The Cutest Kids I Know

Another perk of the Kartchner family reunion is that we got to see all of our nieces and nephews. They are without a doubt the cutest kids I know. I apologize to all of the other kids I know, but these ones are really cute.

This is Jaron tubing in a creek close to the cabin. He always wears these sunglasses!


This is Rylee in front of a waterfall that they hiked to.



This is Brinley (Jaron's sister) taking her turn with the pinata.


This is Will (Rylee's brother) in a tube at Seven Peaks.



This is Tyler playing in the sand at the playground near the cabin.


This is Jace (Jaron's and Brinley' brother) sitting in his grandma's lap.


We were blown away because all of these kids have changed so much since we last saw them. You have to admit though, they are really cute kids.

Defending Lindsey's Honor

Jake thinks these pictures are hilarious, so he wanted them posted on our blog. I figured if I posted them then you'd get the truth about what is going on and not the story that Jake thinks is so funny.

This is Lindsey and Will.



It looks like Lindsey is drowning Will (which is the story Jake thinks is so funny). The truth is, Will is swimming and Lindsey is standing by in case he needs help. Lindsey, I defend your honor.

Kartchner Reunion

Jake's family also had a reunion last week. This one came at a better time for us, because it happened right when Jake finished up his finals and I was able to take some time off work. Jake's parents and his siblings came over and stayed in the "Kartchner's Kabin" in Provo Canyon. This is a picture of the entire family in front of the cabin.


While Jake's family was out here we did a lot of fun thing, including spending a day at Seven Peaks (notice my amazing farmer's tan),




and climbing Mt. Timpanogos. This was taken before the hike



and this one was at the top.



It was great to able to spend time with Jake's family, and to spend some time doing "summer activities," because we haven't been able to do much of those this summer.

Family Reunions

This month has been the month for family reunions. The first week in August there was a Brison reunion up in Oregon. Unfortunately, Jake and I couldn't get off work and school to get up there for that one. My dad and sister went and had an absolute blast. They came back with enough stories from it to make us all jealous.

After the Oregon trip Dad and Holly came to Utah where my mom was already visiting my grandma. Again the timing wasn't the best because Jake was working on his finals and I was busy with several work and school projects. Jeff and Erik (my brothers) couldn't make it out either. But, we did get the chance to see what family was here for a little bit. We went to a movie (Iron Man!) and went out to eat a few times.



This is us at dinner. Jake was locked away in the library during this. Dad and Holly also visited me at work.


It was fun to have some of my family out here in Utah!