TiFiE RaNcH cAmPiNg TrIp


Our family and Josh's family went on the funnest (is that a word?) camping trip this past weekend. It was the coolest place to camp. It was called Tifie Ranch and is located really close to East Canyon Lake. It had really nice A-frame cabins to stay in, or you could stay in a tent, or tee-pee. We stayed in the cabins. They didn't have bathrooms or a kitchen so we used a shared pavillion with the kitchen and bathrooms with other cabins but they were so nice.

It was such a beautiful area with a archery area, paintball range, playground, and had a river running along the property. The boys tried fishing the river with no luck, so they went up to East Canyon and guess who caught the biggest fish? Annelise! (Josh reports that she prayed really hard right before they caught it!) It did rain on Saturday, but we kept warm by the campfire and did all the fun camping things you normally do. I just cannot get over how beautiful it was and I want to go back already!

The kids had so much fun with their cousins and also chasing around three wild kittens that belonged to the groundskeeper. There was always something to do and the kids just loved every minute. I am so glad we had the chance to camp at least once this summer and it made it even better to go with the Yeates family. Thanks Charissa for planning it and making us all go!

oUr LaTeSt...


Aaron has developed a great love and almost an obsession with Cole lately. He always wants to play with him, feed him, he sings to him, and two nights ago, we realized he wants to sleep with him in his room...(I love Cole's expression on his face about the whole thing) It is really sweet- but now we do have to figure out something to keep him out of his room for his safety!
On Saturday, before we saw a movie we had some extra time to spend, so we thought we would take the kids to the ogden temple and walk around. It was so nice, the weather was perfect, and we love the opportunities to talk about the temple with Annelise.
Then that night, Josh and I celebrated our anniversary. (our 7th! But we kept joking all night that it seems like it has been 50!) We went to Cirque Du Soleil at the E Center. It was amazing to see in person and I just can't get over what amazing things people are capable of doing and what they can do with their talents. Josh loved this crazy bike rider and the juggler...and I loved the guys who hold their bodies side ways on poles and the acrobatics on the swings.
Then for Family Night this week we tried to keep up with our New Year's Resolution to hike and camp more...so we took a hike up the Albion Basin hike. It was a half a mile hike up the mountain to Crecent Lake. It was so beautiful with so many wild flowers. Annelise hiked up (I was so proud of her for not giving up- it got pretty hard with the switchbacks) and had such bad blisters that she rode in the backpack on the way down and Aaron walked. It was so nice. I am making that an official family tradition to do each August when the flowers are blooming. Annelise of course picked some of her favorites and I think I might dry them for her. The hike made me want to hike more with our family.