What we've been up to!

Well - my plan for updating this every Sunday didn't go as well as I had planned.

I really wanted to post pictures with my posts, but I lost the memory card reader - until TODAY!

I have lots of pictures to post and I'll put a caption under neath it to explain what has been going on in Utah.

In late June Aaron, Trixe and I all headed to Afton, WY for a wedding.


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We left Utah a day early to get in a day of camping before the wedding. This was Trixie's first camping trip. She did very well and enjoyed being snuggled up between Aaron and I as we slept. It got pretty chilly that night and she was very cold. We might have to get her a little sweater.

Here are some pictures.
Trixie was a little apprehensive when we first got to the camp site, but she quickly warmed up to the idea of spending so much time outside! So many smells to sniff! Isn't she cute?


Aaron and I built a nice fire and then made delicious Smores! Yummmm.....









Trixie enjoyed her own plain marshmallow. It took her quite awhile to eat it and I think she digested more leaf than marshmallow.

We camped near a spring with lots of waterfalls from snow melt. This is the best shot of the trip. I'm very proud of it!


The next day it was time to enjoy a day of love and laughter with family. I really love spending time with Aaron's Uncle Larry and Aunt Jackie. They are so welcoming, positive and caring. They are always so much fun to be around. The wedding was for Kira and Matt (Kira is Larry and Jackie's daughter) It was so much fun to see everyone and the ceremony was lovely.

The bride and groom were fun and had some neat things at their wedding - including a mustache photo booth. Here is Aaron and I enjoying the wedding!

Back at the home front we've been working hard to set up the house just the way we like it. We have some design challenges ahead of us but nothing major. The one thing I can say that I really like about this house is that the walls are not all white! They are a neutral earthy color, but they are not white!

Other than that...Aaron has been busying himself with work and enjoying his new mountain bike. I have been trying new recipes, setting up the house and searching for just the right career move. We try to find something different to do each weekend. We were happy to discover a farmers market here in town - its not the best farmers market but its better than nothing!


Here is a picture of our spoils! Delicious cherries, cheap flowers, apricots, zucchini bread and kale (from which I made my first and amazingly delicious batch of kale chips!).

Here is another picture of the flowers.




That's all for now. This week I plan to clean and stage the house for good pictures and post them on here for my curious friends who want to see what the house looks like.

That's all for now.

Love,
Aaron, Marissa and Trixie