Pickett Reunion

The Pickett Reunion was a couple weeks ago. It was my parents turn to plan it. Unfortunately, not many were able to attend, but we still had a great time together. We had lunch at the park. Then the men shot clay pigeons and the women made a craft. A bit sexist isn't it? Somehow I was coerced into shooting clay pigeons with the men. My childhood memories of shooting our Halloween pumpkins came back to me. My dad would yell at me to shoot the shotgun even though I was crying and too scared to. I hated the way the gun kicked and bruised my shoulder. It was all too similar as all the Pickett men yelled at me to shoot the gun at the clay pigeon. I don't like loud noises. After the torture was over, we headed out to the cemetery to do a fun little scavenger hunt that honored our ancestors. My mom celebrated her 51st birthday while we were down so I quickly threw together a Happy Birthday cheesecake.

Papa Pickett. I was impressed at his skills considering I know it had been ages since he'd picked up a gun.

Hal and his rainbow suspenders...

Ryker

I look like a professional don't I?

How about now? Hal kept trying to coach me.

I slowly improved.

Justin was the winner who took home the awesome trophy made by my dad. Justin is one sharp shooter- didn't miss once!

At the cemetery on our scavenger hunt.

Happy Birthday Mom! We love you!!

Camping with the Christensons

We went camping with Logan's family up Mayfield Canyon a couple weeks ago. Mayfield Canyon has a soft spot in my heart...it takes me back to my high school days with my buds. We played cards, watched the kids ride the motorbike, and ate delicious food of course!

Scum and Pit!! Two Two Two!

Chris, Miranda, Kameron, Jana, Gracy, Madee and Allie hanging out by the fire

Jack enjoyed the dirt of course.

Splash Pad

For family home evening a couple weeks ago we had a picnic at a park in Providence and played on the playground and in the Splash Pad. It was a pretty cool park and Jack had so much fun getting sprayed in the face and trying to catch the water.

Tipp-rific!

We are so lucky to have our good friends the Tippetts who let us mooch off of them as much as possible. They took us to one of their many cabins up at Bear Lake (you can see why we are friends with them) over the weekend of the 24th. It was a super busy weekend to go, but oh so fun. We love Bear Lake and wish we had a chance to go up there more often. It was a weekend of game playing (blewitz!), swimming, sand castle building, Wii Mario, delicious food, and the Food Network. We were having so much fun we ended up mooching even more and staying an extra night. Also, it also turns out Jenna wasn't just a loser who couldn't stay up past ten o'clock...she is pregnant! I was secretly on to her though. Thanks Tippetts!

This was on July 23rd. We had some birthday cobbler for Jenna and I up the Canyon.

This was how much Jack enjoyed Bear Lake.

Logan building sand castles. Jack destroying them.

Jenna and Brad hard at work on their castles.

And now the competition to see who's castle can survive the rock throw.

Bocce Ball!

I'm pretty sure this is a picture showing me winning.

We also took Jack swimming. He is a little fish.

We forgot to take a group picture until the end so you get a nice picture of us fresh out of bed.

2 X 5K= 10K

Wheat and Beet Days! Did you know such a festival exists? It sure does and we recently attended. Mostly, we just did the 10K, enjoyed our well deserved breakfast and left, but from what we saw it was great. Our friends, the Carlile's ran with us. Logan was a trooper and pushed Jack in the jogging stroller for the entire 6+ miles. The run surprisingly went well for everyone (I was a little concerned when my "training" for the week was eating a bag a mint Oreos. I was worried I wouldn't be able to do it). Now if I can just figure out how to double that into a 1/2 marathon...

Jack ready for the run

The Carlile's!

The start/finish line

Family Pics

I tried to do some family pictures recently. Considering they were last minute and "homemade," I thought they turned out pretty good. We quickly grabbed some shots while we were in Gunnison for the 4th. Staci was kind of enough be our photographer and I thought she did a great job. Then, a few weeks later when Jack turned 7 months, we dressed him up and did a few up in Logan. I still have so many ideas of places I want to shoot, but until now, these are great!

I found this idea on a blog. You shoot your child's " favorites." Jack's favorites right now include: blocks, Pierre his frog, and sticks.

Get it, Jack in the Box.

I didn't plan this. Sticks just seem to always manage their way to his mouth.