Annual Thorley Cabin Trip

We made the Annual Summer trip to the Thorley cabin, and it did not disappoint. It was high time all of us left civilization for a few days, off the grid in the middle of the mountains.

Per request of Greggy, I snapped a pic of this super awesome corndog catering truck.

As a belated Father's Day 'gift,' Greg braved the Cedar City Megaplex to fall in love all over again ... with another woman. I'm pretty sure he's never looked at me like this.

One of my fire buddies snapped this pic from the Brian Head Fire, and I loved it so much I'm posting it to my blog. Just know that no, it was not super smoky or hot in Cedar City or at the cabin (contrary to Greggy's belief). The wind was blowing in all the right directions.

Greg was thrilled to mow my parent's lawn for my mom and whipped it out like it was nothing. Sofi was thrilled to help. Along with watching the garbage truck every Monday, she has also added staring at the lawn crew. The same poor guy awkwardly avoids our eye contact every week.

Once we leave the pavement and hit dirt roads, it's always tradition to get out of the car seats/seat belts. She was so excited to drive the car "all by 'self."

She napped really well.

"Giddy up Cactus!"

Washing the Ranger after picking Greg up from his Mtn. bike trip

I'll let you guess what Greg is doing here. It inspired Sofi so much she wanted to try.

Watching Moana. All day, e'ery day.

It took a lot of coaxing, but she finally got to ride this little beauty.

Greg is pretty proud of himself for this picture.

Rocking back and forth on the kick stand. The video is funnier ....

Sof helping find the hole in the pond.

Playing in Grandpa's backhoe. Those blue eyes!

Greg was happy to finally have something productive to do. My dad is up there teetering on the edge of the pond in his backhoe. He's much braver than me.

Running back and forth 'so fast!'

Cousins on the swing!

This is the 3rd picture on the bench I have of her. Sadly, she did not want to sit. Oh well.

Super blurry, but 2 pregnant sister's showing our pregnant bellies.

Yummy treats!

She loves her aunt Jess.

The next morning, everyone left but us so we were back to enjoying the solitude while driving the Ranger around. I love Sof in her cute sunglasses.

Checking on the pond.

Super unflattering of me, but Sofi looks cute.

Greg kissed the ground "like he was kissing his sister" going down the zipline. If you can't tell, he's yelling "Think light" the whole way down. "It about ripped his crotch off."

Greg likes this cabin better than ours. Probably because he can sit on this bench and get service. Big Whoop.

My poor dad was on a role. He popped a front tire on his backhoe, broke a window on the same backhoe, and ruined a tie rod on his Ranger. He pulled back up to the cabin right as we were planning to leave, so Sof's bedtime got delayed by about 3 hours. By the time we stuck her in her carseat at 8:00 pm to go back to Cedar, she was beside herself but proved that she is still able to sleep in the car, just has to be dead tired to do it. #WeCanDoHardThings.

Drive So Far to See Grandma

It's been a couple of months since we have been to Cedar, and I kinda sorta enjoy my trips to Cedar without Greggy (love you!) so we took a quick trip a few weeks before our annual cabin trip the end of June. Sofi was so excited to see "Other Grandma" and knew we would have to "drive so far" to see Grandma's kitty. She is such a champ in the car, and is always so excited to get to Cedar. I love that she loves it there.

Soooo excited!

First snowcone of the season!

She ate every meal on this thing.

Pretty much every waking moment was spent in the sand box.

This is before she fell off the hammock and got her first black eye ... :S

Driving the Ranger "All by self"

She couldn't get enough of the watermelon.

It always takes Sofi one full day to accept anywhere new she is going to sleep. This is the morning she was finally back on schedule, in singing to her kitties. It's hilarious.

Poor Sof. The day we left, we kept asking her questions. 

Do you want to leaves Grandma's? "No."

Do you want to go back home? "No."

Do you want to go see Daddy? "No."

Do you want to stay her and play? "Yes. Stay here and play!"

(Me too baby girl).

Watching Moana with Aunt Katy

My cute little sister Katy is such an infectious person to be around. She is always happy, smiling and wanting to include everyone. Pretty much all of the good qualities I am lacking, went to her two-fold. Anyway, she found it hilarious to chase Sofi because Sof would run away screaming, "Kinda scary!" Hilarious! Even though Katy is "kinda scary," she is still all of the grandkids favorite aunt.

Painting rocks.

crammed in the backseat with a bookshelf that miraculously fit in the car. It became a nice leg rest.

We got home Friday in time to have dinner with Greggy. Cute guy missed us. I think trips away to Cedar are good for everyone. :). Now only 3 weeks until the Cabin! Sof keeps talking about "Sleeping with the big tree's." It's my happy place, and happy I shall be.

Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day was Greg's very first holiday off since New Years Day. Puts busy season into perspective for you, doesn't it? Poor guy doesn't have a yard to work in, so I'm sure the day could have been more eventful.

We made cute signs for Grandma LuAnn and Aunt Lindsey. Poor Greg. I always feel for him this time of year, as he silently goes about his day.

She has a thing for lawnmowers.

She loves babies! I am so excited for her to be a big sister.

 Random happenings: Sofi is now tall enough to grab and hang from this bar at the park. It's a big moment for her people!

For some reason, Sofi likes to sit on the grass out front and watch the cars go by. 

We made it down to Bountiful Main Street to see the chalk art after a rain storm, but the highlight for Sofi was playing in the fountain. Who cares about chalk?

The local plant lady. She likes to sit outside by her plants every morning after breakfast.

And, point!

6 Whole Years

I tried to surprise Greg with an overnight getaway to Park City for our 6 year anniversary. Apparently, my pregnancy brain ruined it by telling Greg earlier - which I don't remember doing, but oh well. Sofi was watched by Mark & Kathy for a whole night, and I am pleased to say she did well. She got to play with new toys, run wild in a backyard, and go swimming with cousins. We were mildly disappointed to realize she didn't even miss us when we picked her up.

We got to Park City in time to decide where to eat for dinner. We walked up and down Main Street following the BBQ smell we couldn't quite find, but eventually prevailed. Sooooooo Good!!!

We learned Park City is severely lacking in their movie choices, and didn't want to spend $19/ticket on the local musical, so we ended up back at our hotel by 8:00 pm. Talk about some party animals ...

The next day, Greg humored me by perusing the outlets and refusing to enter any stores. He patiently waited outside all of them. How did men survive shopping before smart phones?

We then went up and rode the Alpine Slide. I of course screamed the entire way down while Greg silently raced next to me. It's undetermined who won.

In our jackets. True to Memorial Day weekend, the weather in Park City was not warm. Just like 6 years ago on our honeymoon. Luckily it didn't snow this time.

Workin' it!

After, we stopped at Burger King for a shake and lemonade. We were both so stuffed from dinner the night before and our awesome continental breakfast, that we didn't feel the need to get lunch. Greg sucked his chocolate oreo shake down in 3 seconds flat. Holy! My lemonade was oh so good, and Sof was content to finish it for me when we got home.

We were also able to attend the temple together. Something we haven't done for almost a year. We both go, just separately. It was fun to be able to do sealings together and watch Greg look at everything but the sealer who was trying to make eye contact. He's such an accountant.

Best Sis Ever

Little Sister due October 1, 2017

We figured it was time to announce to our families and the rest of the world that we will be a family of 4 in October. I have had zero morning sickness and food aversions (mostly) so we were mildly surprised to learn we will be having another little girl! But we are thrilled to adding a little one to our family in a few short months.

Greg didn't know he was holding the pregnancy test until after I took this pic. Needless to say, he is thrilled! We've known since January 31, and have learned Sofi is the best at keeping secrets :).

Random Happenings

It warmed up enough around here to plant some flowers. Sof was my little flower girl who loved to help fill the pots up with dirt. She likes a routine, just like her daddy.

This random chicken has been hanging around our apartment complex the last little bit. She is so popular, we named her Hei Hei. The cute little thing will let me carry it around and will stand there while Sof pokes it.

Our last date was December 28, 2016, so in April Greg felt like it was time to go on a date again - without the Sofi loaf. It was fun to get all dressed up and just spend time with him for a few hours. I'm reminded why I married him when we have one-on-one time like this :).

Cheesecake Factory's finest: Louisiana Chicken and Bang Bang Chicken & Shrimp. Sooooo good!!

Greg only worked a half day so we took him with us to the park. He looks like he's dying. His poor skin needs some sun!

Sof loves to help me roll out any dough, be it for cookies, breadsticks or pizza.

Greg's firm has tickets to the Rocky Mountain Raceway. Last year we got rained out, but this year we braved the wind and had a lot of fun! We were treated to a free meal and cheap, ghetto entertainment. Racecars bring out Salt Lake's finest, and we were not disappointed.

Sofi is starting to refuse to nap again. She's doing the every other day thing, which means she pretty much doesn't nap on Sunday's anymore. To pass the time, we've started going on walks. She looks like cute little Tinkerbell in her Easter dress from last year that is finally starting to get too small ...

Blue eyed beauty.

On one of the many outings we have taken to look at potential houses, Sofi was bit by a not-so-friendly little rat/dog. I'm pretty sure there isn't a level for how angry I was. Yes, I punted that dog across the yard, and I'm hoping I cracked some of its ribs in the process. It wasn't moving so well once it hit the ground again.

See the teeth marks?

 One of my cute friends from Logan who we don't see enough of anymore, invited us to the $5 day at This is the Place park. I've never been there other than for weddings and receptions, but holy cow was it sooooo fun!

Fat face selfie on the train. Chris Farley would be proud.

Panning for gold.

Petting the bunny with one finger.

Riding Elsa the pony!!! She's going to be a little cowgirl. I can feel it!

 Greg's sister Alicia invited us to go with her and her two cute kids to the Utah's Natural History Museum. Another place I've never been before, but so cool to see all the fun things that have been discovered in Utah. They even had a display on how Cedar Mountain was made!

Picking her nose in true Sofi fashion.

Dumpster diving at its finest! Greg found this little gem for Sof and it still works. She loves it!

We've been able to do some fun things this last month. Greg's busy season is officially over, so we are seeing more and more of him. It's nice to have someone else to talk to at dinner time. I'm not sure how single parents do it, but they have my utmost respect.