Silver Lake

At the end of Big Cottonwood Canyon, there is a beautiful lake surrounded by pine trees and the sweetest trail there ever was. It's one of our favorite adventures. 

Last year, the kids found a fun little fort that they couldn't wait to get to again. We like to stop there, eat lunch, let the kids play for a while, and then continue on our way. This year we decided to hike a little farther to Twin Lakes. It added a couple of miles to our hiking and was pretty steep. The kids did a fantastic job.

The scenery was completely beautiful! These hikes, no matter how hard, are always worth it.

On our way back to our cars, we saw a couple of moose. We stayed back, but it was so cool to see them. 

The ride home is always enjoyable - music playing, lots of re-hydrating, and the best feeling of knowing we had a fun, exhausting day.

pioneer day with homemade rootbeer, pie, and sunflowers

It was a happy 24th of July.

a quick camping trip with grandma and grandpa

Justin was talking to his parents on Thursday about how fun it would be to go camping together and 24 hours later we were senting up a couple of tents at Shady Acres. 

With grandpa going through chemo and grandma being his caretaker, it was the perfect getaway for them (and us!). We really enjoyed our tinfoil dinners, roasted marshmallows, and conversations. 

In the morning the kids loved playing on the playground, exploring, and shooting BB guns (which was given to us by grandpa). One of our favorite things to do while camping is to have a big breakfast. So that's just what we did. 

On our way home, grandma and grandpa treated us to some lunch. We always love going out to eat with our grandparents!

McCammons - Day 6 + Day 7

Our days together were coming to an end. We decided to go swimming one of the days and had a blast. The slides and diving boards were definitely the favorite! 

On the last day we all met up at Chuck-A-Rama's (because as a Morris, that is what you do!) and stuffed ourselves full. Then sadly drove the McCammons to the airport. There were some sad kids, but I told them that we were so lucky to have had such a memorable week. For many days after, Adeline kept saying she wanted her friend Skye to come and play with her. ♥♥

:: two-thirds of the original Morris Family + oddly enough, I was sad to throw all these cups away that had been out on the counter for a week ::

:: Morris cousins from tallest to shortest (and also oldest to youngest) ♥♥♥