Grand Junction Colorado Trip: The Drive Home!

Our drive home took much longer than expected and not just because of our cute kiddos either this time around. We hit a massive stand still in the canyon just as we were about to get to Spanish Fork and ended up taking a LONG, exciting and adventurous detour through the mountains in an effort to keep Tristan asleep and Jayden entertained and it was a success in those aspects! Even if it did end up taking an hour longer than we planned on, who knows how long we would have been delayed with the crazy backed up traffic. I have pictures of our adventurous drive, but you will have to wait for my mobile pictures post to see those.

By the time we got down from the windy, dirt moutain road, it was quite late and we were famished! We ended up stopping at the I-Hop in Provo for some food and made it just in time to see some awesome fireworks going off at UVU.

It was an AWESOME trip, but we were pretty happy to be home and in our own beds. There really is no place like home!

Grand Junction Trip: Fun at Ryan and Hilary’s!

Ryan and Hilary were so gracious to host us in their small one bathroom apartment and keep us all well fed and comfortable. That was no easy feat I am quite sure. There were eleven of us visiting (not including Ryan, Hilary and Jocie, so 14 total) so all of us getting ready for church and different things got pretty interesting, but we made it. It was probably for the best that we spent most of our awake hours out and about hiking. As luck would have it, they moved into a beautiful and spacious home at the end of the month. Ha ha! Gotta love timing sometimes. We need to make a trip back to see their new place! We are so happy for them and for how things have come together for them the past year!

Movie party in the living room one night!

Thanks for all you did for us Ryan and Hilary! We really enjoyed the trip out to visit you!!!

2015: A WONDERFUL Year in Review!

2015 was absolutely wonderful!!! We enjoyed a bunch of fun adventures with just Jayden before the hightlight of the year-adding our sweet Tristan to our family! It has been such a joy watching our family grow and bond together this year. Ben and I are blessed with some pretty terrific boys! Ben and I have enjoyed some fun dates (for the first 5 months of the year-we really miss them these days, but the kiddos are worth every sacrifice) and a romantic getaway to Anniversary Inn, Ben FINALLY became a regular with the Post Office after working for them for 2 1/2 years and is making more than ever along with having more time of work than he ever has and is finally on board with the great insurance that comes with it so our next baby should hopefully be much cheaper. We have been SO blessed!!! We traveled more than we ever have (which was HUGE for me and my passion for new places and adventures) and enjoyed a FABULOUS trip to the Oregon Coast and to visit Ryan and Hilary at their new home of Grand Junction Colorado! And of course we enjoyed all of our usual family traditions for the seasons and holidays! A bittersweet goodbye to what has been one of the best years of our life, and a warm hello and welcome to 2016! Something tells me it is only going to get better and better from here! 

Happy New Year family and friends!!!

Grand Junction Colorado Trip: Our Last Hike to Mica Mine!

This hike was a lot of fun! Even if it was rainy which put a damper (pun intended) on the shine of all the Mica found along the trail, but we still had the time of our lives with this last hike before the long drive home. The boys and I sure enjoyed our time visiting Ryan and Hilary back in September!

Check out my Mom’s cute, little tail that bounced happily along as she hiked along the trail. It had us in a roar of laughter!

Jayden went up next to this rock and asked in the sweetest, little voice ever, “Hey Mom! Could you get a picture of me like this by this rock please?” Who could say no to that. So sweet!

It was the perfect last hike for our Grand Junction Colorado adventure! We already can’t wait to go back and visit this Spring!