What we've been up to this Summer...

We went to McCall, Idaho for Greg's family reunion. We had a blast and it was great to get away from work and life's daily stresses. We had condos close to the lake and Malaya loved every bit of it. The weather was great and hanging at the beach was very relaxing. We also went rafting down the Salmon river in Riggins, Idaho. It was a lot of fun... and Grandma and Grandpa volunteered to watch Malaya while we went... thanks guys! We had lots of yummy food and water sports as well.

That same weekend just happened to be our
SIXTH anniversary!
Greg got me a nice set of snorkels and fins and we went exploring around the lake....okay... so we didn't see anything great cuz the water was pretty murky, but it was the thought that counts and we still had fun :)
Happy anniversary babe! I love you!

We also took a trip down to Stanley, Idaho for my family reunion. We traveled about 10 1/2 hours to get there... but we had a good time and it was great to see family that we hadn't seen in years. A big shout out to my cousin Jessica for putting the whole thing together. THANKS JESSICA! We spent 3 nights camping, eating, swimming, fishing, roasting marsh mellows, and playing games. We also went to the hot springs and took a trip to Ghost town (an old mining town that was abandoned after the mine shut down and was now turned into a self guided museum). We had a lot of fun and Malaya loved every minute of it. Unfortunately I forgot my camera battery so I only got a few shots with my phone. The picture on the right was our last day... Malaya was so worn out. I tried to keep her clean before the long car ride home... but as you can see I was unsuccessful. Oh well, that's the joy of camping. :)

What we've been up to this Summer... (part 2)

We have spent many Summer days at different parks. Downtown Spokane has a fun carousel ride and Malaya loves it. We also have a brand new park close to our house that has a splash pad and tons of cool toys. Malaya loves to swing and go down the slides. She loves seeing all the kids and saying "Hi" to everyone.

We have also gone on lots of Sunday walks...
of course after our Sunday naps... if we can get one.

This was at our ward picnic. Malaya ate pretty much the whole ice cream cone and lots of watermelon. It was a huge mess- but at least she was happy... right?

We have a nice family that lives below us and their kids are always outside playing. Alexa, who is 3 and just adores Malaya and is so sweet to her, and Manuel, who is 5 and loves to show Malaya his bike and scooter. They invited us to a fiesta, which was a joint birthday party for their kids at the park. Turns out we were the only Caucasian family that attended... can we say awkward?? Oh well, Malaya had fun and they even let her hit the pinata :)

We had a fun and busy summer- and of course it went by way to fast!