Fun Gumbo

As you can tell by the title, this post is a gumbo of all the fun things we have been up to since I last posted.

Today is Michael's birthday! The big 2-5! He told me we should go rent a car today, just because he can do it now. All I gotta say is Thank you honey for making our car insurance go down a little bit! We had cake and ice cream last night with friends and family. Mike's mom, Natalie, Dan, Jaeli, my parents, Bart, Kelsey and Gillian and then Ian, Arissa and their two kids, Randi and Vadin, were all there.

These are some pictures of who was there. Mostly my family and Ian and Arissa was who was in them.

Here is Mike making his wish and blowing his candles out.

Opening presents

And more presents.

My parents got Mike a sleeping bag (and they got me one too, so that's my birthday present). Then Barbara is taking Mike shopping today and I believe his is getting some new shoes. I got him some shirts, cologne and a couple PS3 games. His grandparents and sister gave him money.
It was fun to gather together with friends and family to celebrate my favorite guy in the whole wide world! I love Mike and am so grateful to be married to him!

Our next adventure, going backward in time, was camping at Tony's Grove with Ian, Arissa, their kids and my brother Bart. We had fun goofing off and being silly. We increased our skills with the dutch ovens

We cooked enchiladas, dutch oven potatoes, mountain man breakfast and raspberry chocolate cobbler stuff. All the food was super delicious! Arissa also made us her hobo dinners (we call then tinfoil dinners). They were outstanding!

Our camp site with all our chairs and tents. It was nice and shady for the most part of the day. We struggled getting a good fire started our first night up there. The second day tho, we went and stole wood left by other campers and finally had a good fire.

Mike Bart and Ian had a freaking bonfire Saturday night because they took like 3 huge logs and put them all on the fire. I thought my tent was going to catch on fire but luckily it didn't.
We got to the camp site on Friday, and that day we went to the lake that was right by it.

Bart walking down to the lake.

Beautiful scenery.

Me and Mike by the lake

Me and Arissa being silly by the lake.

Bart, getting his fishing stuff going. Never caught a thing tho...

Saturday we ventured down to Bear Lake. Our camp was halfway through Logan Canyon. We ate at this delicious place called Merlin's. Of course we got the famous Raspberry shakes, and the burgers were delicious as well! Then we went to the edge of the lake. I can't call it a beach because there is no beach at the lake this year. All the snow we got has melted and gone into the lake making it so full there are just rocks on the edge of the lake.

All of us chillin in the freezing water.

Me and Arissa with our kind-of-matching sun hats and sunglasses.

Me and Mike, the only picture of the two of us together at Bear Lake, even though two years ago this is where he proposed to me, I never got a picture of the two of us...

Next big adventure was my graduation party. Mike threw a barbecue for me on July 2 at his mom's house. Those in attendance included Mike's mom, Grandma and Grandpa Andreasen, Paul and Betty, and Dan, Natalie and Jaeli, then there were my mom and dad, Bart, Gillian and my cousin Dennie and her 4 kids, Tyler, Tara, Zachary and Deric, and also our best friends Ian, Arissa and their kids. My dad smoked a brisket and made sauces for it; so delicious! Then Mike and Ian made some hamburgers. People brought savory salads that were enjoyed by all. Here are some fun pictures:

My delicious cake from Costco.

Mike, Arissa, Vadin and Ian just chillin in the grass.

My mom, Dennie, Zach, Tyler and Bart. I have no idea what they are looking at...

Deric, Barbara, Jaeli and Randi, picking flowers and playing with bubbles.

The old people table: Paul, Betty Grandpa Shepherd, Grandpa Andreasen, my Dad, and Grandma Andreasen. Wish I could have sat there to listen to my dad and Paul joking back and forth!

Then Grandma Shepherd and Barbara, watching the young'uns playing with bubbles and such.

The Zundels, Jaeli, Natalie and Dan.

Haha Zach had a mullet so my mom and Dennie braided it for him.

Yup, this is a boy! Haha

So much fun this summer so far! Hope it continues and gets better!