What the Richards have been up to since April...
JULY-
July, one of our busiest months yet!
July 20th through the 23rd was the Richard's Bear Lake week. I look forward to this every year but this year was one of the best! A's older brother and his family that live in Atlanta were in town and it was such a blast to have them here. I wish that we could see them more often.
A's family has a cabin right on the lake and this was the first time in 10 years that the water has been right up to the cabin. It was so nice to launch the boat and have everything so close to the cabin! We ate great food, stayed up late, had our annual flag ceremony and Richard's games, and just had fun spending time with the whole family. We also got to watch a moose casually walk along the cabins eating the bushes and cooling off in the water.
I tried to relax as much as possibly since I was due in 4 days and was surprisingly feeling really great! B had so much fun spending everyday with her cousins even though she would not touch the water. They are all so great with her and I love that we are able to spend so much time with them. It was sad to leave such a fun and relaxing week behind especially since I knew that life would dramatically change soon.
Hopefully next year B will try out the trainer in the water.
Talent show
Richard's games
For the last 5 years I have worked for Granite Construction Company. I started out in AP and subcontracts and then became the administrative assistant to the regional manager. I was lucky to work for a great company and with such great people but I always new that my time there was short lived. I was able to quit on July 15th and even though it was sad to say goodbye it has been great to be a full time mom and nothing else!
The next weekend we stayed overnight in Midway with some friends. It was so nice to get out of the city and relax in the country. A and the guys spent a lot of time perfecting their ping pong skills with an automatic ball dispenser, kind of like a tennis ball machine but for ping pong. We also found some time to go swimming, on a nature walk, and have a yummy barbecue.
Bella also got super sick that trip with a fever of 103. This was the first time that B has ever been sick. She was such a trooper. I had never seen B so lethargic. She is so high energy that this was a shock. We ended up taking her to the instacare to make sure that nothing was seriously wrong causing B and I to cry. B's crying was because strangers were poking at her and I was crying because I hated watching B so helpless. Luckly it was just a virus that needed time to run it's course. Thank goodness the next day we were on the mend.
We started off the month of July with celebrating our Country's independence. We had a BBQ up at my parents with my extended family and then went to the Oakley Rodeo. This was B's first rodeo and she loved it! The horses, cowboys, clowns, cows, snow cones, cotton-candy, and fireworks gave her quite the sugar high. At eleven pm she was bouncing off of anything that she could with the happiest giggles I have ever heard. Thank goodness that didn't last much longer after the family said their goodbyes and left.
JUNE-
Every June we have our Rydalch family camp out and this year we actually camped over. I was 8 months pregnant and didn't fully think this through. We got up to the camp ground Friday early evening and set up camp. We enjoyed yummy food and company. We sang songs around the camp fire and ate smores. Finally we decided to go to bed, which was challenging due to the below 30 degree weather up in the mountains. With the cold weather, the cramped sleeping bag, a full bladder, and the hard ground I got one of the worst leg and foot cramps that I have ever experienced. The pain of this cramp lasted days afterward. Luckily A and B snuggled together to get through the night and we all welcomed the sun in the morning!
A failed attempt to get B to sleep with the iPhone
B had on three layers and I still don't think that was enough.
MAY-
Over Memorial Day we took a trip down to St. George. We met up with the Kimble's the Rasmussen's and the Slater's. It was great to have a little bit of sun and a little bit of boating and of course great company! I can't wait for next time!!
Vegas baby!
In May we road tripped it down to Vegas with our friends and stayed at Tahiti Village. The hotel was wonderful and actually family friendly with no casino and a great pool with a lazy river. I loved relaxing with the family, swimming, and shopping! I kind of wish that I was there right now.
In April we made a trip over to Bear Lake with some neighborhood pals. B loved having 3 other girls there to hang with. A loved having 3 guys to go rally four-wheelers with, and I loved that B was entertained by her 3 friends so that I could enjoy the great company of my girlfriends!
