We had a pretty early start to our summer this year with a trip to San Francisco. Although not very warm, it was definitely a nice, relaxing vacation.
We made a few trips to Boise for various family events. Most of our time there was spent playing with the cats (to Mitch's chagrin) and doing "household projects" aka Mitch doing yard work with my dad and me talking or running errands with my mom nonstop. We also got to see my first little nephew and hang out with my married brother and his wife.
Mitch was on a softball league this summer, playing against law firm teams. As always, it was fun for me mostly because of the other law school wives who came. Unfortunately this is the only picture I ever got to document it. Mitch is practicing his swing (or whatever you call it in baseball terms) before the game starts.
We went on a few small hikes this summer. The smallest of them all at .3 miles up to the Rocky Mouth waterfall. Just me, Mitch and Mitch's sister Ali made the trek on this one. We also "biked" to Gemini bridges while we were in Moab. That was even more enjoyable with Henley along for the adventure. 
We've found a wonderful group of friends with Mitch's law school buddies and their wives. We basically have 3 activities. Eating, talking/crafting for the girls and playing sports for the boys. We all took a lovely trip down to St. George where the girls substituted crafting with swimming and sunbathing. The only downside is that we forgot to take any pictures! But here's one of almost all of us (we're missing one couple). Such a fun group!
Recent Update: We now have 2 babies on the way in our group! So excited for our little families!
Night of the 3rd, we stayed the at the Longson cabin (it's becoming a tradition) and got little sleep due to an erratic summer thunderstorm. It made for a beautiful morning however, with extra humidity and a balmy 68 degrees. We ate breakfast at Brighton and enjoyed entertaining the babies and dogs.
We took a gorgeous drive through Guardsman Pass to get to Provo for a floating trip my Gagnon relatives. I loved all the lush meadows and thick stands of aspen trees. I kept telling Mitch that driving through here helped me feel better about living in the desert, which I often whine about.
The Provo river was freezing, but the heat balanced it out. There was thick foliage and trees lining the river, so unfortunately not everyone stayed in their tubes. We all made it safely though and I definitely look forward to making it a summer Gagnon tradition.
