Farnsworths: July

Every summer I wish I could escape for the month of July..get the heck out of Dodge.

The past 5 years I have always had girls camp to prepare and go to.

Not this year--free and clear.

I found out that my in-law's condo in Utah was open for the summer and Anita was kind enough to let me stay there for almost the whole month. Heaven.

Tom and Cole joined us at the beginning to celebrate the 4th and then

Tom snuck back up for a quick 2 day get-away in Salt Lake...just the two of us.

The boys kept each other company at home working and even got to go on a little weekend trip to watch the NBA summer league at UNLV.

Here are some highlights of the things I remembered to take photos of.

Flowrider at Riverwoods

Carissa getting her groove back after having Elle 4 months ago.

Make it perfect ...

this is the only dog you will ever have.

I got to spend a week+ with
my sisters Aryn and Bridgette and my brother Chad.
We try to meet up in Utah every summer.

Hefting it up to the natural rock slide in Alpine with Chad.

My spine hurts to look at this picture.

Oh and the water was just a wee bit chilly.

Stewart Falls Hike

We desert dwellers just can't get used to all the green goodness everywhere.

It is nice to have a beautiful reward at the end of a hike.

Aryn's cute Luke

July 14 was my niece,

Elle's blessing day.

She arrived a year after Chad and Carissa got married and at the end of

Chad's first year of medical school.

I loved watching Chad be a dad.

Elle is so blessed to have these two as her parents. They are both good as gold.

My mom's 30th grandchild

Heritage Park

More cousin time

Zipline in Provo Canyon

We didn't plan on Jensen being able to join in the fun

but they had a special tether for him to attach to Corey.

That dimple melts me.

A kiss for good luck.

He loved it so much that he cried when one leg was over and begged to do it again.

Luckily he got to do it 5 times down the mountain.
They may have an adrenaline junkie in the making.

I love this 10 year old.

This may be my favorite age.

BYU Sport Camps

Meg really really wanted to try track and field camp this year.

I don't think she knew what she was getting into. When I went to pick her up that first night, I was prepared to give her a pep talk about finishing what we start. No need. She was sweaty, exhausted and sore, but she wore the biggest smile climbing into the car.

She took a nice long shower and we iced her knees as she happily chatted about the conditioning exercises, new friends she made, and the fun coaches she had. I couldn't wait to tell Tom because we both had made wrong predictions on this one.