Halle is getting pretty good at getting to where she wants to go these days. Only problem....once she gets there, she isn't exactly sure how to leave to get to the next place. She will crawl up onto things, and then doesn't know how to get off of them. She will also stand under things, stuck, and not daring enough to plop her butt back down on the ground so she can crawl out. It is pretty cute seeing the little predickerments she gets herself in.
Um ya...Halle couldn't even figure out how to get off this short tub she crawled onto! Silly baby cakes.
Joe, Damon, Halle, and I shared a tent, and all four of us ended up on what was supposed to be Joe's and mine air mattress. Halle had a hard time falling asleep due to it being so windy. She would see the leaves shadows blowing through the walls of the tent, and just wanted to "get them". The next morning, a big breakfast was cooked, along with more swimming. Joe was swimming with Damon, and nephews Kade and Conner. He was coming back to shore, dragging all three boys through the water, when he felt his wedding ring slipping off his finger, and then fall. I just heard him scream..."I lost my wedding ring". Funny thing is, on the 4th of July, I lost my wedding rings in my parents backyard as we were playing softball...lucky enough to find them 3 days later after searching on hands and knees through the whole back yard. Well, Joe, a couple of his uncles, and cousin-in-laws helped dive up and down up and down, searching for Joe's ring. After about 45 minutes of doing this in the murkey water, Joe kind of gave up. About ten minutes later, Joe's uncle Shawn yelled out.."I GOT IT". He had never given up, and even though every other guy had come to shore, Shawn kept on looking, and somehow found Joe's ring. THANKS SHAWN! 
We made a trip to the Cal-Ranch store in Spanish Fork the other day looking for a dutch oven. While there, we found cowboy hats for kids. Lately, Damon has been completely infatuated with "my boys." His boys are his cousins, Colton, Kade, Conner, and Carsen. I think his adoration of them took place in California where we had an adjoining room with them at the hotel. We would open both doors, and Damon would go play with his boys. Well, as of now he wants to be just like them. They are all little cowboys, so Damon just had to get this new cowboy hat, and he now wears it around everywhere, telling mom and dad that he is just like his boys. He loves to dance in it as he watches the family dvd's, getting so excited when he sees one of his boys. It is just adorable to see him look up to his cousins so much. Then there is Halle. She just likes to tease Damon and steal his things from him...so here she is in Damon's new cowboy hat too. 
All's I have to say is that I have the two darn cutest cowboys in the world!
On the Fourth of July, we went to visit my parents in Midway. To make the drive more interesting, we decided to go through Sundance, and up over the mountain, stopping at Cascade Springs before heading down into Midway. 
We stopped and walked all around the springs. Damon loved walking over the bridges and looking into the water. He would get a little mad when we would take a different route, and not go over every bridge.
It ended up being perfect weather and a great day. It was a little bit overcast which was nice, but I was still quite hot and sweaty after walking around. It was a great way to start out our day though. I love getting to do these simple things with my family. Thanks to Joe, Damon, and Halle for making the most simple things the best memories I could ask for.
