Uintas

More pics of a geocache adventure this week. (near Heber Valley again, in the Uinta Mountains) This is probably my favorite one so far. Open spaces, a stream, no leash for Sunny, and cooler temps. It was awesome. Plus we found the cache. We also found one off a trail by Utah Lake but were without the camera.

Geocache

We haven't been geocaching really in years. We have good memories of packing it up with We haven't been geocaching really in years. We have good memories of packing it up with GPS in hand and heading out in the hills to find a cache. The title of this one was "Dogs Mandatory" in Heber Valley along the Provo river. It was a fun adventure. I didn't catch Sunny swimming on video like I wanted, but she had a blast too. There was almost a 20 degree temp decrease in Heber Valley. That was a nice break from the near 100 degree weather in Orem. We actually didn't find the geocache. We came to a river that, according to the GPS, looked like needed crossing, and we weren't equipped for that type of adventure! Steve said that the treasure was spending time with family, the kids looked at him confused and dejected. Nonetheless, they did have fun throwing rocks, walking through a stream, and chasing Sunny.

Dog Days of Summer

Not sure what that expression means, "the dog days of summer". I think of heat and just the things that are typical if not mandatory to do during summer break. Like a country time lemonade commercial. Anyway, I blew up the pool and the kids had a blast playing in the yard. I have to say that more than I have in a long time, I am enjoying being a mom. It's ok if that sounds weird to you. I think that even though we are having stress with a job hunt, I am happy to be with my kids with little else on the agenda. I am thankful for these kiddos, and that I am not working nights for the moment.

Kevin

There are a lot of birthdays in July in the family. Christian had a fun robot party that I don't have pix of, but it was cute and the pinata was a hit. Also Kevin had ice cream and cake over here for his 23rd. Happy Birthday Kevin. We are happy to have Kevin's company lately. Zac is in There are a lot of birthdays in July in the family. Christian had a fun robot party that I don't have pix of, but it was cute and the pinata was a hit. Also Kevin had ice cream and cake over here for his 23rd. Happy Birthday Kevin. We are happy to have Kevin's company lately. Zac is in Wii heaven.