Thursday, October 13, 2011
Vacation Take 2
The second week of Sept was the Carter Family Reunion of sorts. Each year we gather with JD's parents and siblings and enjoy a week together hanging out and going on little adventures. Last year was a week a the beach, but this year we kept it a little(lot) closer to home. We all gathered here in southern UT and had a great week swimming, hikings, 4 wheeling and of course there was somre retail therapy. We were missing 2 members of the family this year as JD's Dad is back East working for the winter and Ammon is serving our country in Afghanistan but they were with us in spirit. Both of JD's sisters have 4 kids as well so it was a full house. The oldest is 12 and then they go 8,7,6,5,5,4,3,2, 11 months, 9 months and 7 months.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Vacation Take 1
Sept. was a super busy month for us. We started the month with a 10 hour drive to Colorado to spend a week with my Mom, go to the wedding of an old family friend, and see one of my oldest childhood friend whom I haven't seen in over 10 years and have her kids play and become friends with my kids. It was a great trip. The kids even got to do some fishing and Ellie caught her first fish.
We enjoyed the Longs Peak Scottish Irish festival that has been taking place in Estes for as long as I can remember. The kids really enjoyed watching the Jousting while JD and I really enjoyed all of the bag pipes playing, we also got to see the US Marine Air Ground Combat Center Band.
We enjoyed a drive up into Rocky Mountain National park up Trail Ridge Road. It has some of the most beautiful scenery and it's the highest continuous motor way in the US with more than eight miles lying about 11,000'.
The wedding was nice and simple and the reception was really nice. I got a big hug and a huge Thank you from the groom for coming so far to be there.
We finished up our week with a small get together with a few of the people I went to school with. This year was suppose to our 10 yr reunion but no one had made any plans so I tried to throw something together it certainly wasn't successful but it was nice to see the few that came. Maybe something will happen for our 20th if not oh well.
Last but not least some fun picture of my family and my oldest friends and her kids.
We enjoyed the Longs Peak Scottish Irish festival that has been taking place in Estes for as long as I can remember. The kids really enjoyed watching the Jousting while JD and I really enjoyed all of the bag pipes playing, we also got to see the US Marine Air Ground Combat Center Band.
We enjoyed a drive up into Rocky Mountain National park up Trail Ridge Road. It has some of the most beautiful scenery and it's the highest continuous motor way in the US with more than eight miles lying about 11,000'.
The wedding was nice and simple and the reception was really nice. I got a big hug and a huge Thank you from the groom for coming so far to be there.
We finished up our week with a small get together with a few of the people I went to school with. This year was suppose to our 10 yr reunion but no one had made any plans so I tried to throw something together it certainly wasn't successful but it was nice to see the few that came. Maybe something will happen for our 20th if not oh well.
Last but not least some fun picture of my family and my oldest friends and her kids.
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