sprinkling system

When I think of summer, I think of sprinklers.  I have a lot of good memories that involve sprinklers. When I was little kid my friends and I made up creative games to avoid the water, or be the quickest to get through it, or stand in the stream of water the longest. I used to think it was magic water sprouting from the ground. As I grew older and hung out with the neighborhood gang, I always had an encounter with the sprinklers late at night as I tried to run home. I knew the exact timing and route I had to take from our back gate to the door as to avoid getting wet.
This summer however, the term "sprinkler" has taken on a new meaning...

As you can see, I've learned that sprinklers are not magic, but instead a lot of hard work.

 So in celebration of sprinklers everywhere, I hope you all find a sprinkler to run through on this hot July weekend!

we like fireworks during the day too!

jackson hole

                         road trip pictures part 2...

yellowstone

road trip pictures part 1

looks like old faithful is still pretty faithful, even if she is smaller than we remembered...

*we get giddy about geysers*

 (and clearly my jump is way better)

road trip

Husband and I just got a new car...so we decided to take a road trip, and cruised up to Yellowstone and Jackson Hole.  It was a quick trip that consisted almost entirely of driving, but it was way fun! As for our new car...it is a Kia Soul-also known as the Hamster car.  Jake talked me into getting one because it is bigger than a car but still gets awesome gas mileage. I love it!

fourth of july

Happy 4th of July! We had a great day celebrating america.

We slept in late,

 made waffles,

 went to a movie,

 BBQ'd with friends and family,

 and topped it all off with fireworks! 

god bless america.

strawberry picking

We hand-picked the strawberries from the strawberry patch, added a little of this and a lot sugar, and our results were perfect- a homemade strawberry jam that tastes like summer.

75 days of building our house

Six months ago TODAY we moved into our house. It feels like yesterday.
I've been waiting a long time to post about our house because I wanted to wait until everything was finished, but I finally realized today that even if I waited 6 years, our house would still not be ready for show. oh well.

The building process was new for us, and we both learned a ton. We are so grateful for this lucky opportunity.

 

We love being back in Lindon!

rodeo time

 We have always loved the strawberry days rodeo! This year, Jake's work decided to make a team to compete in the 'wild cow milking' competition, and they got first place! No major injuries reported, but they get to go again on Saturday with the finalists. To say I'm worried would be an understatement-Luckily I have prayers and strawberries & cream to help keep me from freaking out...

                                                  yes, those ARE Jake's boots in the air...