close to home

Thank you pioneers for doing what seems impossible, for trekking it out here. Its a desert, yes, but an awesome desert. You saw the beauty and importance in it that I'm not sure I would have.

The latest...

learning to ride a pedal bike

(if you have a toddler, go get a strider-type bike now. just do it)

this is not junk. these are treasures of a 5 year old girl. 

so.many.treasures.

lisa falls up little cottonwood w neighbor Cadie

hike around silver lake w cousin Alisa and Joan and John

4th of July

Next time we'll make our own breakfast, but I love community spirit

painting over the rusted metal door frame. getting ready for a new tenant

I love this. Ruby and Dan both doing their thang.

Mark loves his rootbeer.

the camera disguised my nerve-dead front tooth. 

I love it when that happens.

She loves to bike and swim, and she's great at it. 

I need to express to her more how much I appreciate her, 

she's a very loving daughter and big sister

moving up in the car seat world. growing like weeds, but much cuter.

bake sale prep. I baked, they made $.

'the snake' sprinkler never fails to entertain

because its fun to reminisce

remembering my niece Naomi. 

I am incredibly thankful for my siblings!

because I love this dress I got at a garage sale, and her tiny little braids

we walked around temple square while Mark had a shoot

first time pizza on the grill.

I love Mark's motivation to cook and his love for good food.

I always feel better after the gym or solo time outside!

getting to know the horses

I have 3 girls, my friend and cousin Erin has 3 girls. 

That's a lot of girls.

sometimes pool then napping gives you crazy hair, and the grumps.

(ghetto) bunk beds, but finally bunk beds. 

I love that they'll hang out in their room forever.

I've wanted to bike up Big Cottonwood for a long time, but was intimidated. 

Turns out that if you ride w awesome friends and their mom, it goes by in a breeze.