Doughnut Falls

Colin and I decided that Memorial day would be a great opportunity to test out our new hiking backpack (spoiler alert: it was a dud and was promptly returned). This hike is Doughnut Falls which is about 12 miles up Big Cottonwood Canyon. The falls are named thusly because of the doughnut shaped hole that the falls "fall" through. The hike was cool and shady, which was refreshing as the temperatures are starting to climb in the valley. I was surprised to find that we were hiking half the time on mud or snow patches. It was still lots of fun. Phoebe got so excited when we reached the falls that she started clapping her hands and giggling. I guess for her it’s like the worlds biggest bath tub. Where’s my rubber ducky when I need one.

Phoebe at Nine AND Ten Months

9 months

10 months

April and May have been crazy, so it took us a little while to get this post written. Here are some of the new things Phoebe has been up to:

Happily Ever After: Brian and Mary-Celeste’s Wedding

Ok,so this is the best picture we got of the actual bride and groom. Really we didn’t get that many, but that’s not to say there aren’t many many lovely photos taken by their photographer, but not wanting to mess with copy write issues of a dude I don’t know, I just stuck to the ones we have. So here they are! Aren’t they cute? This wedding took place at the Salt Lake Temple. Whenever I get to watch a sealing in the temple, I always feel extremely privileged to be invited into that peaceful setting to watch two people make their own history. If I had to use one word to sum up this wedding it would be “fairytale.” You’ve got the perfect “castle,” the flowers blooming, birds singing, and Mary-celeste looked every bit the beautiful princess. I’m so happy that these two found their happily ever after.