June and July

 Check out the grease on those knuckles! It has been a good summer and we have done a lot of fun things together, when I look back on it we have had a great time!  After Tyler left Kathryn after only 3 weeks of marriage she came to live with us. Aliya made sure to help her study and we all had a good time. 

 We bought a pool and Aliya learned how to splash (and how to flash the neighbors)

We went on a gorgeous hike from makeout point to the point just north of Squaw peak. We saw rattlesnakes, giant wasps, horned toad lizards, and it was just all around gorgeous!

We went to the freedom festival and watched the balloons take off. The pig balloon in the background made a crash landing which was pretty crazy but everyone was ok!

Then Grandma and Grandpa Hanks came down and we hiked squaw peak on the 4th of July-it was a beautiful hike!

 The next week Aliya and I rode the bus to Rexburg and went to yellowstone camping with Amy-that was an adventure.  The bus ride was pretty long-but marginally better than driving....once I made it on the bus that is...First we nearly missed the bus due to a flat tire and ineffective inflation systems at the 7-eleven, then customer service told me the wrong place to catch the bus at the airport and I'm sitting at the wrong terminal with a baby, carseat and 3 big bags, then I nearly got left at the gas station in Ogden because the bus driver didn't see me get off the bus at the pit stop and I have to chase the bus with the baby in my hands...phew it was crazy, but Yellowstone was amazing and Aliya was as cute as ever! Ryan stayed home to work...

 Grandmama bought Aliya her first pair of walking shoes...oooh arent' they cute!

 Aliya celebrates her pioneer heritage with a bonnet (made from a diaper)

Fortunately as Aliya grows her dependence on us for food is decreasing as she is successfully foraging for her own food and loves eating cherry tomatoes (three at a time)

    
Also it's good we got our time in Utah while we  could as it appears that Utah will be closed for a while (LDSliving.com) 

May

Anniversary at Sundance

Aliya has learned who owns the bed

We went canoeing, Ryan had a great time, Aliya didn't and therefore Emma didn't 

We hiked to Stewart Falls and got rained out! but it was fun anyway

Went to Hogle Zoo with Johanna and her family

 dead horse point-gorgeous

 memorial day trip to moab

 window arch

 hogle Zoo

 Stewart Falls hike

 Emma's cooking- a chicken caserole (with Purple rice)

 Aliya's first camping trip (Moab)

 improvised sun shelter for the backpack

 Asleep at the wheel

 Rock Climbing

 Mama getting moles cut off 

 Aliya helping me garden

April

April was a pretty good month- we didn't do a lot in the beginning, Emma mostly worked on the house and Ryan put in a lot of hours at work and at home.

We did go ride the "Mustache Train" (The heber creeper, special event night) we went an amazing 7 miles in 2 hours-it was the slowest train we've ever been on, but it was a lot of fun with KJ and Sage and beautiful scenery. (And Ryan got a hot dog). wui-wui hah huh (french)

The end of the moth got busy, Emma went up to Rexburg to spend time with Jo and her kids and they had a good time. Aliya had a lot of fun with her cousins, but wasn't used to there being noise during the day and that took a little getting-used-to, she slept a lot after the trip. On the way up we stopped at Grandma and Grandpa Mahoney's and Grandma swooned over the "lovely baby".

The next week we went to Logan for the wedding and preparations. It was a good week of craziness, the reception got rained out, there was lots of pie, Ryan forgot his pants (Emma forgot Ryan's pants) and we had to make a last minute Kohl's run. Tiffany had a baby, Dallin got a head wound, we went to the jump palace, ate at the golden corral, and had an overall great time. except for when Aliya cried the whole time we were in the ceremony (She's a mama's girl).

Ryan made a model of a teapot and a hot air balloon
Aliya met Lydia and was so excited, I have never seen her act like that with a new person. It was like they were best friends being reunited.

For our anniversary-we went to sundance, and it was beautiful.

Aliya has learned to drink from a bottle, eat in her high chair, and fortunately she likes prune juice because she continues to poop like once a week.
we got a hiking backpack for her

Funny random photo of the month:

Another first Monday of the month and this this time it's April, which means we are going to recap the goings ons of last month.  First,


Nickel Cade
four day poop
eating bananas
climbing the Y
Travel plans
book babies
Dinner with friends
photo projects
work
bug photography

baby in towl
car purchase
baby with tv face
moma and baby with tv
bench  and frames
bannana fingers
moma and baby pillow talk