4th of July

We drove over to Bear Lake to spend the day at the beach for the 4th of July. Going to Bear Lake is one of our favorite things to do in the summer (since we first started going last summer). There were mobs of people, but we got there early and staked out our own piece of beach and had a great time. We got there around 9, our friends, the Philo's, joined us around noon and we stayed until about 5. It was a blast. And no one got sun burned, which was an added bonus.

The lake was very full. We had to wade through thigh deep water to get to the little island of sand. The water we waded through was very warm, but very stagnant and gross. Molly thought it felt like a warm bathtub and loved playing and laying in it. Yuck.

Once we got home we showered and vegged until it was time for the fireworks. We were all exhausted, but we love fireworks so we stayed up for them.

There were a couple of fires on White Mountain, so we watched many fire shows.

Happy 4th!

Visit from great friends and other things

Eating peanuts with friend, Ella, during a play date.

Friday nights was Relay for Life. All of the staff from the Cancer Center went to support the community. Its pictures like this that make me realize how tall I am, I'm a giant. I really enjoy working in Medical Oncology and administering chemotherapy. The ladies I work most closely with, Alisa and Dawn, are great to work with. We have a lot of fun and laugh alot.

Friday night the Ransom's were driving through and stopped at our house for the night!!! We love them and miss them so much. Iowa is to far away. The good old days were when we lived right above them in New York. We had a great time catching up, and stayed up way to late, but we had to since we only see each other every 3 years or so!
The girls had a big slumber party upstairs.

Tessa, Tyler, Eden, Caitlin, Ansley, Molly, Eli, Ashlee

The Will's and the Ransom's

Caitlin and Eden are the same age, and have been friends since they were a couple of months old. I had to add some pictures of the 2 of them when they were smaller.

After the Ransom's hit the road, we headed down to the Gorge for a day at the lake. The Brewster's had some paddle boards that were fun.

And happy Father's Day today to the best Dad ever. These girls adore him!

April's Wedding

Monday we ladies loaded up in the van and headed to Utah for April's wedding! So exciting!!

She was a beautiful bride! It was so emotional seeing her walk down the isle and get married.

Ryan and April

We snagged her for a quick group shot. (Too bad only 4 of us still live in Rock Springs)

We went back a few hours later for the reception at the same venue. It was an old barn and both the wedding and reception were so beautiful. Congratulations to April. I am so happy for her.

Pumpkin Carving

 Last night we went to our friends, the Peck's, house to carve our pumpkins.
Caitlin and Ashlee each carved their own with little to no help.

Jessica is one of the craftiest people I know, and she put everyone's faced in creepy pictures before we went.

(I didn't even recognize my own face.)

We also had pizza and delicious candy apply bar!

We ended up having to leave before the "lighting" because a certain 2 year old wet her pants.

So we went home and lit them.

They turned out great! Caitlin's is on the left, Ashlee's is on the right.