It has been such a long time since I’ve blogged! I’m so behind! And going through all my pictures on my phone just makes me so sad that Summer is over. Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited for Fall but I just can’t believe how quickly it all went.

Well, picking up where we left off… The first week of August, my sister-in-law and her husband went on a trip and we got to watch my cute niece and nephew for a few days. Each day we tried to do something fun!

On Sunday night, we roasted marshmallows for s’mores in the backyard with them and our neighbors.

Monday, we went to the pool.

On Tuesday, we headed to the movies for $5 Tuesday and saw Despicable Me 3.

Wednesday, we brought out the hose and played in the sprinkler all afternoon.

We also hit up a splash-pad with some friends, and although it was busy, the kids had a great time!

One sweet thing I want to remember while they were visiting is that on the first evening, I was reading them books before bed then asked who wanted to say the night prayer. They all volunteered and all begged me to choose each one of them, so that night and each one following, they all took turns saying their own nighttime prayers together. It was so sweet! Thanks for visiting, C&H!

My dad had a convention he needed to attend for work here in SLC last week which meant we were spoiled and had my parents in town for a few days. On Tuesday, we went up to Temple Square and City Creek. It had rained in the morning which cooled down the afternoon making it perfect weather to explore. The flowers were beautiful and we really loved walking through parts of the visitor’s center we hadn’t been to in a while. 

Wednesday was the Outdoor Retailer show that my dad and I attended all day long while my mom watched the kids. It was really fun spending the day with my dad. I was thinking while working with him how grateful I am to get to do stuff like this with my dad. He’s a pretty good boss 😉 !

Then our last day, we went up to Tibble Fork for a little hike and then picnic there at the reservoir. The water was pretty cold though, so when the kids were done splashing, we kept heading up the canyon to Silver Lake. I feel like we could have spent the rest of the day up there because the views were incredible and it was just so serene. We played in the creeks, Finn threw rocks forever, and we took in the beautiful scenery all around us. When we got home, we went to the pool after Finn’s nap and wrapped up the day with s’mores in the backyard. It was such a dreamy day!

My parents left early on Friday. I cried on and off for the rest of the day because it was so hard to say goodbye! Till we meet again!