Well, we've been BUSY since Cami's birthday in March. Our house was finished by April 18th and we moved in on the 20th. We really love the area and have enjoyed living in Farmington! Utah is funny though. It seems like if you're born in Utah, you stay in Utah and live within 5 minutes of mom and dad for the rest of your life (and 20 min away from your sibilings which is considered a "long" distance relationship :). So, everyone who lives here grew up in Centerville and graduated from Viewmont HS. Just like Sandy--they grew up there and graduated from Alta or Brighton. It's definitely a cultural thing. So, breaking into that group has always been a struggle since my closest relatives are in Price, UT or Rexburg, ID. :)
I have some pics below to describe what we've been up to:
Boxing up for the big move! That's one heavy 25 lb box!
Visitors, visitors and MORE visitors! We love 'em! Matt and Leticia Bryner
More visitors--the Patrick Cousins :) Always fun with the Patricks!
We went to the SLC Bees game for Bry's birthday and the Christian Bryner Family came up! Sorry, no fireworks!
I've been a winner, winner chicken dinner this summer! One concert, 5 movies for 4 +, and $100. Not a bad way to get a free date night! Thanks KSOP!
We had some flooding this spring in our backyard that led to ducks moving in. We welcomed the ducks, just not the water. Two pumping jobs later and we have dirt again!
After losing our ducks, we found more ducks at Farmington Pond (UT). Cami loves feeding the ducks and geese so we go often (when we have enough bread leftover for them)
We had two birthdays in June! I'm 29 and Bry's 34 now. Nice baseball cake for Bry with "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" accents for Cami's enjoyment!
We even got a few vacations in this summer. We went camping and to Yellowstone with the Patricks!
Yellowstone again, at the Falls. This was a 326 step hike straight down to view the falls and 326 steps right back up! It was very steep and the stairs were only attached at the side to a cliff. Scary? Yes. Worth it? Definitely!!
We got some lounging time in too. Cami loves her camp chair. She also loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Sesame Street :)
We do a lot of side walk chalk since our yard is mostly full of dirt, rocks and weeds at the moment. Cami is an interpretative chalker and usually gets it all over her body too. Art is art, right?
I've been painting Cami's play room since June and just finished today! Here is the hall leading to the main room with cows grazing in the fields
We even had a surprise visitor for 10 days! Chase came strolling in on his bike from Rexburg, ID. He is on a biking trip from Portland, Oregon all the way back to Tallahassee, Fl. He stopped in on us and we went to Lagoon, went swimming, and painted a ton :). He's in Tennessee right now. Crazy biking champion!
Here is the main wall for the Play room. Bry got me a stencil kit for my birthday and I went to town! (thanks to Chase for priming and painting!!)
The corn field wall with a bunny and some flowers too.
The Duck pond wall. I free handed the pond, the ducks, and some little bits of grass. Everything else was stenciled.
The sheep and sunflower wall. The black sheep was a "must have ":)
Some random shots of our kitchen before we moved in.
Another shot of the lovely kitchen! Our builders did an awesome job!
Stairway leading to the 2nd story
Oh yeah, and somewhere in the middle of it all, Cami learned how to walk :). She gets cuter by the day!
We've been to the Aerospace Museum a few times too! We had Paul, Pierce, and Garrett for the weekend in June and we went there, along with swimming, to the movies, and to the Bees game!
The amazing Patrick family with us at Yellowstone! They all had sandals on and hiked right up and down those stairs in style!
We also went to New Mexico in July for the best week ever! All 6 Jones kids in one location=Party time! I love my family!!
So, blogging has been on the back of my mind for the last several months. We have been so busy and trying to get settled in that we haven't had much time for anything else. It's been an amazing journey so far here in Farmington. It's also been one great summer!
