Little guy turns 1 year old

We celebrated Neil's upcoming first birthday this past weekend with a Cinco de Mayo birthday party– a party complete with pinata, festive balloons, and David's copycat Cafe Rio. We learned a party with kids is more chaotic than the all-adult parties we've been used to, but as I watched the babies crawl over each other on the floor and slightly older kids taking turns whacking the pinata while blindfolded, I felt gratitude for family and the deepening friendships we have formed over the past few years. We look forward to the promise of more days full of this happy choas.

For the first-birthday smash cake, David made strawberry shortcake and we were excited to see what Neil would think of his first experience with whipped cream:

It is intense to realize that our little one is turning 1 –to watch him start to look and act more like a toddler and less like a newborn– but overall we are enjoying getting to know him and watching him grow up.

-Mr. D and Mrs. M

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Camping Adventure at Penrose Point State Park

This past weekend Mr. D and I went camping at Penrose Point State Park with a family we have been friends with for almost three years! We decided to carpool there together with our camping gear and all seven of us in their van. After we got there, we made hotdogs for dinner, s’mores and cobbler for dessert, and enjoyed spending time together in front of the campfire. The following morning we walked over to the water and had fun discovering crabs in the rocks. Here are some of the photos from the trip: Checking out an alive sand dollar Looking for crabs on the water Crazy tree and roots This was the website we used to book the reservation: https://washington.goingtocamp.com/PenrosePointStatePark -Mr. D and Mrs. M

Neil's friends visit

Our friends from Seattle were in town visiting for a work conference in Park City and they stopped by our home and stayed with us for a day. We loved seeing them and getting to have our boys play together. There was a lot to do at our home-- play with legos, practice baseball, enjoy the chickens, and read together. Hope to have them visit again next time they are here for a work trip or to ski.

Camping

This past weekend our family got to go camping with cousins, and we had a great time. We live in Highland Utah, which is near the American Fork Canyon entrance. We chose to go to the Timpooneke campsites, which is really close to us. We went there a couple times last year. The campsites are really nice. At each campsite is a concrete slab with a fire pit and picnic table, as well as flat ground to place your tent (plus walkable to drinking water, an outhouse, etc.). We went with David's sister's family and the kids loved gathering around the fire, playing games, and exploring together. We even got to take our paddle boards out to Tibble Fork Reservoir. Here are photos from our trip: Campground link: https://www.recreation.gov/camping/campgrounds/231938

Mr. D and Mrs. M

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