Rarely do we get nice days in August in Kentucky, so when that happens we try to make the most of them. In mid-August, there were a couple picture-perfect days that just happened to fall on the weekend, so I looked up some trails we’ve never hiked before and found some good ones in Frankfort KY, which is only a 20 minute drive from our house. It was also Aubrey’s last weekend before teaching school so she was on board!…
For the drive back to Kentucky we took the Northern route so that Brad could drive through North Dakota and mark it off his list (he’s almost been to every state in the U.S.). I told him if we were going to add that much time to our trip then I wanted to go to the Mall of America so that I could mark that one off my bucket list! Merinda had no say in anything but enjoyed having the…
Our next stop was to visit Brad’s side of the family in Idaho after a quick visit and lunch with his Uncle Glendon, Aunt LeNay, and Cousin Michelle, in North Ogden. Burley, Idaho On a Saturday, which was Brittney’s actual birthday, we enjoyed a barbecue at Brad’s sister Becky’s house in Burley, Idaho with Becky and family, Victor and Virginia, Brad’s youngest sister Kim and her son Will (visiting from Preston Idaho), and Brad’s oldest sister Vicki’s daughter Alyssa (visiting…
The 4th of July For the 4th of July we all met at Matt’s house in Midway for a barbecue and fireworks. It was such a blast catching up with everyone again! Fish Lake, Richfield, Utah That same week Saul invited us all to spend the weekend with them at their home in Richfield, Utah, and at Fish Lake, fishing from a pontoon boat they rented for a day. Most families stayed the entire weekend but Brad, Brittney, Sean and…