First off, I need to express our appreciation to Jesse and Mallory for letting us stay with them while we made our transition from AZ to CA. And for storing so much of our stuff for the summer! We wouldn't have survived without you guys, we owe you big time! So here is what has happened since then.
We arrived in Rancho Cucamonga Saturday evening and went straight to the pool to enjoy a wonderful meal provided by Roy and Megan. We couldn't stay long however since we were pretty sure our pets were freaking out in our new appartnemt. So we hurried home and finished unpacking. The next day was our 1 year anniversary!! YAY! It's surprising how fast the year went. We didn't really do anything special since it was Sunday, but it was nice to get settled into our place and spend all day together since I was flying out to Utah the next morning.
So Utah! I had such a wonderful time. It was so so so so nice to be with my family, it's been too long! My mom and Syd picked me up and we spent the day in Salt Lake. The week was pretty uneventful (but still awesome) since everyone still had school and work, but on Thursday my brother Taylor came! Taylor and I haven't had a chance to be one on one in a long time, and it was so nice to sit and chat and joke about the good ol' days.
Saturday was a momentous day. We were celebrating my grandma's 90th birthday. It was like a family reunion! I got to see lots of family from all over, who I probably won't see again for a long time. And to top off the day, Emma decided to let us take Emery (my niece) for the night! I hadn't seen her since she was a month old. It was fun to see her smile and laugh.
Memorial Day was one of the best days. My family went on hike! It's been so long since we did something like that. We were sad Rory wasn't there though. There were tons of people and we were all pretty gross and sweaty by the time we reached the waterfall but it was worth it! At home we had some hot dogs and ice cream to complete the perfect day.
And on Tuesday my little sister graduated. Congrats Syd! We're all super proud of you. But graduations are really boring, and she was the last one in line.
I flew back to CA the next morning. It was really hard to leave the comfort of my family, but I didn't feel complete without Jake. And he missed me tonnage so it's nice to be back :) Sorry for the hecka long post, now for lots of pictures!
My grandma is such an awesome lady. She raised 11 kids! And my poor grandpa was in a car accident a few days earlier. He's about 95 and going strong!
Cute little Emery! She has eyes only for her dad!
I was trying to get her to smile for the longest time! So I asked Taylor to help, and as soon as he said her name, boom. She smiled. So precious!
Hike Montage
Carson's moment of glory
