Day 3: Adventure for All

On the tird day we all woke up and decided to see the rest of the ranch. Ofcorse, to do that we had to take the atvs and the jeep because we would have to four wheel it over some rough trails.

We decided that we couldn't leave Evelyn behind. She was just to excited about being with everyone and being outside.

We strapped Evelyn on my lap in the front seat of the jeep. If you have ever been on the Indiana Jones ride at Disney land then you know exactly what it felt like riding in this jeep. Evelyn was a little scared in the begining but a few minutes into she was cracking up laughing at each bump and jerk.

On our way we saw some many beautiful flowers and some cows. A little over half way to the top of the property it stared to rain, luckily we ran into a nice man that was working on ranch and he offered us a poncho for Evelyn. So, atleast she stayed dry.

The lake was beautiful just like the rest of the land. But, it was already late in and we were going to go to church still.

Mark (Evelyn's cousin) decided she needed some dirt on her face for our family pics. Hence the four spots of mud.

Scott had to tack a drink of the fresh snow run off spring. Apperently, it is quite delicous. Sadly, I didn't get a chance to try it.

On the way back I took the back of David's ATV and Evelyn rode with Preston. She was exausted by this point and ended up sleeping the entire way home.

David made sure I didn't fall asleep though. We had a blast riding together and spashing through the bigest spot of water and the egging Mark on to do the same. ofcorse, David and I got much more soaked then Mark but I was ok with that.

It was a great adventure for all.

Needless to say David, Evelyn and I did not make it to church we only made it as far as our beds.

Day 2: We Arrive!

Day 2 Evelyn woke up in Utah and we had to get creative in our diaper changing techniques. After getting some gas and stretching our legs a bit we got back in the car.

A few hours later we hit the Salt Flats. I had heard of but never seen this phenomenon, it was pretty odd. Obviously we had to stop and check it out.

We even let Evelyn taste a litte. As you can see she wasn't a huge fan.

It was a fun little pit stop but we still had a few hours to go so, as much as we didn't want to, we hopped back in the car.

FINALLY!!! WE MADE IT!!!

We were so proud of ourselves and Evelyn, 13 hours in car is not easy. We were supper excited to reach our destination! We had an awesome room that even had a crib for Evelyn, it was perfect!

We settled in and Evelyn got to swing a little before dinner.


After Dinner all the adults + Evelyn went for a little walk. Evelyn head started bobbing about 10 mins. into it and by the end she was OUT. We were all pretty exhausted.

The Fourth/ Day 1

We started our Fourth of July celebrations at the Malcolm's for our Ward party. I had every intention of swimming but out of nowhere Fresno had a chilly evening. We ended up eating a lot of good food and talking to a lot of cool people.

Evelyn is beginning to lose interest in the camera so our self family photos don't turn out as good as they did a few months ago.

Evelyn had a great time cruising around, watching all the people, and eating whatever she could find. Including flowers.

I love my baby girl.

Daddy and Evelyn.

We ended up not even sticking around for the fireworks. Instead, we began our 13hour journey to Coalsville Utah for a week of rambunctiousness. Thus Day 1 was spent in the car. We wanted to have Evelyn sleep as much as possible while we drove so we left right at bedtime. It worked pretty well until David and I began to get tired and decided to stop in Reno to get a few hours rest at my Grandma's. Apparently, Evelyn didn't like the plan. As soon as we got settled to take a little nap she woke up and was full of energy. We tried to have her lay with us but she would flop around like a fish, find a spot (usually sprawled across Mommy and Daddy's faces) lay there for a second then begin the fish flopping again. We finally gave up and got back on the road at about 4am. Evelyn fell asleep as soon as we got back in the car, figures.

Some Videos For Your Enjoyment

Evelyn recently figured out how to walk with her little push toy. She is so proud of herself, its the cutest thing ever. Thank you Jacob for letting us barrow your push toy.

I lied! THIS is the cutest thing ever! Evelyn has apparently been endowed with her father's dance skills. This little hip move is an old favorite of daddy's.

Look what we got!!!

Dave and I have been vigilantly looking on Craig's list for ping pong tables for months now but we have inevitably missed every table we found, until now! Its a little beat up and rough but it works and we got it for $40. So if you are in the mood to hit around a few balls, come on ove. We are always game.

The Long Lost...

....EASTER EGG

That's right, it is June and David just found an egg from our Easter egg hunt in March. EEEWWW!

It was hiding in the lemon tree.