Last Shebang of Summer

What a great way to end the summer! We took off to St. George for the weekend with some of my side of the family. We spent two "fun in the sun" days at Sand Hollow Reservoir, and then did some other "musts" the following day. The weather was beautiful and the company was great. We had a fun time.

The Krommenhoek girls who were there...someone said "serious"

Our "babysitters" :)
It was nice having others around to entertain our little ones once and awhile!

The SAND was definitely a highlight for our girls!

This shows you how Karli was on the boat this trip...didn't like it that much! She couldn't handle not being free to wander wherever she wanted, and whenever she tried she'd fall! Poor girl! As soon as she got on the beach her whole mood would change--she was granted her freedom once again!

Our group--Kaci, Sara, Savannah (Sara's friend), Mama K, T, K, A, K, Laini (Amy's friend), and Amy-- right after climbing up the "narrows" (aka the split in the rock)!

Gotta love St George!

Now, bring on the FALL!

Beautiful colors

crisp air

warm, cozy clothes

fun holidays

yummy food

...thinking positive! :)

Early Morning Ride

My Mom, Chelsie, and I had a good time last Saturday on our early morning ride! (these pictures were scanned, so not very clear, but at least I didn't have to add heads to some random picture I found on google!)

I can't tell you how fun and refreshing it is riding horses! I love it!

random weather

This is what happens at the splash park when there is lightening spotted--they turn off the water--but that doesn't stop the fun from happening! Alexa had her two cousins Seth and Mika over for a few hours, so we decided to head over to the Splash Park,not realizing the big gray cloud creeping overhead, and right when we got there to play they turned the water off :( Luckily they had their scooters! They still managed to have a good time!

The three of them at the park near our home...(the sun came out again)

Karli's funnies and Alexa's playgroup

This is what I saw as I looked over from the computer this morning. It made me laugh!

I wish I had the camera at the exact moment I glanced and Karli in the bath...she had the best looking "bubble beard" ever...but she still looks cute sitting in the bath with bubbles on her face!

Well, here it is, Alexa's little playgroup! I had them at my house this week, and it ended up being a blast! They are at such a fun age, and get along really well for three year olds. Alexa asks, "Is playgroup today?" every morning...She has a lot of fun with all these cute little girls!

Fun Friday

Friday was a good day.

Alexa, Karli, and I went on a nice bikeride in the morning,

then met up with my sister-in-law Chelsie, Noah, and Chloe at the splash park,

and that night I went with my little sisters

to Trafalga for Kaci's Birthday!

It was a FULL, FUN day!

I love these moments

A Little Dirt Never Hurt Anyone

We decided to do a little 'overnighter' in the great outdoors this weekend,

so we headed up AF canyon!

It was beautiful,

serene,

some great bonding time,

a lot of dirt,

peaceful,

yummy,

a little scary for one,

cozy,

a bit stressful :)

a time to relax,

...and a really fun time!

Our BIG TOUGH DADDY there to PROTECT and PLAY with US...

Mommy not knowing what to do alone for the camera...


KARLI in the DIRT pretty much 90% of the time we were up there!
How to keep a one year old clean while camping...WHO KNOWS?!?!?...

ALEXA LOVING EVERY moment of CAMPING

...except for maybe the "scary darkness"...raccoons and other scary things.
She was PROUD of her FIRST ROASTED MARSHMALLOWS all by herself!

Our two cuties,
learning to enjoy each other and play with each other...
oh, how I love these little girls!

Me and my Love...

(Alexa showing her mad skills at photography)

and a silly one for Alexa! A little bit of four wheeling in the morning!

Silly Faces

sILly FaCeS are what Alexa does best

in front of the camera these days...

But I also wanted to post about this amazing new park in our neck of the woods! We've been enjoying the splash park so much! It is easy to just zip over there on these hot days for a little cooling off! There is a fun fountain (that you see in the background), and also a little "interactive waterfall" or stream with fake rocks and things for the kids to play in!

Another fun activity my girls have been enjoying...very simple, but fun...is painting our patio with water! :) I give them a little cup or bucket of water and sponge paintbrush, and it keeps them busy for awhile!...a great way to practice writing their letters!

We are trying to enjoy everything about this warm weather while we have it...not really looking forward to the cold.

Yee-Haw!

I LOVE MY MOM and

I LOVE RIDING HORSES WITH HER

Tonight was so much fun!
Just a little something to help you imagine, no pictures were taken, but I had such a great time and wanted to post about it!

Thanks Mom!

and Thanks Tyler!

I feel so refreshed and ready for another day.

Pendleton's Visit

Tyler's sister Amber's family came for a visit about a week ago from Indiana!

We had a great time having them around, and we did A LOT of FUN THINGS!

We spent the weekend they were here at the CABIN in Sundance--WE LOVE IT THERE!
We did so much the week they were here, it has taken our little family awhile to recuperate! We are finally getting back to normal :)

TKAK enjoying the cabin

Ty and Karli enjoying a little time outdoors

Alexa "found" some pretty flowers...we enjoyed them during our stay there.

Cousin Nathan tackling Alexa right next to a beaver dam we found...these two love each other and "fight" each other like brother and sister :)

The THREE cousins--Jackson, Nathan, and Alexa--all born the same year, together again!
Watching Gordy...one of the only movies up at the cabin.

Alexa trying to play in the broken tire swing

SO MUCH FUN being able to visit the spot we got engaged a couple times each year!

STEWART FALLS is so pretty!

The gals

and

The guys

Some of our crazy group on a walk to the beaver dam

Nathan, Alexa, and Jackson posing with FUN Uncle Dave

The three cousins again

Here is a glimpse of some pictures Ronnie took of us while up there.

Thanks Ronnie!

Two Dollar Tuesdays at Thanksgiving Point in August!

VERY crazy-busy, full of people, but FUN :)

We went to the Dinosaur Museum...not sure if I'm up for another Tuesday there or not...we'll see!

We'll miss you Dave, Amber, Jackson, and Megan!