Family Pics

Las Vegas

Last week we went to Vegas to see Heidi & Dave (Nathan's sis) officially adopt their baby girl, Gabby. I had to borrow these pics from Heidi's blog since I forgot my camera everywhere we went!
It was so great to be there with them in the temple, and see the joy in their eyes. What a blessing it is to have eternal families! Thanks you guys for a great weekend!

Scofield Cabin

We spent last weekend at Nathan's sister's in-law's cabin (get that?) in Scofield. All the Utah Ekstrom siblings came.
Ty had a lot of fun with his cousins. Especially Lucy. Tyler loves girls :)
We went boating, and Nathan skied for the first time in three years.
Ty was so excited to ride the boat. It was his first time, and you can see by the smile on his face that he loved it!
But it sure did wear him out!
Tyler's favorite thing was riding the 4-wheelers. He would ask to go on a ride everyday, and he once he was on, he wasn't getting off!
Thanks Heather for a fun weekend!

Snake River

Nathan and I spent the last few days of July running the Snake River with his family. It's one of our favorite vacations, and we can't get enough of it! Here is the view from our campground.

This set of rapids is right below our campground. It's called Champagne because it's all bubbly (due to a thousand little whirlpools). The rapids here are so small that Nathan and his siblings usually float through in their life jackets. It was a little too cold for any of us to want to float through this year.
The part of the Snake we run is if Wyoming, near Jackson Hole. I took this from the back of the truck driving to the drop-off dock. Doesn't it look like heaven?
We decided not to take Tyler to the "dirty dirt" campground, since he's not old enough to actually run the river. He stayed with my sister in Logan instead. On the way there, we had to stop at Walmart in Brigham City to change a stinky bum, and he wanted to shop.
Here are a couple more pics of Ty. One in a box, and the other wearing Harry Potter glasses and a headband. Is he cute or what?
And finally, you have to drive through Afton to get to the Snake. They have a world's largest elkhorn arch. Amazing, yet creepy, don't you think?

Llamas!

We decided to go to Llama Fest this year. A friend told me a long time ago that I should go, and I finally did. It was...interesting. They had lots of animals there, and it was pretty much like a petting zoo for Tyler. There were strange humpback miniature cows.

Birds.
And llamas of course!
We were allowed to go in the Hare Krishna temple.
Where there were some interesting idols.
Mom & Dad brought the Frandsen kids.
And Ty fed the llamas.
All in all, it was fun. Hot, but fun. So if you decide to take your kids to Llama Fest next year, go in the evening after the sun is down!