31 weeks

I avoided the side shot pregnant picture for as long as I could, but certain Peruvian friends just wouldn't give it a rest so this one is for you Yenna. 31 weeks pregnantLogan is beautiful in the fall. We hiked the Crimson trail and fed the ducks during the USU fall break.

The Crimson Trail

Feeding the ducks at 1st Dam

We also took the rats for a picnic to Old Main Hill on campus. They enjoyed frolicking in the fresh air as well as stealing our food.

Old Main Hill

My BFF's Seidi and Mckell threw a wonderful little shower for me with all my ladies from the Sanpete area. So fun! Note the question mark next to Jack...the name is not for certain yet.

Hogel Zoo! Miranda organized a little family day out to the zoo over UEA. Logan and I are entranced by animals so we felt it was well worth the whopping 18 bucks.

There were lots of babies a the zoo- the famous baby elephant. I just wish I could have got closer so I could have pulled on its trunk or pushed it over- out of love of course.

White Trash

We attended the derby Saturday night and loved every minute of it. Of course Logan and I were our fashionably 15 minutes late and it was sold out ( I blame Wal Mart). But that didn't stop us from attending. We joined the dozens of other white trash moochers and enjoyed the derby for free through the fence (in fact, now that I think about it, I can't believe we were considering paying in the first place). The trucks were far more entertaining than the cars. I'd like to see more trucks at derby's and maybe a few airplanes to spice things up.

Our view through the fence

Farewell to Friendship

Farewell Tippetts! May the flesh eating parasites of Peru spare your hides that you may return to us whole and perhaps we may be friends again someday. So long suckers!

Come Sail Away

I can't believe summer has already come and gone. Boo. Logan starts school again tomorrow which means I'll be watching a lot more chick flicks alone in the evenings.

August has brought wonderful things. The Cache County Fair, oh how we love animals. As well as a Pickett family reunion, and Bear Lake with our good friends the Bennetts! We couldn't have asked for a better way to say farewell to summertime.

Charlie and Seidi. Squeeze those cheeks!

The four of us attempted to sail in this 420 lb capacity sailboat. What an experience.

We finally moved. Air conditioning, washer and dryer, dishwasher, carpet. Ahh we're in heaven. We slept out on the trailer next to our stuff because we couldn't move it in until the next day. A little paranoid?

Happy 50th Mom!

County Fair

At three dollars a pop, how could we NOT stock up on our duck supply?Mom's surprise party

Pinata!

Gettin Tippy with it

To celebrate the pioneers and their many triumphs crossing the plains, we decided to do our own triumphing in the wilderness of Green Canyon... with a few modern convinces ( car, tent, sleeping bag, four wheeler, bottled water, grocery store food, flashlight, etc; however The Tippetts did forget to pack toothbrushes). We were accompanied by our good friends, the Tippetts, and were also graced with a visit from the Watts! We grilled delicious steaks, grilled corn on the cob, and cooked dutch oven birthday cobbler (it was Jenna's big 23 on the 23rd!). We had a fun evening of chatting around the campfire and stuffing our faces. I also had a little birthday surprise for Jenna- a glow in the dark crown and personalized rat t-shirt. When we picked our camping spot, we failed to realize that we were in the middle of a bike trail. We constantly had strange bikers passing through our camp. Jenna and Brad were so proud of these hard working bikers, they decided to recycle the toilet paper that we had toilet papered their tent with, to make a finish line for the bikers. We cheered as bikers came to the bottom. The next morning we went on a leisurely 4 wheeler ride. When we attempted to drive home, the canyon entrance happened to be blocked by the North Logan Pioneer Parade. We were forced to watch the parade. This normally would not be a problem except we were covered with dirt, sweat, and were in need of a tooth brush; but you can't help love a parade!

Jenna's birthday cobbler and flashing crown!

Brad and Jenna putting up the finish line

Some dude not knowing how to respond to our white trash finish line

Our loot of candy from the parade that we stored in a 4-wheeler helmetJenna got a toothbrush after all! Lucky girl.


And rats, just because we love them

Way Behind

Well I'm way behind on posting so this is going to be very brief. A lot has happened lately. The highlights are as follows: I'm pregnant, due December 25th; Logan took the LSAT and aced it- 170, now we begin the long process of applying for law school; we backpacked Havasupai- AMAZING, yet we all thought we were going to die at the end; the 4th was wonderful-fireworks, parades, boating, and BBQs. There it is, and now a gallery of pictures to follow!

The group. Only half made it out alive.

Spelunking! This one was an old mine.

Our dear friend the stray, Mangy, who tagged along and ate our food.

Conner takes a leap!

Hiking down to Mooney Falls

Where ever Logan is, there are animals to be captured.

Scum!

Cooking dinner. Its amazing how anything is delicious when you're camping. Cup of Noodles? Gross.

More spelunking

Havasu Falls

Logan catching the Havasupai Centepede of Death that later bit Jason.

Me and Mckell catching some sun

I love this picture.

As Lynn Pickett would say, Just let those mules pass...

Our half of the group that hiked out late Sunday evening to avoid the heat. We look so fresh and alive. Little do we know whats coming...

As I said, only half the group made it out alive.

Logan and I really thought we killed Lafe by bringing him along. Perhaps it was all those extra rocks we stuffed in his pack when he wasn't looking.