adventure.
Rhett, Jenn, Jacob, Stephanie
A couple nights before we left. Best neighbors/friends ever! We are going to miss them so much.
We spent the 4th of July in Vegas. We chilled by the pool, and then went that night to the strip to see the fireworks over Caesars Palace, and have dinner. We ate at a Mexican restaurant called La Salsa. It wasn't too bad. We were kinda in a bad spot for fireworks so we left early. Plus there were a million people there! Too crazy!
A week after we moved to Vegas we had our family reunion in Bear Lake, Utah. Such a beautiful place. I loved every minute of being with my family. It is hard to be away from each other for so long. Hopefully in the future we can all move close to each other.
Here are just a few fun pictures courtesy of Matthew of us all together having a great time :)
Probably one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Mark and Jeff put on Hailey's clip on extensions. It was hilarious.
Minnetonka Caves.
Little Karl having some laughs.
Grandpa and Melody with Emma, Decker, and Robbie.
Grandma having some fun with the kids launching water balloons.
The amazing view from the Cabin.
Autumn and Layla having some laughs.
Water balloon time!
Matthew and his candid photos! Pretty sure I was eating something...
Jeremy bringing water to build Sand Castles.
Hiking the Minnetonka Cave.
Minnetonka Caves.
Sleepover altogether!
After hiking the cave. There is a lot of us!
Jeff and Sarah.
Little Karl bug!
Mark and Hailey with Decker and Crew.
We had such a blast with everyone, ate great food, enjoyed the beautiful weather, and had some fun game nights! I have the best family in the world!
After the Pittard Reuion we headed up to the snake river in Heyburn for the Luke Reunion. We always have it at the P river Ranch. We try to get all of the extended family on the Luke side to be there. We had such a great time. Steven and Melody Ann were in charge this year, and they did such a great job!! This was Rhett's first time to come, and he loved the water slide!!
We didn't get many pics from the Luke Reunion, because they are on everyone's phones. I stole these ones from Jeff and Sarah when we were in Yuma.
Rhett, Matthew, Jeff, Jon, Mark, and Jeremy.
I will scrape up some more pics and post more on the Luke reunion!
After the Luke reunion we headed back down to Utah, and spent some days there with some friends. While we were there our friend Laura got engaged! We were chillin on Tyler's couch when they both busted through the door smiling ear to ear with Laura holding out her hand with a ringy dingy on it!!! It was so fun to be there when that happened!! Loved every minute of it! I am so excited for her to get married. Tyler is the best. Their wedding is set for Sept 21, 2013.
Tyler Laura's fiance was kind enough to let us stay at his pad while he was away for work. The timing worked out perfectly, because we were able to see Julia (Rhett's Sister) and Lincoln (Rhett's nephew) while we were there. They were staying with Grandpa and Janet. Sunday we had an amazing dinner at Grandpa's house. We took Lincoln to the Reservoir (can't remember where it's at) later that week with Mika and Robbie. We had a fun time, and Lincoln got some courage to swim out all the way to play on the big gigantic floating tree stump.
We headed back to Vegas on Wednesday for another week until we left for Arizona. In the meantime that weekend we went to a softball tourney in St. George with Rhett's softball team. We only stayed one night, because Rhett kinda twinged his knee during the first game. It was fun to see some of our friends even though we mostly slept :)
Picture taken at 2:30am... Long night for Rhett. I went to the condo to sleep ;)
Back on the road again to Taylor, Arizona to stay with Rhett's sweet Grandma. It rained most of the way there which was a nice change from the heat. Here is a pic from the roadtrip to AZ.
Don't worry... Rhett had two hands on the wheel ;)
The weekend in Taylor was amazing. It is so beautiful there. It was so fun to see Rhett's family, and visit with his Grandma and Mom. It was fun to hear stories about Rhett's Grandpa "Trapper". He was a stud in WWII. They have a photo album of these amazing soldier pictures of his grandpa and great uncles during the war. One of Rhett's Great Uncles freed a concentration camp in Europe, and they have pictures of it. It was really quite amazing. Rhett comes from a really cool heritage, and it was fun to hear the stories.
Saturday night we got a crazy awesome rainstorm with thunder. It turned the power out for almost and hour and a half! I love rainstorms! After the rain, it smelled amazing outside, and Rhett took me out and danced on the porch. It was pretty romantic. <3
We of course visited Trappers Cafe! Named after Rhett's Grandpa. I had been dying to try it and their amazing pies since I heard of it ! Rhett's Uncle owns it now, but for years Rhett's Grandma ran it. We ordered the banana cream pie, and peanut butter swirl . So awesome!They didn't disappoint! The food was great, and the atmosphere even better!
We went to church with Grandma and Rhett's Mom on Sunday. After church we had an amazing pot roast, and yummy salads!
Rhett's Mom Denise left on Sunday afternoon, but we decided to stay one more night. We had such a great time in Taylor, and I am so glad we were able to make it this summer. On Monday we headed down to Phoenix to stay with Denise. We went to dinner that night with Markus (Denise's friend), Joe, Brenda and their daughter. The next day we went to Wolverine with Denise. It was pretty awesome! We are all huge Hugh Jackman fans, especially Rhett. He has a man crush on him... ha ha
Later on that week we got to spend time with Matt and Kelly. It was so fun to see them. It has been since Christmas! Too long! They have the two cutest little girls. It was our first time seeing baby Claire. She is too cute! I just love her. We went swimming with Matt and Kelly, the girls, and Kelly's brother at this awesome swim park that only cost us $2.25 to get in. Steal of a deal! It was a pretty awesome place too.
Swimming time with this cute baby Claire!!
So after Phoenix we headed to Yuma to see Jeff and Sarah! We got there on Friday afternoon, when we pulled up to the house Delsie was jumping up and down, and singing! It was the cutest thing ever, the pavement was really hot so she just kept switching her feet back and forth so excited to see us. She gave us snuggles which always melts my heart. I just love that little girl! We hung out with Jeff, Sarah, and the kids on Friday night. We watched Warrior with Jeff and Sarah, and then just stayed up talking.
Saturday morning Sarah made us a yummy breakfast with German pancakes. It was a fun day to just chill and hang out. That night their friends were having a pool party so we headed over there for some good food and swimming!
Little Characters these two!
On Sunday we went to church, and then had a yummy dinner! Sarah introduced me to so many good dinner ideas! After dinner Jeff took us to see his facility (which is awesome), and took us on a tour of Yuma. (Never knew Yuma was so big). It was way fun to see where Jeff worked, and what he has been working on. The patients and workers are lucky to have him there! Sunday night was spent chillin, and hanging out with the kiddos.
When it was getting late, I was holding Ross, and he would do this little snuggle thing where he would put his head on my shoulder. I would pretend like I was going to put him down, and he would just reach up at me like he didn't want me to let him go. Oh my goodness... talk about melt your heart. I got to tuck Delsie in, and read her stories. We sang Jesus wants me for a sunbeam, and then she gave me kisses good night. Ah I just love my little Delsie. Wish they weren't so far away. We stayed up late talking to Sarah, Jeff went to bed a little earlier, because he had to work in the morning. I just love my family. They are the best. I am so glad we got to spend some time in Yuma and see them.
Snuggles with my Delsie.
We left the next morning back to Vegas. We were at a close to all of our travels, and it was kinda sad. Back to Vegas where we don't really know anyone, and back to reality. As a huge reality check our car broke down on the freeway 20 minutes from our place in Vegas. We were pulled off on the emergency lane with cars wizzing past us on both sides of the freeway, and trust me cars don't slow down for nothin in Vegas. It was a pretty scary experience.
Luckily we are members of the church, and called our Elders Quorum President, and he found us someone to take care of our car. Everything worked out, but it was a good back to reality check.
Right now, I am writing this as Rhett is at school for his second day of work. He loved his first day, and told me that the people he is going to be working with are awesome. Which is a nice relief, and hopefully we have a fun successful school year. Time to welcome in the fall, and bring on new adventures in Vegas.
