Fresh Air, Freedom and Fun

"Fresh air, freedom and fun" is the motto for good ole' Evanston, WY. This is the theme of all the commercials and to be honest, it is not too far off! Don't make fun. Evanston is pretty alright. And nothin compares to an Evanston sunset. Oh how I miss them.

Our vacation back to Wyoming and Utah was great. And as always, it is a blessing being able to spend time with family and friends. Don't be mistaken, we LOVE Portland. But it is sometimes hard being far away. Anyways, we went camping up in Logan canyon, hiking, lots of golfing (so happy Tay was able to curb some of his golfing craving), crawdad fishing at the Bear River and of course: FIREWORKS!

If we had the choice to be anywhere for the 4th of July, it would definitely be Evanston (unless we had a boat, then it would be wakeboarding for sure). Downtown Evanston was like a war zone with thick smoke blanketing the houses and colorful explosions surrounding us from every direction. And when we got back to the house, we were pleasantly surprised to find my mom had some leftover water dynamite. Tay and Johnny had too much fun fusing them together and watching them blow up in the bucket of water... just two little boys having a swell time. Vacations go by too fast don't they :(

Behold cutie putootie scouter mcChowder trying to cool down
on our hike down from White Pine Lake. Teri and I enjoyed this hike while the boys went golfing.

My newphew Michael and my niece Ashlynn riding the train at the fair.

Ashlynn is quite the socialite and made the cutest little friend named Cameron. He's half poly, half Caucasian. So cute! I wanted to steal him.

Tay's a regular crawdad fisherman.