Welcome to August

August has been a busy month for us, and it's not even over yet! We started things out by going up to Duck Creek to stay at my parent's cabin lot. We had a lot of fun getting out of the St. George heat and into the mountains. Max always has a great time when we go up there. We were able to relax, eat fire roasted hot dogs, and play a little frisbee golf. Things were going pretty good, until Shayla hurled her frisbee dead center into the biggest tree around with the force of a hundred angry rhinos and broke it in two! (The tree, not the frisbee (just kidding, it was the frisbee)).

The next weekend I went up to Pine Valley with the Priests from our ward. We stayed at our bishop's cabin, made the best dutch oven potatoes and chicken you ever did see (seriously, I'm not even joking), played a fierce game of kickball, and well, that's about it.

The next weekend, Shelli and Lige came to visit and show off their new little baby, Remy, who reminds me of Baby Spice. I think it's mostly because she's a baby. And she's spicy. Anyway, we had a great time hangin' out with them. They were here for a week and we made a trip out to Lake Powell just for them (not really, but don't tell them that). We had a lot of fun at Lake Powell, Max helped me build a sandcastle, and he even went down the water slide with me! I think he liked it until we hit the splash pool at the bottom and drenched us from head to toe! I think Max's favorite part about Lake Powell is taking a ride in the carts on the way to and from the houseboat. It's so exciting he can hardly stay awake!

In other news, Max gave us a lesson in birdhouse painting. We bought a little birdfeeder last week and this week, our back yard is filled with birds! Max did a great job of making sure it was very colorful.

Here is a video of the slide. Shayla forgot she was filming, so the ending is a bit jumpy. If you get sick and puke all over your computer, don't say I didn't warn you!