Finishing Out July

Our good friends Bob and Erika and their brood moved to Missouri.
We wanted one last trip together to say a proper goodbye in St. Jeezy.
The weekend was pure relaxation (plus a bit of girl-time shopping) so I didn't take any pictures.
But we did get this one with the whole group (I'm really starting to master self-timer on my camera).

Right as we were about to leave Ivins received a torrential downpour.
The streets flooded and we were hit by quarter-size hail.
We made it home without a scratch, but getting out of the storm was a nail biter.

I adore live music and I love things that are free.
Enter in the Provo Rooftop Concert Series: free concerts on the rooftop of a parking garage.

This concert was a tribute to Tom Petty songs performed by a dozen incredible artists.

The music lovers.

Earlier that day we went sailing with my Padre.
Our beloved sailboat is living its last summer with us and we are all getting a turn for a final ride.

We gathered our friends together to see 7 Brides for 7 Brothers at Sundance.
Sundance provides the perfect atmosphere for an outdoor show, especially an outdoorsy musical like this one.

Baby sister Stacie was the drummer for the show, and my oldest sister Korianne music directed and played Millie that night.

The group (most of us, at least).


July screamed by.

We just had too much fun.

Memorial Day Weekend

We spent Memorial Day weekend in St. George a short week after our big trip (I wasn't even fully unpacked yet). We are always looking for fun things to do on the 3 hour+ drive. This year we picked the Cache Valley Cheese Factory where the ice cream is home churned, the cheese is the size of small children and curd is purchased by the barrel. Rumor has it Beaver also has the best water in the U.S.A. Who knew?

The afternoon was spent with Grammy who snowbirds in St. George playing Rummikub, looking at old pictures and cooking her tuna casserole recipe.

Our weekend digs were courtesy of our friends Andrew and Brooke and Brooke's parents. They are incredibly kind and we are so lucky to keep getting invited back. We lounged by the pool, ate incredible food, slept in a king-size bed (a big deal for these crazy fools who still cozy up on a full at night) and hiked around the red rocks.

Loooong weekends are the ultimate.