Mirror Lake Trip - August 2011

The first week in August we continued on our tradition, and made a trip up to Mirror Lake to go camping, fishing, and hiking. It was a beautiful weekend! Luckily, we got there early and were able to get a camping spot close to where we did last year which was a really nice, more secluded spot. The boys got busy right away helping Josh set up the tent. Next they got a fire going.

For dinner that night we made foil dinners. They turned out pretty yummy! For dessert we made S'mores.

The next morning we got up and went fishing at Mirror Lake. Parker caught one right away!

Quinn, 4 months old now, hung out in his car seat and watched us fish. :)

That afternoon we decided to go on a hike. I can't remember the name, but the trailhead was close to our campsite and led up to some really beautiful lakes. I put Quinn in his Mei Tai carrier and he kept wanting to turn around, so I put him in forward-facing for a bit. LOL He ended up falling to sleep. We hiked up to the first lake. It was a gorgeous area. Lots of pretty scenery with wildflowers and streams. After our hike we packed up camp and headed home! :)

The Rest of July

The weekend after July 4th, we went to Fish Lake for my family's reunion. Everyone was able to make it except my sister Cammie and her family. It was a fun trip. It's been my family's tradition for many years to stay in the Forest Service cabin every year. This year was probably our last stay at the cabin as my Dad retired soon after this trip. Kinda sad!

All the grandkids at the cabin (except Sydney):

Grandpa lassoing all the grandkids - lots of little boys!:

We did lots and lots of fishing both from the shore and from the boat. We caught a few trout and many perch, but everyone had lots of fun.

At one point I told Isaac and Parker to put some sunscreen on.

This is what I saw when I turned around. LOL!

Out on the boat. Grandma stayed on shore with Bryce and Quinn:

At one point we looked up and Parker had fallen asleep

on the boat with his line in the water. Right

after we took this picture he caught a HUGE trout

on his line! He woke up quick and reeled it in. :)

Bryce had fun catching some fish too:

Back at home the following week, Josh decided to take me on a surprise date one day. He arranged for a sitter and took me to Utah lake to try out the fishing there. We also ate dinner at the Mongolian Grill in Springville on the way up. It was different adjusting to fishing in a "city" lake. It's just a little different than the mountain lakes I'm used to, but it was fun. Josh even ended up catching a catfish! We only had our cell phones for cameras, so not the greatest pics, especially at dusk.

The moon was amazing that night! Hard

to capture with a camera phone though.

And last, just a few miscellaneous pictures, mostly of baby Quinn at 3 months old!

This was a cute picture we took of Isaac and Parker.

We had been up to Cowabunga Bay and went out to dinner

at a Thai place in Sandy. It was really yummy!

Isaac ordered a rice dish that was served inside

a pineapple, and Parker ordered some noodle soup

that ended up coming in a big bowl. It was pretty funny

to see them with their dinners. :)