Some updates...

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So things have been pretty busy with us lately so I haven't really had time to post much. But here are a few updates.

First of all, we live in Davis County, about 10-15 minutes from Ogden. As many of you know, Ogden is known as the armpit of Utah. I would have to agree and especially some parts of downtown Ogden are pretty sketchy. Luckily we're pretty far away from all that and we love where we live. Anyway, I was driving to the LDS Cannery and came across these sweet folks.

They must have been moving or something because the woman was sitting in a recliner in the back seat and the truck was loaded down with stuff. The lady was missing several teeth and the guy was rocking a skullet. His shirt was completely cut off on the sides so it was flapping in the wind like a cape. Love it.
Example of the gayness of blogger (why is it underlined and blue?!):

We have been loving our fire pit and we use it at least once a week. It's so fun to sit around a fire in the summertime and just talk or eat s'mores. Our neighbors come over sometimes too so that is fun. This past week we have been seeing a ton of these little (and big) buggers. Toads! I couldn't believe it the first time I saw one since I have never really seen them in yards and stuff. They come out at night and we have seen a ton around our yard and when we go on walks around the neighborhood.Yay for my pretty flowers!

We were finally able to go to Jackson Hole a few weeks ago for a long weekend and we had a blast! We went several times the past few summers since we lived in Logan and Dan's brother and my sister lived up there. But this year they are not up there but we went and camped and ran the river a few times, ate yummy food and did a few hikes. It was gorgeous and the weather was perfect!
We hiked to Phelp's Lake and everyone jumped off a huge boulder into the lake. I was still recovering from getting cold on the river (I always get cold and I hate it!), so I didn't jump, but I'm sure I'll do it another time. I don't mind jumping off high things, but I hate doing it into ice water! Dan loved it though and it was really fun.

Yellowstone!

Dan and I went up to Yellowstone last week and it was awesome. We stayed in Island Park with his family most of the time in a tiny cabin they have rented for over 30 years! It was quite an adventure to be in that tiny place with 12-20 people at once but we had fun. We were also able to visit my aunt and uncle who were renting a cabin up there as well.

We loved the cool mountain air, relaxation and sight seeing. It was a great time and we were sad to come home. Feeling the wind in my hair…. Mia can be a little temperamental and is pretty shy and only likes a few people to hold her. She loves Joe and she even fell asleep in his arms! So cute! Enjoying the gorgeous views of Yellowstone Lake. Cutey cute kids. They made the trip tons of fun. I’m not sure what Addy was doing above, but she is such a funny girl. Some of the crew on the deck over Yellowstone Lake. We saw a lot of animals including a mama moose with her baby, a mama grizzly with 2 cubs, and tons of buffalo. This guy was walking on the road in the lane next to us for awhile! They were HUGE!

This is at Artist’s point and I haven’t been here since I was a little kid and it was so gorgeous. This picture kind of looks fake to me! Addy and I having fun taking silly pictures. We rented a canoe for the day and Dan and I went down the river with Becky and Addy. It was so beautiful and not too hot at all. We loved it so much! Danny (of course) got in and swam around even though the water was freezing! This is the cabin my aunt and uncle rented about 15 minutes from Danny’s family’s place. It was really big and gorgeous and made us want to get our own cabin someday! Enjoying a yummy huckleberry milkshake. Addy and Wellyn sat down at this tiny kid table and right away Addy starting talking like a princess and Wellyn was making burping and choking noises. Girls and boys are so different; some things never change… This is at Mammoth and there were tons of Elk all over the place, just eating and sitting in the shade of all the houses! It was pretty cool. Crazy little boy. Dan and I at Tower Falls at the end of our trip. We had tons of fun and I love doing things together with him and our families!

Sir Paul.

Last week Dan and I got to go see Paul McCartney in concert at Rio Tinto stadium. It was pretty dang awesome. Some of Dan’s family came with us and they are all BIG fans of Sir Paul. I grew up listening to the Beatles so I was pretty stoked too. Mr. McCartney did not disappoint. We planned to walk to Crown Burger to eat, but everyone else had the same idea and the line was way out the door. So we walked across the street to Quiznos which was closed (why is your sign up if you’re not open?). We ended up at 7-11 and they were not well stocked for the event. So I settled with a slurpee and got a burrito inside the concert. Everyone at their scavenged 7-11 meals on the curb in the parking lot. Very classy. This cute old man worked at the scooter store in the parking lot where we were eating and he came over to flirt with Debbie and they rode off into the sunset together on his pink scooter. Marty just kept eating his 7-11 sandwich. We got pretty dang lucky with our seats and we ended up in “endzone” area on the easterly (yes easterly) side. We were out of the sun and only 3 rows up from the bottom. So even though Paul was still across the field from us, we were happy with our low-cost tickets. Plus we had really good views of the crazy crazy CRAZY people on the floor level walking back and forth, dancing, singing and having spiritual experiences during the concert. Seriously. I have never felt this way at a concert, where everyone is just beyond themselves with excitement. It was really amazing. There was a younger girl in front of us just singing her heart out, looking through her binoculars and bawling.

The people on either side of us never stopped dancing, singing, clapping and smiling (not to mention the mom didn’t shave her legs but that’s another story). And some hippies a few rows behind us stood up the entire time with their hands above their head having some sort of spiritual enlightenment. This was my attempt at getting into the music. Of course I still had to stand up and sing and dance! (Dan wouldn’t let me get a shot of him like this…) Paul had really awesome long, thick, flowy hair that just kept blowing around everywhere. It was wonderful. The show was so amazing and they even had fireworks above the stage (only a few burning embers fell into the crowd below). Paul sang for about 3 hours straight. No breaks, no intermission, just singing, dancing, playing several pianos and tons of different guitars. It was pretty awesome to see and just experience his amazing talents. I’m really glad we were able to go!