Summer

We had a pretty fun exciting summer.  In between vacation after vacation, we were seriously gone a month, Blake has been remodeling our house.  It's still a work in progress, although it's so close!  He is outside building a deck as I write this!  I will post pictures as soon as its all complete.

In June we headed down to Arizona where Noah Ryan was blessed.  I am very lucky to be part of a big crazy family that is very supportive.  Because we were in AZ, only my friends and family were able to attend.  We filled my parents house with 60 people.  It was great.  He is such a loved little guy!

After the blessing Blake and I headed to New Orleans with Noah, while my parents so kindly babysat the other 4 kids for us.  It was so great to get away, even if I had a little guy in tow.  While it was super hot and super humid, I still loved New Orleans.  I am such an AZ girl.  I can take a bit of dry heat, but the humidity made me feel like I was going to melt!

We toured the famous cemetery.  This is the future tomb of Nicolas Cage.  He loves New Orleans and is enough full of himself to build an ostentatious tomb in anticipation of his death.  Someday.  I enjoy a bit of eccentricity.

I brought masks back for the girls.  Aren't we adorable.

After New Orleans Blake headed back to Utah to work, while I stayed in AZ.  Blake flew back a few days later to attend Freeman's graduation from Pharmacy school.  Yay Freeman!

So, after family pictures twice, once for the whole family, once with all 12 grand kids in costume, we headed home.  I will share the Costume pictures when I get the okay from my Mom.

 Blake loves to take detours so, we stopped by the Sand Dunes on our way home.  Yes that is Blake and Elijah climbing the dune and rolling down.  Good times.

Then we swung by Alton, UT to see the Whoa sign.  Alton is a bit of our past we haven't seen in 14 years, and a story for another time, if you haven't already heard it.

Then we were home.  3 days later Blake took off to Wyoming to river raft with Chloe and Elijah.  Sorry no pictures.  I guess I am the one who always remembers the camera.  There is plenty more to post about our summer, another time.