utah...again

spencer and i are weekend frequenters of the salt lake city area. more so lately because boise shopping and dining struggles=0 and we're closer.

we also love to get away and spend time with family and friends.

this past weekend we stayed at ty and kumari's, AND i got a rockin' girl getaway day with miss aubry and jen.

we took olive swimming each morning, and to the animal farm where she rode a pony TWICE, went on a wagon ride and yours truly milked a cow! (still makes me gag a little)

we stopped by ikea of course, checked out ty's movie making office, ate at pizzeria 712 YUM, and caught the tour of utah bike race finish at snowbird.

i loaded up at the rack in murray and found a killer rug and red shoes at urban.

also of note, blue lemon, sawadee, the chocolate, and this indian restaurant in highland that i can't remember the name of.

it seems like every time we spend a weekend in utah it comes up on the drive home that maybe we should move there.

...maybe we should.

rad picture of olive.

loving the pool.

baby cows are cute.

male turkeys are NOT cute.

i might have a veggie thanksgiving this year.

proof.

the chocolate. delicious!

putting my feet up at barnes and noble after a full day of shopping. these girls are FUN!

we're having a...

baby BOY!

he's healthy and thriving and everything looks just right.

let's talk about olive

olive had her 18 month check up this week. 18 months...crazy.

she's healthy and thriving at a whopping 34" tall and 27 lbs, that puts her in the 95% for height and 75% for weight.

the girl is tall.

she's talking jiberish like a pro and is saying more and more words each day. some of her favorites right now are: cheese, papa, ball, moon, and popcorn (which she could eat her weight in). she can point to most all of her body parts, and she's doing great with animal sounds. she loves to meow like kitty, bark like a dog, hiss like a snake, and growl for lions, tigers, bears and most all other animals. she loves baths and LOVES to swim.

she becoming more and more of a little girl and less of a baby each day. she's happy most all the time and really expressive. she easily smiles and laughs, and loves to play, dance and be silly.

AND, she's an official nursery goer!

here are a few videos of what she's been up to lately.

who knew that showing this little thing the world could be so rewarding.

summer fun

we've had a lot of fun the last few weeks with family in town.

nate, julie and clara were here for a week in july. we spent a lot of time outside and at the park with the kids. and nate and i were able to celebrate our birthdays together just like old times.

..get ready for photos.

(classic nate face)

then alisa, owen, ella, and liam came 2 days later and stayed for a week, and kyle and his girlfriend jeneca came for the weekend.

we played at the water floor and the pool.

we had bbq's and played on the swing.

we celebrated owen's 7th birthday with a waterfight...olive got to the birthday cake a little early and took her share with the ice cream scoop.(thanks owen for being such a good sport about it.)

(olive loved the pool, she was giddy for an hour straight)

(the damage)

olive was in heaven with so many cousins to play with for so long.

it was wild and crazy and wonderful!

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