Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Summer Adventures

Wow a lot has happened since I last posted! Kate turns 4 months tomorrow!! What?! How did that happen? I think I've somehow entered into a time warp! Kate has now been on two camping trips. On her first camping trip we decided to explore southern Alabama, which was a blast. We loved seeing different wildlife (alligators and armadillos), and Kate did awesome -- she even slept all night!

Sunset, beach, alligators... What more do you need in a camping trip?

Our little campsite
Our second camping trip was up in Tennessee with some friends. It was beautiful! There were big canyons with gorgeous waterfalls. Besides the fact that we needed a fan in our tent at night to stay cool, we felt a little more like we were camping in Utah. :)
One of the pretty waterfalls. I promise Kate was with us -- she's just hiding in her carrier.
Here she is!
Kate has also been privileged to meet some more family members in the last month or so. Her aunt Savannah and aunt Heather flew to Alabama to surprise me at the beginning of June! That was the biggest surprise EVER! Tanner had to come up with a whole string of lies for weeks to keep me out of the loop. He had elaborate back stories for everything because apparently I ask a lot of questions! But he's a better liar than I realized, and I never caught on!

Sister time at the zoo!
Kate loved playing with her aunts!
In addition to the awesome surprise sister trip, aunt Brittany and her family came for a visit over the 4th of July. We had a Lego party, Star Wars party, 4th of July party, and plenty of fun in between! Kate loved playing with her cousins. She's been bored with just me after everyone left!

Kate getting some cousin lovin'.
Hugs for Kate!

4th of July lunch with the whole crew.
In the midst of all the camping and family fun, Tanner and I got to go on two dates all by ourselves thanks to an awesome babysitter! It was super hard to leave Kate at home, but it was awesome to get out and spend some time together!

Tennis date!

Such an awesome show!
Life is so great! We're enjoying every adventure with our little family, and we know there are plenty more to come!