Krieger Visit

We took my sister and her hubby, Matt, up to the Black Hills this summer. Charlotte and Savannah really enjoyed the extra attention they received from them. And I cannot tell you how wonderful it was to have a family member visit. I am SO homesick still (it has been 4 years....will this ever go away?) Don't get me wrong, I love life here in good 'ole Wyomin'....it just makes me a bit sad that we have no family in town anymore. I miss that comfort and luxury. Someday I suppose......someday. :) Anyway, they enjoyed the rally, Newcastle, the cabin, etc. It was a fabulous visit.

This picture actually looks a lot like me as a baby.......fun!

And this one is Savannah's best pouty-face. Her world is OVER when she is told "no." It used to be sad to see.....now I giggle a little at how dramatic she is. GIRLS!!!!!!

We love getting dirty on the 4-wheelers.....this face cracks me up. hahaha

Speedy Salt Lake Trip

We took a trip over to Salt Lake for a weekend. It was a long drive with these girls....and we did not have much time to relax but it was well worth it. Some of our best friends from Florida and from southern Utah were going to be in town on the same weekend! We couldn't pass up the opportunity of seeing them. It was such a great time!!!! I also loved being in SLC. We stayed downtown at the Little America Hotel (thanks for the recommendation Jared) and we had a blast. Adam ended up sick Sunday morning, with all the food we tried to eat (we have many favorite restaurants there) so I had to drive all the way home. :) Oh well.....I was happy to. It was so sad to see him laying down in the grass at the truck stop in Rawlins. Poor guy. Luckily, he recovered for work the next morning.

Charlotte pointed and said, "Look Mom, Joseph Smith!" I was so thrilled to see that my little girl knows who Joseph Smith is. She recognized him all by herself. It made me tear up a bit. :) Kids are so sweet!!!!!

The Joseph Smith memorial building is so beautiful. I love visiting this place. We ate at the restaurant and really enjoyed it. I also loved that I got to spend the evening with some of my dearest girlfriends from my days at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA. We were in the L.D.S. (Lambda Delta Sigma) sorority together.

Thanksgiving Point......now that I have kids, this was actually a pretty fun place to go. We chose to visit the Country Farm. I learned a lot about bugs while everyone else went on a hay ride.

Then we checked out the local In-N-Out. I cannot believe they are in Utah......how come they didn't have that when I was living there? So not fair. :) Anywho....it was D-licious!

Another thing I looked forward to on this trip was the first tasting of my friend's gourmet bake shop, "The Sweet Tooth Fairy." Words cannot describe how moist and flavorful these cupcakes were. I enjoyed the cake bites the most though. They were featured on Rachel Ray last year and I now "taste" why. ;) Way to go Megs!!!!!

Like Sisters

Sweet Mallory Jade

I was thrilled to find out that my Mom's-best friends'-daughter (childhood friend/sister) was coming through town. I was able to spend some time with her and her four beautiful and well behaved (I was impressed) children. We played a lot and stayed up WAY too late. (Even Donny needed his sisters' cat eyes mask to go to sleep one night....LOL) They enjoyed my cooking and I enjoyed their company!!! We love having visitors. Come back soon!!!

Erickson Family Reunion 2010

Treasure Hunt: they searched for "One-Eyed Ingo's" Loot

Inside was gold coins and LOTS of candy

Grandpa Wayne Erickson

The new Diggs....hooray for Cabela's. p.s. notice my muddy vehicle? We drove through mud on the way up to the cabin. I went off the road 3 times, once into a small pond sideways and once dodged a tip off a cliff and into a stream by inches. It was a true miracle that we made it up safe.

Hail on July 30th? of course.....you are in Wyoming you know

Cabin Trip...just us four

It was quiet and peaceful....yet, kind of creepy.

Summer Is Lovely

Sunscreen, swimming suits, towels and skirts with short sleeves. Mmmmmmm....Summer :)