This little boy is getting BIG

Happy 10 weeks old to Oliver on Friday! He is such a sweet little guy, we are happy to have him, and want to share him! Thanks Sarah and Daniel for the cute shirt- we thought he would be wearing it a lot later than now, but he decided to be huge!

Opera time!!!

Opera time!!!  Nothing is better than good company, great music and summertime in Logan?
Eric & I had a great time going to 4 different shows and an Opera Competition this past week.   We saw  Man of La Mancha, Carousel, How to Succeed in Business (our new favorite) and La Boheme.  Grandma Chatterton went with us and loved being with us as much as we loved having her.
Eric and I also took some time together and drove over to Bear lake where we played "tourist"  We pulled over to the look out point and took pictures, we drove to the South side of the lake and walked out in the water and enjoyed the warm water, sand between our toes and the sun.  Then we stopped to a fun place that Sarah had suggested and had chocolate covered raspberries!!!!YUM!!!  Then of course, a trip to Bearlake is not complete without a stop to LeBeaus for a Raspberry shake and a corn dog.  I had a great time driving through the Logan canyon and reminiscing over all the great memories I had growing up.  We stopped to Rick's Spring which is a freezing cold natural springs that we used to stop and get a drink out of.  Eric and I both took a little sip of the water as we tried to walk around in it.  Our feet were FREEZING!!!
We enjoyed being with Grandpa and Grandma and just feeling of their goodness.
Alexea joined us a for the last 2 days and Eric & Lexi took a day and went down to Lagoon and had a fun day together.
During the time we were in Logan, Dad was in Heber at an Implant Seminar and then went to the Rodeo with Blake and his family.    Fun week!!!

PDX Sandwich

We've been loving this sandwich that I got as a last minute, grab some food get on the plane, kind of deal.  It was from a place called the Elephant Delicatessen that we went to in Portland and then PDX.  I think I have remade it for us about 10 times now, maybe more.  YUMM!!!

Artisan Bread

Turkey 

Swiss Cheese

Mayo

Avacado

Pepperocinis 

Tomato 

Lettuce

Salt and Pepper

Valley of Fire

A couple of weekends ago Dan and I decided to head out to see the Valley of Fire.  (It's about an hour from our house.)  We chose to go on one of the hottest days of the year and I believe it hit about 115 degrees while we were out there. Whoops! However, it was absolutely beautiful and had the most amazing red rocks and white ones too.  This picture is one we took in the park. Cool huh? If any of you get the chance to go, we say do it!  You'll love it. :)

Portland Trip

We spent our 4th of July weekend up in the PNW and being back was amazing!  It was Daniel's first time in Oregon and he loved it!  I'll share more in the newsletter but this is a picture of us from the Pittock Mansion.  Amazing view right?  :) 

Hello

Just a quick blog post to make sure this is all working and to say thanks to Sarah for setting this up.  We are all well out here.  Trying to adjust to the new parts of life and figure out how to get work mixed back in (but not too soon, because it is so nice to spend some good time enjoying our little family.)  Love you all and hope to see your adventures posted soon.

Sarah and I got to spend some time on Monday at this pool...it was awesome!  This is the Red Rock Casino Pool and it is only a couple of miles from us.  We got a free pass in the mail and we decided to check it out. Now, usually they only allow hotel guests, but we are trying to find ways to get int and spend our Saturdays there.  The chairs were comfortable and some sat in the water. I will keep you all posted if we make it back!