconsistent about blogging I have a lot of them!

The day we got new chicks. I love that my 13 year old girls are still so captivated by them. 

This is Bella. She is Sophie's favorite chick and got carried around a lot on her shoulder. Sophie made diapers out of socks from a video she saw online. When the chicks were older Bella got pecked badly by the other chickens. I was in Utah, Sophie nursed her back to health in the garage. Bella is still missing feathers on the back of her head and neck but is finally doing ok being with the other chickens. Poultry hospital in the garage is stinky....happy she is better!

 
  The girls got roped into being line officials at one of the boys football games this fall. They were forced to pay attention and finally learned how the game works, mostly. The head official from the Y was super patient with them. The most unlikely football officials ever!

 May 4th, 2017

May the Fourth be with you...