Breckenridge Cabin Vacation

For our family vacation this year we decided to forgo the usual camping trip and make it a cabin trip to Breckenridge Colorado. We all love camping but decided it would be a lot easier with the little ones to do a cabin trip instead. The cabin was a 4 bedroom 2 story place with tons of beds. One room had a king size bed and 2 bunk beds! So we all crammed in and had a great time. We did one activity each day and then hung out and played games, video games, and just socialized at the cabin. It had a nice hot tub and fire pit that we also enjoyed as well as resident doggies that came around. Lily nor Travis came because it would've cost $150 non-refundable deposit for Lily to come :( and it was the opening weekend of Travis' archery hunt. I missed them both. (p.s. the mark on Jacob's head was from a propane lantern that he burnt himself on the day before the trip)

One of the activities we did was ride the train in Georgetown. We chose to do a train since we hadn't ridden one in a really long time and because it was an activity we could all do together. Grandma and grandpa even met up with us for the ride. The sites were beautiful but we mostly enjoyed watching each other play with the grand babies. :) I couldn't pass up getting a picture of grandpa taking a picture of the choo choo- one of his favorite past times.

The next day we went up to the ski resort and did a few activities up there. The older group took turns watching the babies while we rode the alpine slide and coaster. I did the coaster and probably loved it more than I usually would since I'm now a limited mommy. I definitely miss riding roller coasters etc. So the younger girls decided to do a bungee trampoline bounce and Sophie and Jacob rode the ponies. Well, Jacob wasn't too excited about that so Joy got to take his turn. :) Everyone had a great time and Dallen did great once again on another gondola ride.

The last day we spent on Main street and took family pictures and went shopping. It was quite the task trying to get a good picture of all the grand babies-ha! The shops were super cute but not exactly all that stroller friendly with lots of steps to get in. Never would've noticed that before. :) It was a great trip and well worth the 8.5 hr drive.

Snowbird CME

This year for Travis' CME Conference we went to Snowbird Resort in Utah. I'd never been to a ski resort in the summer and it was so fun seeing all the fun activities they have and the beautiful views from 11,000ft. It was Dallen's first gondola and chair lift ride and swim in the heated pool. Dallen and I hung out during the day while daddy was in class and then we did the only activity the 3 of us could do, riding the chair lift and hiking at the top of the mountain. It was so relaxing getting away from my 'to do' list and just spending time with Dallen playing, rather than just taking care of him. It's so fun watching him grown and showing him so many fun new things. :)

Baby Blessing Weekend

We had the most crazy weekend of our lives for Dallen's baby blessing. We had our friends Nick and Mindy, their 2 kids, Nick's parents and his niece and nephew in town, plus my whole family minus Jess and Jordan, and then Travis' family- 23 people total. It was also our 5th year anniversary which we celebrated on an ATV ride for the first time since we've lived here. It was also Dallen's first ATV ride which he experienced on Nick & Mindy's RZR next to their 8 month old baby, Savannah. He did great and it was sooo nice to get up in the hills on the back of our new ATV with Travis.

The next day we decided to do a BBQ up in the mountains at Puffer Lake. We rode the ATV's, fished, had a camp fire and just enjoyed being outside. Joy caught her first fish and we had a scare with an ATV tip over, but thankfully everyone was ok and minimal damage was done. It was nice being out of the house and feeling like we were camping for the evening.

On Sunday Travis did a beautiful job blessing Dallen. My dad, Joseph and David Wells stood in the circle. It was a small, intimate, beautiful blessing. It was also fast and testimony meeting so I bore my testimony about being a mother and the importance of families. It was so wonderful being able to express my feelings for my mom and mother-in-law and family with all of them there.

That afternoon we did a brunch with everyone; it seemed like it'd be super easy making pancakes, eggs, and bacon. We planned to do pancakes on an electric griddle, bacon on a bbq, and eggs on the stove that way people could help cook and we wouldn't be on top of each other in my small kitchen. Well, we started a huge grease fire on the bbq which melted the tube to the propane tank and had to be put out with a fire extinguisher! Yeah, we almost had a huge explosion had the flames got closer to the tank- yikes! So brunch just got crazier and crazier with so many people here. Travis did a great job entertaining the kids with tubing down the creek, hikes through the pasture, pony rides, crayfish hunting, playing with our neighbors puppies and sandbox, etc. My niece Brighton got a taste of small town life and fell in a pile of cow manure on their hike; she wasn't too happy about that. :) It was quite the weekend, but it was so good to have all our family and close friends share in Dallen's baby blessing.

Scouting

Before the season started Dallen, Lily and I got to go out with Travis a few times to scout for deer and elk. The mountains surrounding Beaver are gorgeous; I seriously had no idea. It's so nice to get out, hike around, smell the pines and campfires right in our own backyard. :)

Baby Annoucement

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