Visit to Utah: Mickelsen's

I wasn't very good at taking pics at my mom's house, so I only have a few. Here's Gigi and Liam with their cute little cousin Dex...

Elk Ridge had their city parade while I was there, so my sister Tricia and I each drove a four wheeler and the kids loved it! Gotta love small towns!

and I had to drive by the new Payson temple, it is so beautiful! Maybe next time I'll get to go inside and see it. :)

Visit to Utah: Grandpa's Garden

Grandpa has an amazing garden, and the kids love to visit it with Grandpa. They helped him pick blueberries and raspberries. 

although I think Liam mostly ate the berries :)

more berry picking (and eating!)

Visit to Utah: Craw's

First we spent a little over a week with the Craw's. The kids always love riding the wiggle bikes--they walk to the top of the road and then cruise down the hill.

Both Kate and Hayden were good to take turns taking Gigi and Liam down the hill :)

Grandma and I took the kids to Cherry Hill one day, and they had a blast! Gigi still keeps asking me to go back so she can ride down the big dragon slide!

and here's Liam after we got home; he was utterly exhausted!

more fun riding around Grandma and Grandpa's driveway

Visit to Utah: Ragnar

This year for Ragnar we had a girls van and a boys van, so Adam got to join! For those not familiar with Ragnar it's a team of 12 people (split into two vans) and you each take turns running relay style from Logan to Midway. Each runner has three legs and the total miles of the entire course is about 200 miles. The total distance of my three legs was 18.6 miles.

Here's our van all decorated for the race


At the starting line ready to go.

We weren't in the same van, but Adam and I would see each other at the exchanges

And here we are at the finish line

Our team. I was a little sick this year but I still had a lot of fun and am so glad I got to do it again. Thanks again to my amazing mother in law for watching the kids for us!!

Mt. Rushmore

This past summer, we decided to drive to Utah instead of fly like we usually do. And since I've never seen Mt. Rushmore, we stopped by to see it. It's always been on my bucket list so it was nice to cross it off! 

I was testing my camera settings and accidentally snapped this shot. Pretty funny!!

Random Pics of Summer

I'm always taking random pics on my phone, and I wanted to post a few here on the blog...

5k race with some friends last Spring to get ready for Ragnar.

free miniature golf at the Mall of America

Liam climbing to the top all by himself

Gigi playing dress up with her stuffed animals

A much needed break at Burger King

Fun at the Splash Pad

I can't pass up a free ride at the Mall of America