Down by the River

One of the fun adventures we went on this summer was a trip to the river with the girls and the Erickson clan. A few days after we returned home from our anniversary cruise getaway, we packed up and headed out to Cottonwood Cove. Being a first-timer, I didn’t know what to expect, but just hoped the girls would have fun and enjoy a new adventure.

Little did I know, it would be one of the most enjoyable and fun trips we’ve had so far with all 3 girls!

Katy & Steve found the perfect cove for us to enjoy for the weekend and the weather could not have been more perfect!

Love this view from the trailer

Headed out for a day on the water!

Enjoying our little cove

The girls especially loved all the water toys!

 

Meanwhile, this little love was perfectly content sitting in the front of the boat telling Steve to drive fast!

The grown ups had fun too! We went tubing, wake boarding, cliff jumping, sea-dooing and enjoyed crusing the lake!

Extra special thank you to Steve, Katy and the Stahovich Family for making this trip possible :)

We had such a great time at the river and hope we can make it back there soon!

Hello School

I can’t believe how quickly this summer flew by! Seems like just yesterday Jayden had her end-of-the-year school party and now she’s already back in school!

This year I felt much more prepared for her first day back! We went shopping about a week before and I let her pick out all her back-to-school clothes … which was interesting! Looking back at some of my childhood pictures, I now know why some (or most) of my outfits didn’t match :)

Although I must say, she did an excellent job at coordinating her clothes on her first day!

Volcanologist :)

Our little scientist ... she changes her mind between wanting to be an astronaut, a doctor and a volcanologist!

And of course the first person she sees when she walked in the door was her special friend Nate! You would have thought they hadn’t seen each other in weeks. Their little friendship is so special.

(I love how he is holding her hand <3)

Jayden and her teacher, Miss Emily!

I can’t believe how quickly our little Jayden is growing up. I’m making an effort to spend as much fun quality time with her before she goes to Kindergarten next year. Before I know it, she will be in school 5 days a week and no free days to play with me during the week.

The days are long but the years are short!! And if it’s up to me, we are going to make the most of them and go on as many adventures as we can!

<3 <3 <3