Payson Lakes

Another nap, another post! Last weekend we had ourselves a little BBQ at Payson Lakes. Tierra and Cortlen were visiting from Idaho, so I decided it'd be fun to do something out of the house. The lake sounded like a pretty good idea. We extended an invite to Shi and Kody and I'm so glad they could come! The weather forecast was nice and warm, so we figured it'd be fun to BBQ and go swimming. When we got there, however, it was super cloudy and quite breezy, sooo we didn't end up getting in the cold water haha. We still had a fun time chatting, eating, and posing with a pretty scenery.

Side note: I am fully aware that I am that person that takes waaaay too many pictures. But if I'm being honest, that's why I have this blog. I like looking back and remembering all of the details. I also like taking pretty pictures of the people I love. So with that being said, here's a picture recap of our day.

^^ Notice the clouds lol

Little man was tuckered out by the end. Emmett loved hanging with his aunts and uncles, but I'm sure he'll enjoy it even more once he gets some cousins out of these peeps ;) After the lake, Shi and Kody headed downtown for a play and the rest of us drove to Kaysville to have dinner at Jason's moms. Jason and Tierra's grandparents were in town and they wanted to meet their great grandson! Once we finished up with dinner and some card games, Jason / Tierra / Cortlen / Emmett / myself finished off the night with some coldstone to celebrate Cort's birthday! It was YUMMMMY. Chocolate ice cream with peanut butter and reeses mixed in has got to be my new favorite. {I've been on this peanut butter craze lately haha.} Such a fun day!

Bear Lake

If you've never been to Bear Lake, you should probably change that. It is such a fun spot. Jason's dad and step mom were visiting from California, so we made a day trip out there to meet them - along with Evan, Blaire, Chaenonaelae, and Adelaide. It was a blast! I love spending time with family, especially the ones we don't get to see very often.

Jason and I splurged a bit and bought a camera recently and this was the first time we really got to play around with it. WE ARE SO IN LOVE. We will use the heck out of that thing. Jason's dad does photography for a living, so we shot alongside him while he gave us some pointers - seriously so helpful! The lake is normally a pretty turquoise-blue, but it was overcast the day we went which made for some perfect weather and awesome lighting.

My cute nieces ^^^ I love these pictures of them.

^^ That's pretty much how all of us were feeling by the end of the day haha. After the lake, the boys played with the girls in the pool/hot tub while Jackie, Blaire, and I caught up. We went back to the condo afterwards and barbecued hamburgers for dinner. My favvvvv.

Jason's dad couldn't resist a family selfie with his new selfie-stick before we left. It only took us about 30 minutes to figure the dang thing out hahaha. Best way to spend a Thursday! Possibly playing hooky from work.. shhh.