Trip to Portland for Ash and Anj's Wedding

This past weekend our little family took Friday off work and headed down to Portland Oregon to celebrate one of my college roommates marrying her best friend. I appreciated hearing her authenticity in her wedding vows-- watching her declare her love to her now-husband and stating what a supportive man he has been for her. I hope for them all the happiness marriage brings and enjoyed being able to celebrate their commitment to each other.

Their wedding venue was west of Portland in the Hillsboro area. I didn't know that so close to Portland is expansive farmland with beautiful views. It was very classy.

Neil had lots of favorite parts of the wedding, but I believe his top-favorite part was finding a tractor nearby and mom letting him climb up in it and pretend to drive it.

After the wedding we decided to stay in Oregon for the night (before driving back the following day). We took Neil to the OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry). The museum had several kid-friendly activities including blocks, play dough, painting, animal costumes, and a giant sand area.

After Neil's nap in the car, we stopped by some of Mr. D's cousins south of Tacoma for a while then we finished the drive home. It has been really lucky to have family come to live in the area and we've enjoyed being able to visit with and see family periodically.

-Mr. D and Mrs. M

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Family Reunion to the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State

Our family had a reunion in Washington state this past week! Our family took the big drive to Washington from Utah. We got to stay at a neighbor's home and do a few fun activities on the Eastside before heading over to the Olympic Peninsula for the reunion: Museum of Flight Raspberry Picking Hiking around Evan's Creek Preserve Ferry Ride to Bainbridge Island Visiting the Bainbridge Island Troll Here are the Olympic Peninsula attractions we got to experience: Hoh Rainforest Tree of Life Ruby beach Olympic Game Farm zoo Hurricane Ridge It was great, here are more photos from our trip:

Outside and enjoying the sunshine

Our family recently crossed the 1 year in Utah mark. We've really enjoyed exploring the area and being outside. We love going on the Murdock trail near our home. Recently our oldest, Neil, went on his longest bike ride ever (a 20 mile trip!) and rode from where we live in Highland down to the Lindon temple (and back home). The boys love biking and scootering and visiting the various parks nearby. We've been really happy with our ebike (a radwagon) and this past summer added a couple escooters (secondhand segway ninebots). Hope you've had a great summer.

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

Mr. D and Mrs. M

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