4th of July

We had a lovely 4th of July this year. We decided that we were well overdue a trip up Payson canyon, so we gathered a little picnic, Teddy, the camera, and headed up. We drove up the canyon for a bit, with a few treks off the main road, in search of a nice picnicking spot. After driving for a while we decided on a lovely open field with a clump of trees and some nice sitting rocks in the middle.

Nate and Teddy. Teddy found some cookie crumbs where he is sniffing and was obsessed with that spot the rest of the time.

Chillin' with the pup.

After our little picnic we headed out of the canyon to go home and smoke some ribs. Mmm! Later that night we went and staked out a spot on a hill in Provo to watch the Stadium of Fire fireworks and eat some watermelon. I have to admit we got a cool spot! It was at the top of a hill in S. Provo, so we could see all across northern Utah county and all the fireworks everyone else decided to spend their money on. Good times!

I had to make a birthday cake! Happy Birthday America!

Here is a picture or two from our trip to Oregon and Washington. I didn't realize how few pictures we took until now, but here you go. I guess I just don't find pregnant pictures of me worth taking.

The view of Mt. Rainer from the wedding. Very pretty! My favorite parts of our quick trip were seeing family, getting out of Utah, and things being GREEN. I miss green!