catching up

the few weeks leading up to our big move

were full of lots of family and fun.

it started off with a surprise birthday party for

jared's dad. he turned the big 60.

the following week we had a family reunion 

in island park.

the first day we all met up at lava hot springs. 

parker enjoyed hanging out with grandma allred,

and jared and i enjoyed playing on the slides

diving boards, and platforms.

wednesday jared spent the day riding out on the sand dunes

with all the other guys.

and i enjoyed a pedicure with the girls.

thursday was a fun day out on the lake

up in island park.

surprisingly the water really wasnt that cold.

parker really enjoyed playing in the sand,

and throwing rocks into the water of course.

we took parker out on the jet ski.

he looked too cute in his little life jacket!

 we also took him out on the boat.

i think he enjoyed eating his sucker more

than the boat ride though.

and we must have really tired him out!

i very much enjoyed tubing all day....

but man i sure was sore the next day!

we stayed the night at a cabin

and headed to yellowstone on friday.

overall, id say it was a very fun few weeks!

especially with this little dude. 

sure do love him.