Tuesday, July 31, 2012

I Was Here

I feel pretty blessed to have such amazing in laws.  And I'm not just talking about Andy’s parents but his grandparents, aunts, uncle’s and cousins.  We just got home from a pretty brilliant family reunion from the Rockn’ R Ranch in Antimony Utah.  To say we had a good time would be a complete understatement.  Our day’s were filled with activities and lots of family.  I think our total count was roughly 64 people in our party.  The ranch we stayed at was an operating cattle ranch.  And what an operation it was.  It rested on over 1,000 acres of land and catered to hundreds of cattle and visitors each year.  Our activities included trail rides, roping lessons and barrel ridding.  We did archery, tubing, line dancing and ended the trip with a price family rodeo.  Each morning we woke up to a planned day ahead.  Andy loved tubing and I enjoyed the trail rides.  The family rodeo was definitely the highlight.  I learned how to barrel race and Andy took a ride on a calf.  The pictures really tell it all on how much fun we really had. 

The theme of this years reunion was “I was here.”  The message from this is to simply make sure that the things you do in this life leave behind a mark that says I was here and perhaps I did something good in this life. 

I want to give a BIG thank you to Andy’s grandma and grandpa for paying for this reunion.  Because of their hard work they were able to put us up in a comfortable lodge where we were fed good meals and kept entertained.  We enjoyed ourselves soooo much!

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Andy roping with his sister Amy and nephew Christian

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Bobbing for apples with Uncle Daryl

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My father is a total cowboy and it was so much fun watching him barrel race that horse

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This is our little cousin Kyia.  She asked if she could “ride the sheep”  She was so brave Muttn’ Bustn’ and did so good!

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Here he is…. my cowboy.  He didn’t quite last 8 seconds but with no broken bones, he’s a winner in my book! 

Off to Idaho…again

WOW, what a busy, fun-filled summer we are having so far.  First of all lets talk weather.  I love this time of year and i know its no secret to my family and friends.  I've come to a conclusion this summer that i am a desert dweller.  I LOVE the heat.  Often when i get off work i get into a car that has been baking in the heat all day.  I love nothing more that to drive home with my windows rolled up and no a/c on.  Some nights when i get home from my "sauna" ride Andy refuses to hug me until i cool off.  We were out last night doing some grocery shopping and i said to Andy, "I'm feeling kinda sad that summer is coming to an end."  Rolling his eyes he say's. "Lauren we still have two more months of this heat!  What's there to be sad about?"  I just don't want it to end i guess.

We kicked off the summer with a trip up to Idaho to see the Browne gang.  Kimberlee and Candace made a trip down for swimming lessons and a very special baby blessing.  I got to spend a week up there and i kept busy doing glitter toes and getting to spend more time with our newest niece Cambri Christine.  We stayed busy with swimming, cupcake making, microwaving soap (see picture below)  and those sparkly glitter toes. These kiddies kept us all pretty busy.  Thank you to my amazing family for making it possible for us all to get together.  I just love these sweet nieces and nephew and truly cherish getting to spend time with them and making lasting memoriesDSCN0702DSCN0707

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