County Fair

So, I was going to do a post about our anniversary complete with PICTURES, of course, but I got carried away deleting old pics from my camera and lost them. So, now that I'm done crying about that, (actually I didn't really cry), I guess I'll do another post.

Today we went to the county fair. So fun! The kids loved petting all the animals, or at least the ones smaller than them, playing in the sandbox, going on the carnival rides, and trying all the ice cream flavors in the homemade ice cream contest. I voted for the raspberry. YUM!!


P.S. We had a great anniversary. We went on a backpacking trip in the Uintas. It was my first time backpacking, but Tony had been several times. We drove about an hour to get to the bottom of the trail, then did a short hike--about 3 or 4 miles. We camped near Alligator Lake and just had a peaceful time. It was so beautiful. You'll have to picture it in your minds, I guess, instead of on your computer screen. We were surrounded by pine trees, and the silence was amazing. We set up a tent and cooked our dinner over the fire. In the morning, we packed up and were home by 10:00. A fun, short trip.

Summer Fun!!

So far, my summer has been quite hectic. In the last 6 weeks, I have been at a camp or vacation for at least 3 days of each week. I think I have only been HOME without a camp all day a total of 10 days since June 1st. However, I only have one 3-day camp remaining and I'm looking forward to enjoying summertime! On the few days that I've had at home, we've done some fun things. I thought I'd post pictures of what we've been up to when I haven't been at the track meet, girls' camp, or in a gym.

I bought a Slip 'n' Slide for the kids to cool off on hot days. They've had a ton of fun with it!

One of our family favorite get-aways is to the clay hills about 10-15 miles from our home. We had a picnic there one night and spent time climbing all over the place. The kids LOVE going there!

The 4th of July was a lot of fun. We went to the parade in the morning, where the kids each went home with a huge loot. Then in the evening, we headed to the city park, where the kids played on the playground, participated in all kinds of kids races, had some dinner, and finished off the night with a great fireworks show. I love watching kids watch fireworks. I think their faces are better than the fireworks!