Colorado / Oklahoma / Texas

Three weeks after Ridley was born, we packed up the family and headed to the Mid-West for some family time.

Road Trip!












First stop was Colorado with Marc and Aubri's family. We stayed at Uncle Gary's cabin for three nights. It was gorgeous up in the mountains. We rested, stayed up late talking, shopped, ate and played.

Here are a few shots from the Pirate Ship playground.



Next we headed to Bartlesville, OK to stay with Grammy (Ben's grandma) for a few days. Didn't do much, it was SO hot. But we had a great time bonding with family and showing off Ridley. One night we braved the heat and went to Kiddie Park for some sweet (and probably unsafe) rides.





And, the Tulsa Aquarium.







For the last leg of the trip, we hopped in the car again and drove down to Dallas, TX for a family reunion / Grammy's 90th Summer party. We played at Gary's beautiful house and kids (and grown ups) played all day in the pool. And, I don't think we ever stopped eating.

Rex Family Fun

Over the 4th of July weekend we had a Rex family reunion at Brian Head. Even though I was about a week away from having a baby, we had to go. We have too fun of a family to miss a big event like this.

We stayed up way too late playing games and talking and played way too hard all day. Family history skits, a pinata (I'm surprised no one got hurt), food and fun. Of course I mostly just sat around and watched.

We are so lucky to have such an amazing family and I can't wait for the next one.

I didn't really take any photos, but I stole some.

Utah Arts Fest

We made a quick trip to the Utah Arts Festival over the weekend. It was hot and I'm too pregnant to do too much, but we figured it was good to get out of the house for a few hours.

We parked a few blocks away downtown and jumped on Trax for the first time. Finn loved his first train ride.
We walked around, people watched, looked at art and let Finn play in the sand and water. It was a great time as always. Thanks for the tickets Teri.

Digging in the Dirt

To feed Finn's obsession, we made him a digging dirt pit this weekend. We have a sandbox, but that just isn't enough. He needs a place he can really dig with big shovels and hand shovels.

Now we need to invest in a really good dump truck for him.

Tractors

Finn is obsessed with tractors and digging. He would spend all day in the dirt if we would let him. Then when we are in the car, he is on the lookout for any dump trucks or tractors.

Saturday was the perfect yard day, so we were out and so were the neighbors. The temptation was just too much for Finn and Griffin with all the beautiful black dirt.