Our Iowa Peeps are now Utah Peeps

We now have two of our very dear close friends from Iowa that pretty much feel like family living in Utah!! Whoot whoot!! The Frogley Family and the Moss Family. I was looking through some old pictures to compare the kids on how much they've grown up!! The Frogley's live in the same town as Dave's parents up in Heber. So I invited Nicky and Tj to come up to the cabin while we were there and we were able to spend time with Steve and Natalie too. It's been 4 very long years since we've all been together.

Tyler and Kaylee have grown so much!! They went on a little hike up the mountain behind the cabin one day. I remember when they used to pack up a bag and pretend like they were going out of town......so funny. I have a little plan that Tyler and Kaylee will get married many years from now.....we will see what happens.

Then Malia and Ashlynn....oh my gosh!! Look at how little they were when they were last together. These girls picked up right where they left off and were attached at the hip!!

Here are all the Campbell, Frogley and Moss kids....since we were together last Cambree Moss....Tyler Frogley and Parker Campbell joined the group.

awwww man do I miss these girls something fierce:)

.......Me.....Nicky.....and Natalie.......

Frogley Crew and the Moss Bunch....Cambree was loving her shake too much to look up for the picture!

We went to a famous hot spot in Heber....Granny's....where you can get the bomb milkshakes!! I had a root beer shake and I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since. It was so good to see our old friends and catch up and visit for a few days. Can't wait for the next time!!

Summer Road Trip

Every summer the kids and I get a serious itch for a trip to Utah. Even though we had a newborn baby I wasn't going to let that stop me. We waiting till Parker was about a month and a half.....then I got everyone packed and loaded up and we were off!! It took me 13 hours to get there but we made it safe and sound.

We went to this pottery place with Alli and the boys and each picked out something to paint. Ty picked a motorcycle and Ashlynn picked a little dish to keep her jewelry in. I painted a large platter and had the kids hand prints and Parker's footprints on the dish....they all turned out great!

Dave's older brother Brent with Parker and two of his boys Nate and Zac....little stud buckets:) Then Aunt Alli and I with Parker.

I'm so glad we have family and good friends to stay with when we come. We love to house hop to Brent and Alli's.....Scott and Liz.....Grammy's cabin......and the Markham's.

Liz and I took the kids to a fun pool in Payson....the kids had a blast!

We went up to Hobble Creek Canyon one day and let the kids play in a stream.

Dave's younger brother Scott with Parker

Aunt Liz and Mia....then Benjamin and Isaiah with Parker.

We love seeing our family and spending time with cousins:)

Parker's Blessing

We blessed our little Parker on 4Th of July weekend. Looking back I realized that all of our kids were blessed this same weekend!!! Crazy:) We originally planned on doing it June 5Th along with my sister's new baby. But Parker decided to not be born in time to make it so we pushed it back a month. We had a smaller group this time around due to the holiday but it was a great group! Thank goodness for Lindsey she was my only sibling that was able to be there. Oh sorry Matt was there but had to leave right after. My grandma made it a point to say...."but I'm here Dara...I'm here!!" Our good friends the Bybee's came and Jared Kitch who is in our ward. We are grateful for all that came and participated in Parker's special day!! Thank you family and friends we love you and sure missed our family that wasn't able to be there.

Lake Powell

Awwwwwwwww Lake Powell........what a wonderful place......or the happiest place on earth as we like to call it:) A week after Parker was born Dave drove up to meet the Markham's with the kids. I decided to stay home with my little peanut and enjoy a quiet house. To be honest I was making Dave take them and they very willingly went:) Everyone thought I was crazy for having them go so soon after the baby but I was looking forward to them having fun and me having some peace. It was a win win situation if you ask me!

Nothing like that wind blowing in your face!!

Tyler was the high adventure boy on this trip. He wanted to do EVERYTHING!! He loved tubing as usual and could do that all day. He learned how to Kayak and would go pick everyone up at the bottom of a repel and taken them back to the boat. He went repelling again and did even better this year. All I have to say to explain all this is he is totally his Dad all the way!! He had a blast. Oh and he learned how to ski but we didn't have any pics of that.

Dave went scuba diving this time and had a ball. While he was down one time he turned around and a fish was right in front of his face just staring at him! I would have freaked out!! He got out of the water and had some major swollen ankles going on!! Haa haa nice to see him retain some water besides me!!

Ashlynn loved being around all the girls....getting her hair braided...painting her nails.....and having fun in the sun. She doesn't like to try to many things yet but loves to ride in the boat and watch. Mmmmmmm I think she might be a little bit like me:)

Here's Ty getting ready to come down. He did AWESOME!!

Here's Dave coming down a much higher rock....a few hundred feet high!!

I can't wait to go next year and not miss out on the fun. So glad they got to go play and spend time with our other family......the Markham's.....Love you guys!!

Meeting Parker

Now that we have our computer fixed and virus free I'm able to get all 300 pictures off my camera and get caught up on blogging:) I look at these pictures now and they feel so long ago! Parker is almost 6 weeks old now and I can't believe it. He is such a sweet little baby. He's already discovering his voice and making those cute noises and smiling. Awwwww we just love him. I can literally snuggle with him all day. I LOVE this picture below......it's when the kids see Parker for the very first time and Dave was so excited to show them:)

My two stud buckets

Ashlynn is a total little mama:)

They love their little brother!

Oh my gosh I was so tired and so happy at the same time!

First picture as a family of 5.......WOW!!!