The happenings

Well, I am back at work, and we are all back to our regular schedules. I love having a summer off, but always feel good getting back into the swing of things. I really enjoy working, and am happy to be back at school.
We went to Moab over Labor Day. Speaking of Labor Day can someone tell me why we celebrate it and why we put flags out on this day? Anyway, it was fun to get away for the weekend. Oliver was in heaven.
Oli could have played in the dirt and thrown rocks all day long.

Oliver loved sleeping in the back of the truck.

It was nice to escape the heat up in the La Sals. Check out Oli's cheeser.

Did you know that Moab now has a carousel in the park? Psych! This is at Lagoon a few weeks earlier. Oliver loves horses. One of his favorite movies is Spirit.

Family

I can't believe summer is coming to an end! I go back to work this Monday. It has been so fun spending every minute with Oli. Oh man. I love him so much. So, last week, I had the realization that I was actually going back to work soon. Oli and I tried cramming in every fun activity that we hadn't yet done this summer. It has been especially fun, because Oli's cousins have been in town. Here is a glimpse of what we have been doing.
We chilled at Willard Bay. Oli love the sand, boats, and water.

We went to the Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point. Cool? very. Cool on 2 dollar Tuesday? Not so much. It was so crazy busy. That's what I get for being a cheap mom in Utah.

My muddy babe at Willard Bay.

I can't get enough of his smile!

Riding the little John Deer riding mower with Grandpa Stayner. He wasn't really sure what to think of it.

We also went to the Living Water Acquarium which was Oliver's favorite. He is continually saying "Shark" "Turtle" "Fishy" and "Nemo". I think the sharks were his favorite.

My Little Skater

Oliver loves his skate.

Our friends, Justin and Steph Olsen, have a mini ramp in there backyard. Oliver saw a skate laying around in their backyard and headed straight to the mini ramp. He just chilled on the ramp the rest of the day. Well, after that, we bought him his own skate. He loves it, and I love the entertainment.

Happy Fathers Day

Happy Fathers Day Brad! You are the greatest husband and dad. Oli is so lucky to have such a fun, loving dada.

We LOVE you!

VIRGIN

We rode bikes in Virgin this weekend. It is always nice to get away for Memorial day and hang with your family and friends. Tyler and Madi have a sweet van that we all cruised. It was a good time.

SALTY

We went on a Westwater trip this weekend. It is such a fun day trip, and definitely got us itching to do a multi-day trip. It was sunny, beautiful, and windy. Did I mention windy? Sometimes, our boat was going upstream. The scenery is so gorgeous. We live in an amazing place! A big shout out to Andrew Taylor for inviting us on this trip...good times.

Oli spent the weekend at my parents house and had a blast. I am so thankful for a little boy who is easy going and happy.

First Turns

We took Oliver skiing during the last week Solitude was open. We had a hook up on some mini (89)cm skis and boots. He seemed into it when he tried them on at home, so we figured at 18 months old, it is never too early or too late to get into it. It was a perfect spring day and cool to be have it be his first experience at the mountain. With a DIN set at .5 he lost a ski on the first lift ride, but we made a quick recovery, and he was such a good sport about it. We only made it through one lap on Moonbeam, but then threw on the pack and he cruised some hot laps off Eagle Express with us, for the rest of our day. In the pack he loved going fast, and would make car noises as we got going, and would laugh when he saw his Momma in front of us. It is fun to ski as a family, and we are really excited for many more seasons together as he really starts to shred and eventually has some little brothers or sisters he can teach. This little guys is so cool and we love him so much!