Camping...Oh Wait...

We've been talking about going camping with Preston and Devin since they moved here and we really wanted to go before it got too cold. Plus we had finally purchased a tent so we were ready!

At the last minute we decided to just go for it! We packed and got everything and everyone ready (which with little kids is no easy task). Devin tried to find us a spot, but with it being so last minute the spot we wanted wasn't available. So we just decided to drive up Big Cottonwood Canyon and see what we could find. The first two sites we checked didn't have any open spots so we kept going. We heard of a great site that usually has open spots all the way up the canyon on the other side of Solitude so we just kept driving and driving and driving. BUT, when we got to the top there was a barricade there and they weren't letting cars through for another hour at least. At this point we had been driving for 45 min already and it would be dark by the time we set up the camp if we waited an hour so...we just decided to bag it. 

I really don't consider the night a loss at all though. First, the drive up that canyon was absolutely GORGEOUS, the colors were so varied and vibrant. And then we found a cute little pizza place at Solitude Ski Resort for dinner. It was great because there were hardly any people there so the boys had fun just running around. It was such a pretty setting that we of course had to get pictures of these cute cousins!

And then we went home and slept in the comfort of our own beds. Definitely not a loss 😊

 

BYU Cougar Football + Beautiful Weather + Family = A Perfect Beginning to Fall!

Last Saturday we went to a BYU game with the whole fam! We had Preston and Devin and their boys and Gm and Gp Bailey. It was a lot of fun, but definitely more work with all those kids haha.



Here's how we rolled up to the stadium ☺

Branson is Aunt Devin's little buddy. It's super cute how much he loves her ♥

 Daddy is always excited to show his boys all about BYU football ♥

Utah State Fair

We went to the Utah State Fair this week! It's kind of becoming a tradition, although to be honest I'm not sure how long that will last haha. It's always a little stressful and WAY too expensive for the rides. Oh well, for now the boys absolutely love it! 

Branson was pretty ticked that he wasn't tall enough to go on some of the rides, especially the roller coaster that was Nolan's favorite. He stood at the exit the whole time and whined about wanting to go. Poor guy :(

And we were so glad to have Gm and Gp Bailey with us too!

Labor Day Weekend at Wheeler Farm

We spend a fun Saturday with cousins at Wheeler Farm in Murray!

We just did the free stuff, but while we were here I kept thinking of my cousin Marks wife, Mandy, who came here once and remarked that she thought our ancestors must be turning in their graves to see us paying MONEY so that our kids could have the experience of milking a cow hahaha! #timessurehavechanged

  

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Farmer Nolan driving the tractor!

Rhett was a little scared to sit up on the tire, but managed to smile a few times for the camera ☺

Nolan's favorite part was going exploring off the beaten path.

Looking at the cute bunnies 

They have a fun playground at the farm so the boys had fun playing and we ordered a pizza for lunch. We just love having family so close!

I was proud of Nolan because he was initially pretty scared to do the ladder up to the big slide by himself and wanted me to help him. I struggle so much with things like that because I want him to know that he can always count on me to be there when he needs help or is afraid, but I also want him to know that he can do hard things and that it's important to try (plus let's be honest, I'm lazy and didn't want to climb up into the play place every time he wanted to go down the slide haha). So I encouraged him and stood right there in case he fell, but let him do it all by himself - and he did! After that he didn't ask me for help anymore!

Later he went on an adventure with daddy and climbed his first tree ♥

Overall it was a super fun way to spend a Saturday!

Annual Big Blue Bash

These cheerleaders thought Branson was the cutest thing. Truth!

 

 

Branson has no fear. He'd just go up to bigger kids and start playing with them. Also, check out his static hair!

  

Justin with Butch Pau'u

Our friend Craig Paulson gave us his VIP sponsor tickets so we got to get a picture with Coach Sitake.