ogden family reunion

we had a great big family reunion for my moms grandparents family. it took place down in richfield ut. almost everyone from my moms side of the family was there (they made it pretty much manditory). it ended up being a lot of fun. there is something about being in the place where your family's entire existance began.

this is my great grandparents. it was in celebration of their 100 year anniversary.

we all met at the park in richfield for some kfc (sick) and some good old family fun time games

drew did not win it for the team in tug of war

all the girls just watched from the sidelines

so did the old guys

niya met lots of long lost cousins

the next morning we headed out in our family color tee shirts, go team orange! we were sent on a walking tour of historic family sites around town

here we are outside the church great grandma and grandpa went to

this little pioneer cabin houses the chest my great great great grandfather immigrated from england with

family pic outside the cabin

later that afternoon we headed to the "milk ranch" where the ogden boys hearded sheep and where my grandma and grandpa spent their honeymoon. getting there was quite and experience. we got a flat tire in the motor home and had to hitch a ride with uncle clark. then we proceeded to run out of gas while driving up the canyon with no cell phone service. we walked and walked up the canyon with me, my 8 month old baby, my one lunged mom, sister and husband in 100 degree heat. it was wild.

once we finally got there it was so worth it. it was beautiful and nostalgic. i felt like grams was really happy that we were there.

we just spent the rest of the afternoon hanging out as a family

the next morning we had a huge family picture then went to the cemetary to visit our ancestors. it was really cute how into my heritage drew was. he had the pedigree chart out and was making the connections to whos who. i really enjoyed learning who everyone was too.
Mostly i just wanted to see grams. it makes me so sad that drew never got to meet her. she was so special to me. i know he would have loved her

i think we were all happy to be there and share in the spirit of great grandma and grandpa.
im sure they were looking down overjoyed with the sight of all there posterity together, as a family, celebrating them
Happy 100!

i eat hair

8 is great

i really can't believe that niya is 8 months old! these pics were taken on our car ride back from our saylors family trip to zion (post coming soon). the drive was long for her, and by the end i think she was delirious. she was being so funny. i think these capture the essence of her personality perfectly.

she loves to ham it up for a crowd.

she's been busy this last month learning all kinds of new tricks.

she learned to: go from all fours to sitting. shortly after that she learned to pull her self up to stand. then quickly came the crawling. she'd been rocking back and fourth for about a month then one day she just crawled like a pro. 1 week shy of her 8 month birthday. now shes ALL over the place, putting everything in her mouth. so far i've rescued a feather, a door stop cap, a rubber band, lots of paper, and im sure the list will go on and on. she's starting to wave, and give kisses too.

every month is more fun than the one before. her little personality is more apparent every day. she makes me laugh a million times a day. how could i be anything but happy?

real!

friday we got to go to the Real Salt Lake soccer game

at first all the cheering, and loud noises scared niya but after she got used to it she loved it. No one scored, but we still had fun!

lake powell

we took our first trip of the year, and niya's first trip to lake powell. other than the speed boat breaking the first day, we had a lot of fun. the weather was perfect, but the water was a little cold still, and drew was a bit of a depression case after the boat broke. he eventually perked up though. the new houseboat is amazing, so it wasn't so bad that we spent all our time on it.

niya got to drive the boat for a while. she's pretty good for an 8 month old

then she was "the king of the world", not thats not leo dicaprio in the background, its drew and YES he has a pony tail, i've lost all control

bath time was so fun in the kitchen sink

life jacket, and dip in the lake, not so fun

looking cute in the jacket but not so sure about whats happening

this is a bad idea

over it

oh but the froggy pool, now thats a good time

forget about the lake, im a pool girl

see you again in a couple of weeks lake powell