Sunshine and Summertime

It's official- we have had 2 good days recently. That has to be a record of some kind! If you have been reading my posts, you know that I completely adore my "nieces" (aka my cousins' kids). I also adore Josh and Chelle. Chelle has to be my best friend in the entire universe. Seriously. So Josh and Chelle called me Sunday morning to see if I wanted to go on a picnic with them. I of course said yes, and jumped out of bed and met them at Uncle Craig and Aunt Sandy's to go up the canyon. It was an absolutely gorgeous day.

Callie, Bailey, Marlee and I decided to ride in the back of the truck up to the campground spot. Marlee thought it was a fun idea at first, but really quickly we discovered she was not a fan of the back of the truck. Every time we hit a tiny bump, or she saw the creek running beside the road she would say to me "I don't want to fall in the water" and grip my hands with a death grip. She was sitting in my lap and I had my arms wrapped around her, and the whole time was telling her that she would not fall out because I was holding her tight and loved her too much to let her fly out. It was funny, and of course the other girls and I laughed a bit.

I freaking love Marz face in this picture--priceless!

After Josh found the campground he was looking for, we got out of the truck and set up some blankets and had a little picnic. Josh made egg salad sandwiches which were super delicious and we talked and laughed and played, and laid out in the sunshine. TJ was with us which is always fun, and Greenlei slept in her car seat in the shaded area. After we were done eating, Nick and Deven (his nephew) showed up to hang out for a while. The creek we were close to was way too tempting to not play in it, so I took the kids down and we were trying to skip rocks and then had a competition to see who could find the coolest rock. It was so fun to watch them play in the river and to see the smiles every time one of them skipped a rock more than once.

Callie (AKA Calzone)

Deven (Love this kid!)

Marlee (AKA Marz Barz)

Auntie Jade and Marz Barz

Bailey (Aka Bay)

The Creek The Kids Skipped Their Rocks In

After we were done playing there, we all rode back to Uncle Craig and Aunt Sandy's. Deven decided he wanted to go with us in the back of the truck. It was fun. I love these kids!!

Bay, Calzone, and Dev

After hanging out at Uncle Craig and Aunt Sandy's for a while we decided it was time to go outside and take some pictures while we were playing around.

Love you guys!!

What a great way to kick off the summer!