The Nitty Gritty

We spent the most of June in Utah with our family and loved ones. We love escaping the heat and spending a good amount of time with family to make memories. This trip could not have been better! Here's what we did: We love love LOVE stopping to see the grandparents on the way. First, we stayed with Grandpa Steve and  Grandma Dana in Las Vegas for a few nights. We visited the Desert Museum and enjoyed some tasty root beer floats. Then we saw Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Bickmore in St. George. The boys sang a few songs. William even came up with his own rap, something about the toilet--a typical subject for 7 year old boys.  Van and Nellie are the best "frienemies."  Will loves playing with baby Naomi.  Gwennie and I had a lot of fun together playing restaurant and singing songs.  We went to music weekend at Doug and Linda's Solace Ranch. There were over 60 people there to celebrate Linda's 60th birthday. Doug hired a band, ...

I LOVE this photo. Back in July, Sophie and Curtis convinced me to go to Disneyland with them. I've always been against going because I couldn't justify spending all that money on a trip that would last one day and not be very fun since our kids are still pretty young. However, I justified it in my mind that we should go and use the trip as a way to celebrate our 10th anniversary, mine and the boys' birthdays, and simply because we never treat ourselves to a good time. It all seemed surreal that we were actually going to Disneyland until we were driving into the setting sun (not fun, btw). We decided to surprise the boys and wait to tell them they were going to Disneyland. All week long, we told them that we would be taking them on a special trip to  "D.L" a fun place far away with rides. Right before we left, we told Will that "D.L" stood for Deacon Leasure and that he gets to see Deacon on his trip. Then we told him that D.L also stands for Di...