Our Summer in Pictures

Get ready for a ton of pictures. I am obviously quite behind so here is my attempt to document what we did this summer in one really long post.

Liberty Park:
This is one of my favorite parks in Salt Lake. We went a few times this summer, there is just so much to do there and Anna really enjoys it.

We are on a Ferris Wheel here. Anna wasn't sure if she liked it or not. She would get really excited at times and then grip mine and Scott's hands for dear life at other times.

Dimple Dell Park:

4th of July:

Anna really enjoyed the home-made ice cream, can you tell?

Anna with cousin Max, watching the fireworks pre-show put on by their Dad's.

My Birthday:

I had a great birthday this year. Scott is always so creative and thoughtful when it comes to birthdays. Seriously, he is way better at picking things out for me than I am for him. He always spoils me and makes my birthday special. I can't believe I am 24. I am officially starting to feel old. I'm not sure what it is but I think it has something to do with watching my baby grow up. The only pictures I got on my birthday were these shots with Anna. What a little sweetie this girl is!



This is what Scott did after we got back from my birthday outing. He took me to dinner, shopping and then dessert. And since it was my birthday he spent the whole time chasing Anna around while I enjoyed relaxing. So he was pretty exhausted when we got home :)

Pioneer Day:

Since we live in Utah now we get Pioneer day off of work and it is another excuse to blow things up in the month of July. Did I mention they legalized aerial fireworks this year? They were pretty amazing to watch that close but I can kind of see why they were illegal.

Glen's Wedding:

We were able to go down to Arizona for my little brother Glen's wedding. It was so good to see everyone again and to get to know our new sister-in-law a little better. They are such a cute couple.
Just the siblings. We got to spend some good time together with just the kids and our parents, which is a pretty rare thing. We enjoyed some dance-offs and good laughs. We sure do miss living closer to these guys.

Jackson Hole, Wyoming Trip:
We were able to go to Jackson Hole with Scott's extended family which is always a good time. I need to get more pictures from this trip. I really didn't take enough to document all the fun we had. We got to go whitewater rafting which was so much fun. I have always wanted to try it and what a beautiful place to go!

Anna enjoying a movie in the car for the first time on our way home. She REALLY enjoyed it.

Random pictures that I had to include:

Anna's First Hair Cut:

Before

After

Pool Fun:

The Park:
I wanted to take some pictures of Anna at the park because she enjoyed it so much this summer! We have a great playground within walking distance so we spent a lot of time there.


Growing Up:
Anna started going to the nursery in our church officially in July. Just before she went in, she was starting to get the hang of praying, or at least being reverent during prayer. I just thought this whole learning process was so sweet, I had to get a few pictures. She tried so hard to keep her eyes closed but you could tell it took so much effort.

The day I took her into nursery and was about to leave, they were having a little lesson and began with a prayer. She looked back at me with her arms folded and squeezing her eyes closed as best she could as if to say "Look, mom, I can do it!" I had to try really hard not to cry as I left her that day. I think apart of me was sad that she was growing up and apart of me was just so grateful to be this sweet little girl's mom!