Pioneer Day

We had a fun 24th of July weekend with my family. We went down to my parents place in Scipio, Utah. It was fun to just be with my syblings and relax (because there really isn't anything else to do in Scipio!) Scipio is a very small town- but they do have a parade on the 24th which is fun. We basically just sit in the car and pick up candy that the floats throw.



Owen loves playing in this little car- it kept him entertained for hours!



The big highlight of Scipio is the rodeo; a rider hardly ever stays on for 8 seconds but it can be pretty entertaining!

Park City

With my parents in town, July becomes family month. So this weekend we went up to Park City and enjoyed the pool, the alpine slide, the alpine coaster, and time with the whole family.



My nephew Nate wanted to take Owen on one of the little kid rides. I was worried that Owen would start crying as soon as the ride started, but he didn't cry out once!



I have been taking Owen to the pool all summer and he hasn't really liked it; but this weekend he loved it and I think it was because Joseph was there. Joseph got out to take some pictures and Owen wanted to get out and be with him!

4th of July

We spent the 4th of July weekend up at the Hinckley's cabin. We went a couple of hikes, enjoyed the Brighton breakfast, and watched the parade. It was fun to relax and to be up in the mountains - something we never realized we would miss so much in Kansas.

Happy Anniversary

Today is our 3rd Wedding Anniversary

Happy Anniversary!

Week in review

We have had a week full of fun and sadness; Joseph's sister Lizzie came in town, which we loved. We went shopping, got manicures, and Owen loved playing with her! It was so fun to have her in town and to spend some time together. Yesterday Clark and Kathleen reported to the MTC; we tried to tell ourselves that we will see them one more time on Sunday before they actually leave, but we couldn't help but to have a few tears. We love staying with them, and Owen has grown quite attached- he prefers Kathleen to most anyone and loves sitting next to Clark at the dinner table.



Presidente and Hermana Hinckley

Happy Birthday Owen!

Yesterday was Owen's first birthday! We started the day out with presents and pancakes and then headed up to This is the Place Heritage Park. Is was so fun to be with our family and it didn't rain too hard on us! I think Owen's favorite part was petting all the animals- although he showed some slight hesitation at first, he eventually warmed up to them.



Owen's favorite toy is this "popper". He loves it! Whenever we go over to my parent's house it is the first toy he grabs and he never lets go! And of course we had to get him a football.





Tonight we had family over for some cake and ice cream. Owen didn't quite dive into his cupcake, but I think he'll love chocolate more and more with each passing year, he is a Hinckley after all!

Family photos

Last weekend we asked Clark to take some pictures of our family before he and Kathleen leave for Spain. Mostly we wanted pictures of Owen since he will be turning 1 soon- but we thought we better take advantage of having a photographer, so we took some family shots too- luckily he hadn't shipped his camera yet!





I started looking back at the pictures we took of our family when Owen was first born, what a difference a year makes!