We had a fun labor day weekend. Steve took Nyles up to the cabin Friday night to Saturday while Carter and I did some things at home. Here are some highlights.
Carter jumping off the bed to another mattress below.
Peaches from our tree. Steve said we had 100-150 peaches this year from our little tree! They were super yummy. We had too many for the 4 of us, so we shared w/ our neighbors too.
Steve got his boats ready w/ new seats.
Saturday morning Steve and Rob helped Dave w/ his pontoon boat trying to figure out why it wasn't working. That afternoon Steve and Rob took their boats out for a spin and to scout ducks for duck season coming up in October. They are trying to find the perfect spot for the duck opener.
Dave and Joann offered to watch Nyles over the weekend. Stacie and Phill and their kids were coming up that afternoon as well. We knew he'd have fun playing w/ London and Conor, so we let him stay. After scouting for ducks Steve came home. Nyles went w/ Dave and Joann down to Heber and met up w/ Stacie and Phill. Phill and Dave then went to get some parts for the boat and Stacie and Joann drove back to the cabin. Nyles thought it was pretty fun to ride in the care with his cousins
London and Nyles playing in Wal-Mart and riding in the car.
London, Nyles and Conor being silly kids.
It sure was easy having only 1 kid instead of 2, but we definitely missed Nyles.
Carter sure loves to make silly faces w/ Steve's phone.
Or just take pictures. Silly boy.
Sunday after church we decided to go on a short hike up Little Cottonwood Canyon. There was an event going on up the canyon, but luckily we kept going a little further up and not many people were up there. It felt like we were the only ones there hiking the mountain. It was actually really quiet and peaceful; like it should be in the mountains. It was really incredible!
Carter put on sunglasses and played w/ his puppy on the way up.
We had perfect weather up the canyon, cooler than down in the valley.
Carter was a happy little trooper getting a ride from Steve.
Family picture (minus Nyles).
Cute Carter. He still loves to hold up his finger like #1, but it comes from Nyles being in first grade.
Steve took a picture while I was taking a picture :)
Cheese!
Beautiful scenery!
Silly boys!
Walking back. I love it when my boys let me hold their hands. It melts my heart :)
Boys being boys!
There were some big construction vehicles near where we were hiking, so we had to take a picture next to them. Carter didn't want to leave them of course.
Meanwhile, Nyles was having a good time up at the cabin playing w/ his cousins.
Conor and Nyles eating chocolate muffins and watermelon for breakfast. Breakfast of champions!
Getting the boat out on the water.
Fishing now, waiting for the fish to bite.
Cute Carter drawing while I got ready for the day.
Carter's starting to get more and more independent. One of the things he likes to do lately is pick out his clothes and put them on all by himself. It definitely requires patience on our part. This is after Carter put his PJ bottoms on. He just kept pulling up the bottoms though they were snagged on his diaper. So cute! He was so proud of himself though!
After putting Carter to bed Steve and I working on drying pears. We bought 2 cases of pears and we dried most of them. I would peel, core and cut in half, then Steve would cut them. We'd then put them on the drying sheets together. We got 22 bags of dried pears, which was pretty good considering we ate quite a few. Steve and I did this 4 nights in a row. We were definitely tired of peeling and cutting, but they were worth it. They are SO YUMMY!
Steve taking a rack of pears out to the dryer.
Love these quotes. We can each choose to be happy. Try to enjoy each moment we have with one another. I love my family! "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift––that is why it is called the present.”
