So we took a long weekend with my family to go hiking at Arches, and spent some time playing at the splash pad and the zoo. Will had a lot of fun hanging with his cousin Ellie and Aunt JoJo.
June came around fast though, and it was time for us to head to Texas. Adam's dad and sisters were nice enough to make the long drive and help us move out, which was super helpful. We had to make sure to take a couple trips to the beach before they left, but Will didn't mind.
He doesn't really mind Texas much at all. He loves the beach and living at an apartment with a pool.
And, we even made it in time for crawfish season! Yum! We bought our crawfish pre-cooked this year, but I think next year we'll be brave enough to buy some live ones and cook them ourselves.
We got Will a big boy bed when we moved out, and he loves it. He's finally in his own room and it has been great.
He's learning to be a cowboy already!
We haven't been to the beach as much as we would like, but every time we go Will has a ball. His favorite thing to do is shovel sand into his bucket, or onto himself. Though I suspect he had a little help from his dad with the second one.
In August my sister and her family went to Louisiana to visit some family, so we drove over to meet them. It's only about a 6 hour drive to New Orleans from our house, so it's not too bad.
The kids had a great time playing together and exploring a kiddie playland Jayme found.
We also did some adult adventuring. We took a tour of a historic home with some beautiful gardens, went gator hunting on a nature preserve, and went on a swamp tour.
My brother was also in Louisiana doing sales for the summer, so he was able to come out and meet us for the swamp tour, which was excellent by the way.
Our boat had a little platform on the side for the tour guide to go out and feed the alligators, which was really cool.
There were about six alligators that he called by name and got to follow our boat until he had them all gathered up, and then he got them to jump out of the water for some raw chicken. Yum.
The guide also brought some creatures on the boat with us. He had a couple of little turtles (that Will LOVED), a snake, and a baby gator. He just passed them all around the boat and we all got to hold them. The alligator was surprisingly soft and nice to hold.
A couple weeks later we flew home to Utah to see my brother Ammon off on his mission.
Will loved being at the airport and watching the airplanes. He actually started crying and sat down on the ground when we tried to leave because he wanted to see more airplanes. Such a goof.
Adam was only able to stay a few days before he had to head back to work, but Will and I were able to stay for the week and see the missionary off. We had a lot of fun staying and playing with family. Some of us even had a little too much fun...
We had one last meal with Ammon at the Cheesecake Factory, and then off he went! These two kids never cooperate that well for pictures, but at least Ammy got a kiss goodbye!
We just found out we were having twins about a week before we went to Utah, so the next thing on our list when we got back was purchasing a minivan. We've got to fit a lot of carseats in that thing.
September brought us a visit from our friend Jared, who came out to visit and watch BYU play Texas. While he was here we went to Galveston, Austin, and San Antonio so he could see the fun parts of Texas.
We're probably still not officially Texans, but we made it through the summer! And we're excited to see what the rest of the year has in store for us!
