As part of our new healthy lifestyle, which is going great by the way, James & I decided to have an adventure last Saturday instead of just staying around the house. We drove the hour south to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. It was beautiful! The weather was perfect, only about 65 degrees and sunny. I strapped Steven in his snugglie on my chest and James strapped David into his backpack and away we went. We went on 2 short hikes and drove around to various viewpoints. What a beautiful scene! The only sad thing was to see all the damage recent fires have caused around the canyon. They have the fires contained, so they let you drive right by. However, we saw a handful of spots that were still burning. We could see the flames. Anyway, here are just a few pictures of our wonderful day in nature. :)
First, we spent the 4th of July weekend with my family in Salt Lake City. We thoroughly enjoyed the Riverton City fireworks and were both impressed at how David handled them. I was definitely nervous because he isn't a fan of loud noises. But instead of crying, he just layed his head on Daddy's shoulder and peeked every now and then. He even gave Grandpa his turn at playing the hero and sat on his lap for the second half of the 30 minute show. 
The next day while in Salt Lake, we journeyed the 20 minute drive to Pleasant Grove to visit my grandparents. It was such a good visit!
to Clarkston, Washington (and right across the river to Lewiston, Idaho) to spend the next 3 days with James' grandparents. It was so great to just sit and visit, telling stories of James when he was little, looking through photo albums and reminising about James' mom, Becky. She was such a wonderful mother & I hope our boys will always know their Grandma Becky.
The next 5 days we journeyed further north to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and spent time with James' immediate family at the lakehouse. Because of the weather, we were only able to spend 1 day on the lake. Bummer! But we were able to spend quality time with the family, visit Becky's gravesite, and get to know the new members of his family. What a memorable vacation it was! 
