Just a little trip to Utah Lake

Garrick and I have been itching to camp at Utah Lake all summer since we loved it so much last year. We finally found a weekend that worked and got Colby and Kelsi to join us. We set up camp around 4 on Friday which meant we practically had the entire beach to ourselves. With the jetski we decided we should set up camp close to the water so we could keep a close eye on it at all times, at the time it seemed like a great idea but we would come to regret it. Kasey and Emily brought their boys and we all ate good food, played in the sand, took turns on the jet ski, and made s'mores. It was perfect. The water was perfect, the sun was out, we had no complaints...until around 9:30pm, that's when the gnats came out. Garrick and I were expecting this since last summer we experienced millions of gnats, but they had only come at dusk and dawn. This time it was completely different. They came and never left. Millions covered every inch of anything and everything that was out; the cars, tables, tents, canopys, literally they were everywhere. It finally got to the point where they weren't flying around so we were able to play some card games but they were still covering every inch of our tents when we went to bed. The next day we were sure they would be gone but sure enough they were still there. So gross. I was not in the best of moods because of it. But once it hit 10am we were on the lake again, Garrick on the jetski, me on my tube just floating. It was so nice. Colby and Kels joined us later that afternoon and eventually Dallas and Lauren came as well. As gross as the gnats were it was still a fun weekend that was spent on the lake. 

 Moral of the story is do not camp on the water, unless you love billions of gnats swarming around you.

Colorado

This one time Garrick and I decided we were gonna go visit our favorite Coloradans. Skyler's bike park and a big camping trip to the national park were on our to do list. We got there Thursday morning, slept for a couple hours to recover from the drive then we were ready to hit the park. We weren't sure what to expect but we were pleasantly surprised that it entailed a lot of mountain biking trails, Garrick was in heaven. He loved it, and I slowly became more daring throughout the day. Our very last run of the day, Skyler wiped out hard on his bike, to his credit it was a huge jump that he landed but then crashed shortly after. It was a sick fall and looked pretty painful, we came to find out that he had broken his elbow and separated his shoulder. 

Our luck had turned for the worse, the next day all of our plans had fell through, it was now turning comical because nothing was going our way. But the highlight of the day was getting delicious tacos and walking around Pearl Street Mall, that's where we experienced the hippies and granolas of Boulder.  Then, on Saturday we had the perfect day. We went to their reservoir beach, the sun was shining, the sand was perfect, we loved it. However, a couple hours into it rain clouds started coming in and it began to pour. We booked it to the car, waited it out, then rented paddle boards. Right as we finished paddle boarding it started to rain again. We had perfect timing! Once we got home we ate delicious food and made s'mores in the back yard and played Celestial Companions (aka best game ever) after the kids went to bed. It was the perfect ending for our perfect day. We're so grateful that we were able to spend some quality time with Skybekah and their adorable kiddies. 

 

This kid loved that water and had a crowd watching him. 

 I'd say s'mores were a success. 

We love them and will be returning to Colorado soon!