Good-bye Summer... Hello Fall!

  As a whole, we are all finding it a little bitter-sweet to be saying goodbye to Summer... The boys miss the swimming at Nanny's & Grampy's but we're sure loving the cooler weather we've been blessed with lately. BRING ON FALL!!! We ended our Summer with a bang though, celebrating both Drake's 2nd & Jax's 1st birthday! Both boys, being the only 2 grandchildren on both the Hunsaker & Pedersen sides, were spoiled ROTTEN. They hated that, I tell ya.

Drake blowing out his candle with his new Buzz!

My 1 year old Jax!  I don't think he enjoyed that cake AT ALL!:)

  We kicked off our Fall season though with a much needed trip to Utah! LOVED IT! As always, we love getting to see both of my grandmas, aunts & uncles, and cousins that we don't usually get to see more than twice a year. And maybe it's just becase I was raised there in my early years but it just feels like going "Home" when we go. Added bonus: it was the beginning of FALL! My favorite season there:) So we got to see some leaves on the mountains changing...



Playing at a park our first day in P-town!

I LOVE this photo of these guys...
The Fall colors of the trees make a nice background too!:)

My babies playing on the steps @ Grandma Pat's house.
The same ones me & my Dad played on when we were little:)





 Shane & I had the opportunity to attend Conference for the first time in both of our lives. Thanks to my awesome cousins, we were able to go with them to the Sunday morning session which was AMA-ZA-ZING!!! I don't know that I've ever felt such a powerful feeling of love & respect collectively with so many people as I did when President Monson came in! He is such a great man & I LOVED having the opportunity to hear him, aw well as the other leaders of the church speak.

My Love & I!



I had one item on my bucket list reassured- I am going to be part of Mo-Tab one day!!!;)

  We stayed with my fabulous Aunt Meg, Uncle Daniel, & their awesome kids! (Thanks again Laynes & Jessa for letting us take over your room!!! We <3 you girls!) We had such a good time with them... & we miss you all already! We did get to go to the Hogle Zoo with them & all our little ones! That was the awesome... A lot of changes since I was little but still really good! The boys had a good time (for the most part:)) A few pics from that...

 



Jax LOVED the carousel!!!

Drake... Eh, not so much!  Pretty much whined & made this face the WHOLE ride

Hehehe...

Props to my hubby for his mad photography skills!:)

Monkies amused by the monkies! Haha

The missing link???  HAHAHA  Just kidding Hunny!!!;)

Daddy & Drake!  One of D's favorites: The Elephants!

I was afraid we were gonna pull a "Harry Potter" here... Hahaha

It just seemed to like him too much & I HATE snakes!

THEN, as our grand finale to our stay in the Salt Lake/Provo area, we had lunch at.......... RIPPLES!!!!!  This is a huge deal because I have been craving this since my 1st Trimester with JAXON! Hahaha :)  (It is the best mom&pop burger drive-in you will ever eat at... Seriously.) And as our family tradition holds, we drove up to Bridal Veil in Provo Canyon for a small picnic.  B-E-A-utiful, I tell you! 

Aaaaah... The bottom of Bridal Veil Falls!

Drake sure loved throwing rocks in the water... Can't you tell???

And we stayed in St.George on the way home instead of doing a straight shot.  We got to see Uncle Ry, Aunt Dede & the kids for a little bit and spend some quality time with my Mamma...... All I have to say is, I love that lady!:) 

Jaxie & Mamma!

Her & everyone in & just plain old Utah.... I cry everytime we leave & I'm sure Shane just does a good job holding back the tears!;)  Haha...  Needless to say, we are looking forward to when we get to go back, whenever that may be!