summer snapshots

This kid loves to climb trees:

Hanging out with friends at Red Butte Gardens one day:

Watching the fish and ducks:

Playing in the childrens garden:

Thanks to friends and family I raised enough money to reach my goal and surprised myself by riding the full 100 miles of little red to raise money for Huntsman Cancer Institute:

The kids busy at work in the playroom:

That one time when Erik got sick about a week after we got back from Peru and I thought he might have some strange illness. It took some time to figure out it was strep then began the long saga of strep in our family:

Hanging out at the rec center:

Drove past this one day and M shouted "Mom, look, a waterfall!"

We went to Park City for a family reunion and M got to sit on this on our way to the park:

Hanging out at the park:

Reading with cousins:

Crazy snow storm in mid June interrupted our plans to mountain bike for the day:

Being silly:

Reading together:

I had my 10 yr high school reunion, it was so fun to reconnect with friends. I got to do a little display of photos from class members:

So great to see these guys:

She's getting to be so grown up:

We've got this little snow shack a short walk from our house. They've got a few clear flavors which I love for little kids:

M really wants to know why its called Boston though:

M finally earned this scooter he'd been working toward for a long time.

J had a follow up visit at burn clinic and she's doing well. Had to get a picture of the heart skin graft.

We visited the leonardo and checked out the animals inside out exhibit:

Erik & I made glass flowers at Holdman studios for date night with our friends:

My finished product:

Magic at the museum of natural curiosity:

J taking care of this dog:

Playing in the sand box. They've missed having one at our new place:

Enjoying some beet soup:

4th of July festivities:

Had a visit from friends and I went to my first rooftop concert in Provo. Loved the bat manors music.

Took Kids to see hot air balloons:

M learned to ride his bike and rode 8 miles the first time we took him on the Murdoch trail because he just wanted to keep going:

Rainbow over our house:

J sporting her Peruvian jumper on a walk/bike ride around the neighborhood:

My beautiful new neice was born. M and J are so excited to have another cousin: