Weekend Trip to St. George, UT

Sam's brother Scott signed up for the St. George Triathlon this year and Sam was supposed to do it with him. Being Sam, and hating to run, he decided to back out. We still wanted to make the trip to go down to St. George and support Scott as well as get away for the weekend. It was so much fun to be in the hot Southern Utah sun for one last time before we all hibernate for the winter. We had a lot of fun during the race- Bris swam in the lake and loved cooling off. We also went swimming and the boys went mountain biking. It was a blast to get away for the weekend!!

Utah State Fair

With Bristol's in animals piqued, we decided to take her to the State Fair here in Utah. She loved it! It was so much fun to see her looking at the animals and wanting us to tell her what it is so she could make the animal noise. I love this girl! She is learning so much and is so smart! Except when she made a dog noise for the goats! So cute!!

BYU in Texas

Sam was very lucky this year that Michelle had Nixon right around the time that BYU flies their sponsors to a game. Scott asked Sam if he wanted to go, and of course he couldn't turn it down. To make things even better (what is better than a free trip with your bro to watch football, you might ask?) Jimmer Fredette was invited along as well. Those boys were spoiled. Sam was ecstatic, of course! They had a great time- touring the town, the college, the stadium, eating good food, and of course watching football!

Outdoors in Utah

This summer we made it a priority to get out as much as we could. We love Utah because of how easily accessible the mountains are. Sam is way into mountain biking these days, I hope to be soon, and we both love hiking and camping. We were able to get out a few times in between our crazy work schedules and really enjoy the outdoors. Bristol loved hiking with us too. It reminded me of last year when we went, except she is a lot bigger now!