Sunday, August 17, 2014

Pine Valley

Our last vacation for the summer was to Pine Valley, Utah where we celebrated Grandpa Atkin's (Logan's grandpa's) 80th birthday.  It was such a fun reunion!


(Logan was away for the family photo shoot at his friend's wedding)


I absolutly love Grandpa and Grandma's cabin up in Pine Valley.  Logan brought a group of friends (myself included) to visit for the 4th of July before we were dating.  I remember feeling so at home there and hoping it wouldn't be my last visit (probably because I had a major crush on Logan at the time teehee).  Thankfully it wasn't!




We got to meet cousin Ella for the first time!  She was three months old and such a doll.  Elsy was quick to point out her eyes and we had to start protecting them.


I wish I had gotten a better picture of this.  ^^ On our families night to cook David made a massive paella!  This is him just getting started but the entire pan was a mound of rice, shrimp, veggies, sausage, and chicken.  Yum!  The food was wonderful all week.


We didn't get a whole lot of pictures but we had a blast!  (Elsy spilled water all over her shirt so she ran shirtless whilst it dried in the dryer).  Elsy loved playing with cousins, chasing the dogs, exploring the castle in the yard, and playing with the water spicket.  She was even great on the plane, watching Frozen over and over. 

It is so much fun to spend time with family!

Monday, August 4, 2014

Oregon Coast

We went to the Oregon Coast earlier this month for a Volmer Family Reunion.  It was a wonderful trip!  We went crabbing, shopping, cheese factory-ing, lighthouse-ing and the lot.  The coast is my favorite place to vacation.


Even though the weather was always sunny and warm at our cabin, the moment we stepped onto the beach we were freezing.


Elsy had so much fun with her cousins.  It's amazing what little kiddies can learn from each other.  Here they are on the hike to Munson Falls.


And of course we loved being with Grandpa and Grandma.


Thanks Sharee Liebing Photography for these cute snapshots!