Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Playing at Pruess

There have been periods in July where we've had some fantastic thunderstorms. Somedays, however, it would just threaten to rain and never materialize into anything. On this particular day it poured at Great Basin National Park and Baker. So, we decided to drive over near Garrison to see if if there was a little blue sky. When we got there it was just sprinkling, and pretty soon it seised. It was perfect.



The kids found another way to use rain jackets in the Great Basin.......




My sister Rachel brought her kids and our friend Bethany joined us......













This newborn praying mantis came to check us out. Or vise versa ;) 








My little water baby, Willow, loves to lean forward and dunk her face in..... 
It's pretty funny.....





It was a great, relaxing day. When we got home we were greeted to this wonderful sight. The glow of the rainbow felt like a hug. A wonderful end to a wonderful day......


Home. Sweet. Hami. Home.

Saturday, July 26, 2014

New (to us) Boat

In case you haven't seen pictures of our birthday present. Here it is! A KSL deal. Used, but in great condition. We are going to be making great memories in this boat. Plus, the motor can be used on the bigger boat if needed. Even Zeek appreciates riding in it!



Pruess Lake is really shallow now, even more so than when these photos were taken.....


We still managed to get to deeper water and get all the equipment to float :)




Willow is such a water baby......



Jon, Katie, her dad, and their many kids (dogs) joined us on the trip too......







Bryan pulled our floats around on the lake. Willow fell asleep on my stomach in the tube. It was so much fun and relaxing. A hot day in water holding a cold beverage..... ahhhh yeah :) 


Our friends Loren and Billie (and their adorable boys) had just got down from Mt. Moriah from camping. They were on their way home and stopped to say goodbye before heading back to Arizona.





Loren, Billie, Theo, and River






Another beautiful, lazy Sunday in the Great Basin.......

Special THANK YOU to our family who contributed $ to our birthdays ~ which helped purchase this boat. 
Come out for a ride! We look forward to it! 
XOXO