Sacramento Easter

Celebrating Easter a month later at the Fisher's house.

Griffith Park and Gamma Airplane

Cheyenne has been obsessed with airplanes since Gamma G came to visit.  We thought for a while that she thought Gamma's name was airplane!
It was a great weekend.  We didn't pack it full like we normally do, and that was quite a pleasant and refreshing way to spend a weekend with a visitor.  It was so nice to sit and have coffee and relax without feeling like we had to speed out for the next event.
The big adventure that we did attempt was Griffith Park Observatory.  It was beautiful. Truly.

Oh L.A.

you really should quit smoking - it is so bad for your health.

The Girls

Brothers and Sisters and Schooners

In the afternoon of Christmas day, the wind blew in the whole rest of the family.  And within 30 seconds, the house was full; full of voices and kisses and coats and boots. We all cuddled up and ate chili, told stories and played a round of Cranium.  My parents so graciously offered to watch over our sleeping babe, and the "kids" (6 original cousins, a husband, a fiance, and an Uncle Scott) snuck off to O'Shucks Bar for some off campus fun.  We drank very large beers, played shuffle board and billiards and even our fair share of drinking games. Christmas night brought much spirit and laughs.

Merry and Bright

Merry Christmas from Park City

The Megans and their Girls

Cheyenne loves sweet Lyla dearly. 

Speaking of sweet Lyla...

Park City with a Summer Backdrop

We went to Park City over a month ago and when we returned, life just kicked in swiftly and in a blink, school started and summer ended.  Of all our countless trips to PC, there have only been a couple that have been in the Summertime, one being our Honeymoon 2 years ago!

It really was a wonderful trip filled with many moments that I think back to and keep me motivated some days.  Thanks Mom and Dad and Mama (Great-Great as we now call her) for letting us relax in the "lodge."  Can't wait until Christmas which will be filled with many more memories, and this time with a sparkly white backdrop.

Strider and Mobee

Trolly Ride on Main Street

Fun at Mirror Lake - picnic and  exploring.

Birthday Number One!
Cake, cupcakes, presents, party hats
and even a bubble machine!

Chris and I even got to take a little adventure ourselves to celebrate our anniversary.  We escaped for a day and a half to Midway and Sundance.  We stayed in a quaint resort that made wonderful homemade fudge and went nightswimming in a natural crater that is heated by the Earth's core.  We woke up early and drove to the Sundance Resort and went on a beautiful hike to Stewart Falls and made it down the mountain just in time for our massages.  Relaxed and refreshed we had a leisurely dinner at Robert Redford's rustic restaurant and then finished the night with a "Full Moon lift ride" to the top of the mountain in the light of the huge moon.  Then back to the Park City lodge where our girl and Strider had many stories to tell us about their adventures with their Grandparents.

Pictures from our anniversary trip below:

A familiar laughter

It is no surprise that we constantly hear that Cheyenne looks like Chris, and there is no denying that it's true. She has his beautiful eyes and so many of his expressions.  But following the comments about Chris, the person that we hear most often, is that she looks like Grayson - or more often that she reminds someone so much of Grayson.  I see it often, especially when she has an audience (imagine that) or in her laughter.  There is something so familiar in the way that she throws her head back when she laughs.  It is almost like she is caught off guard and can't help herself - it is so refreshing and genuine.

And that is exactly my brother through and through - Refreshing and Genuine 

Sweet Lyla Rae

On July 3rd, Chris and I gained the new titles of Uncle and Auntie.  Our beautiful niece, Lyla Rae, is the precious new addition to all of our lives.  Welcome sweet girl - we love you so much already.

The beautiful new Mama.
There is nothing like those first few days.
I get teary just thinking about it.  

Cheyenne and Lyla's first introduction.  
They already have so much in common - they were both born
July, their moms are both named Megan, they both have an
auntie named Megan... (a good start anyway - the list will be
better as they get to know each other over the years)

Farm Girl Cheyenne

Cheyenne's Gamma and Gampa G took her to Fairytale Town!  Cheyenne loves animals and she was pretty smitten with the donkeys and goats.  She sure fits in this ranch girl world.  

Can't wait until pony rides and petting zoos.

If she's real lucky Auntie Nini will introduce her to Bentley and maybe take her on a trail ride.  I think that Cheyenne and Bentley will get along quite well, considering they both have a bit of rascal in them.