Our Summer

Grandma Ricks came to visit

We started off the summer with a visit from Grandma Ricks at the end of June.

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Colorado

We left for our month long summer get-a-way on July 4. We started out our stay in Colorado with Josh's family.

Jordan & Jessica's Graduation

Kandis, Josh, Kalee, Joe, Jessica, Hayden, Jordan Carla, Jamison, Jayson, Jensen, Sherri

Kylah, Malachi

Josh & Hayden

Our Little Family

Justin, Denise & Kalee's Race

Denise

Kalee

Playing in the Park

Grandma & Grandpa would put Hayden in the backpack and walk down to the park to play. Hayden LOVED it!

Hayden & Grandpa

Swinging with the help of Grandma

Uncle Jamison
Jamison might not have liked being awakened at 6am by Hayden, but he sure loved hanging out with this cute little guy. It was so cute to see them play together. Grandpa & Jamison would spend hours playing outside with Hayden & their dog, Tolstoy. Hayden LOVED it!

Jamison refused to let me take a photo of them together ...this is the only one I could steal

Hanging out eating ice cream with uncle Jordan. after every bite he would say "mmm"

Jordan, Tom, Josh, Hayden, Jamison

reading with Uncle Jayson

stories with Grandpa

Auntie Kalee & Hayden

Loves sunglasses

sharing his smoothie

or more like Aunt Carla sharing her smoothie

more sharing...what a nice boy!

This...

is how Hayden woke us up every morning. He would wake up and look over his pack and play at us sleeping in the bed.

usually he was much more lively than this, but this photo was taken on our last morning and we had to wake him up at 6am. He had been waking up at 5am for weeks. Why this was the day he chose to sleep in I don't know!

Idaho

Leanne's Birthday

While I was there we went to Leanne's and took her out to lunch for her birthday.

Me, Mom, Leanne

Leanne & Me

Hanging out with Grandpa

Playing on the 4-wheeler

Grandpa & Hayden riding the tractor

checking out the motorcycle

and the other motorcycle

Hanging out with Grandma

Grandma Larson & Hayden

reading

Coloring with Grandma

Sara

I LOVE my friend Sara. She's the kind of friend I could live next door to and never get sick of! I spent the day with her one of the days we were there.

Sara & Me

Hayden, Sara, Parley

These cute boys are a month apart

Playing at Grandma's

too cute!

swinging

texting uncle troy

Hayden sucking his toes on one of our many drives

Feeding the calves

Rexburg

We went to Rexburg one day. I took Mom & Leanne to one of my favorite Rexburg food joints Millhollow. I love their sandwiches & frozen yogurt! We went and saw my good friend Jenn & her family. I always LOVE any time I get to spend with Jenn, she's awesome! We also saw Josh's grandparents. It was their first time meeting Hayden.

Hayden & Aunt Leanne

Me & Jenn

Hayden, Me, Jenn, Candace

Great-Grandma Winn, Hayden, Great-Grandpa Winn

Grandma Winn, Hayden, Grandpa Winn, Kylie, Kody

Photo Shoot

Of course we had to take some last minuet photos before we left.

Mom, Me, Hayden

Dad, Me, Hayden, Mom

Leanne, Me, Hayden, Mom

Grandpa, Hayden, Grandma

Back to Colorado

After a great week in Idaho Hayden & I headed back to Colorado to be with Josh again.

Boards

Josh took the National Dental Boards on July 28. It was a long stressful day. We're so glad it's over!

I walked into our room while he was studying & saw this. I couldn't help but take a picture especially with Hayden's monkey!

Lunch in the Park

Most days that we were there Josh would go to Colorado College with Jayson & study for the boards while Jayson was in class. We would go meet them for lunch a few days during the week.

Hayden looking cute while exploring

Bowling

One evening Josh took some time off from studying and we went bowling with Jayson & Carla. I beat Josh in the first game but then lost the second game. Josh still thinks he's cool because his combined total was better than mine...he thinks that means he won!

Josh

Jayson

Jayson & Carla

Josh & Me

Friends

We met up with some of our friends from Comfort Dental... the dental office where we worked while we lived in Colorad Springs... for lunch.

Steph, Kalee, Dr. Miller, Josh, Hayden, Me

Carrots with Grandma

Everyday at least once Hayden would share a carrot with Grandma Ricks. He liked them on his teeth until they weren't cold anymore and then he would make her take a bite. Silly boy!

Helen Hunt Falls
In Colorado Springs there is a really pretty water fall that Josh and I took Hayden & hiked up one morning. It was so pretty and so fun to get outside after most of the summer Josh spent studying for the boards. Hayden LOVED playing in the water.

Josh & Hayden

Me, Josh, Hayden

The view

the falls

chill'n by the river

Hayden & Mommy

Daddy & Hayden




splash splash splash


Hayden loving the water!

The Best of Camping

One night we went up to the woods and had hot dogs and smores. It was so fun to hang out but then when we were done we packed everything up and went back and slept in our beds. The funnest part about camping is hanging out and the food. So we got the best of both worlds!

Kalee, Me, Josh

cooking hotdogs

eating smores

Uncle Jayson & Hayden

Hayden & Aunt Jess

Auntie Kalee & Hayden

Aunt Carla, Hayden & Uncle Jayson