MACHU PICCHU
September 11, 2017
I have been waiting yeeeeears to visit Machu Picchu. At the end of Marcus’ two year mission in Peru, his family went to pick him up and they visited Machu Picchu while there. Ever since we’ve been married I’ve heard their stories about it. It’s very remote and difficult to get there and we joked how by the end of this trip we had been on planes, boats, mototaxis, trains, and buses just to get there. We knew we'd have to wake up at 3am to pack up our stuff and get in line by 4am, but I figured we'd be one of the first in line if we did. So imagine our shock as we walk out and the line is a half mile long! We quickly got in line and we felt AWESOME for what we had in store that morning. And then….it started to DOWNPOUR. We quickly bought ponchos and some umbrellas on a whim and we were so glad we did. It was cold, dark, rainy and the buses couldn’t come soon enough.
We were in line for two hours and 20 minutes before we got on a bus and our spirits just plummeted. I honestly didn’t want to get off the bus when we pulled up to Machu Picchu. Marcus pulled me off from my warm cocoon and we got in another line to enter. After we walked in and came around the bend it was BREATHTAKING! We had to just sit and stare for a few minutes as we watched the clouds roll in and out and there was a heavy mist in the air.
After awhile we started the hike up Huayna Picchu. When I saw how tall and steep it was I thought no way would I be able to hike it! Only 400 people out of thousands every day are allowed to hike, and we pre reserved our tickets. As we headed to the top we got this determination to be the first to the top for the day and passed everyone along these small rock stops that were SO steep! I was so nervous about the elevation and being able to hike that long and it pulled us both out of the funk we had earlier from the rain. We both couldn’t believe people come to Machu Picchu without hiking Huayna Picchu! The hike turned out to be both our favorite part and the view from the top was incredible. No picture can do it justice-even though we tried by taking a million! Ha!
After hiking back down our prayers were answered and the rain stopped. We were SO thankful. After getting yelled out by some more officials we started our tour through the ruins. I was laughing so hard at all the people taking pictures of the llamas when there are amazing ruins everywhere around. Too funny. I couldn't get enough of watching the clouds roll in and out and it added this special, almost mysterious, feeling while being there. Everyone kept commenting on how unique of a day it was and that we were fortunate enough to be there.
Our tour ended and we were so nervous we were going to miss our train back to Cusco because there was another TWO hour wait to get down off the mountain, when our guide gave us the best FastPass of our lives and we were able to skip the line que and get right on the next bus. We felt like royalty. We headed back to Aguas Calientes before our train left and both agreed it was the cutest little mountain town we’d ever seen!
I have been waiting yeeeeears to visit Machu Picchu. At the end of Marcus’ two year mission in Peru, his family went to pick him up and they visited Machu Picchu while there. Ever since we’ve been married I’ve heard their stories about it. It’s very remote and difficult to get there and we joked how by the end of this trip we had been on planes, boats, mototaxis, trains, and buses just to get there. We knew we'd have to wake up at 3am to pack up our stuff and get in line by 4am, but I figured we'd be one of the first in line if we did. So imagine our shock as we walk out and the line is a half mile long! We quickly got in line and we felt AWESOME for what we had in store that morning. And then….it started to DOWNPOUR. We quickly bought ponchos and some umbrellas on a whim and we were so glad we did. It was cold, dark, rainy and the buses couldn’t come soon enough.
We were in line for two hours and 20 minutes before we got on a bus and our spirits just plummeted. I honestly didn’t want to get off the bus when we pulled up to Machu Picchu. Marcus pulled me off from my warm cocoon and we got in another line to enter. After we walked in and came around the bend it was BREATHTAKING! We had to just sit and stare for a few minutes as we watched the clouds roll in and out and there was a heavy mist in the air.
After awhile we started the hike up Huayna Picchu. When I saw how tall and steep it was I thought no way would I be able to hike it! Only 400 people out of thousands every day are allowed to hike, and we pre reserved our tickets. As we headed to the top we got this determination to be the first to the top for the day and passed everyone along these small rock stops that were SO steep! I was so nervous about the elevation and being able to hike that long and it pulled us both out of the funk we had earlier from the rain. We both couldn’t believe people come to Machu Picchu without hiking Huayna Picchu! The hike turned out to be both our favorite part and the view from the top was incredible. No picture can do it justice-even though we tried by taking a million! Ha!
After hiking back down our prayers were answered and the rain stopped. We were SO thankful. After getting yelled out by some more officials we started our tour through the ruins. I was laughing so hard at all the people taking pictures of the llamas when there are amazing ruins everywhere around. Too funny. I couldn't get enough of watching the clouds roll in and out and it added this special, almost mysterious, feeling while being there. Everyone kept commenting on how unique of a day it was and that we were fortunate enough to be there.
Our tour ended and we were so nervous we were going to miss our train back to Cusco because there was another TWO hour wait to get down off the mountain, when our guide gave us the best FastPass of our lives and we were able to skip the line que and get right on the next bus. We felt like royalty. We headed back to Aguas Calientes before our train left and both agreed it was the cutest little mountain town we’d ever seen!
CUSCO, PERU: PART TWO
When we pulled up to our hotel in Cusco I knnnnnew we were in for a treat. We walked into our room and instantly fell in love with all the brightly colored decor and high beamed ceilings. We were just a few minutes walk from the San Pedro market so we headed down before it got too late and loved walking around to all of the shops and booths filled with brightly colored flowers, souvenirs, and pigs! A man would carry in these huge skinned pigs ready for sale and just kept bringing them in one after another, Marcus and I looked at each other and said, “Only in Peru!”
The next day we headed off to our ATV tour of Moray and the Salt Flats. After some quick instruction, and scolding of not doing enough “practice” we were on our way. We completely lucked out when our entire group went one way to see a lake and we had a private tour all to ourselves. When we got to Moray, our guide gave Marcus a “bro hug” and said “Nice riding brotha! We’ll catch up to the other group later, you drive fast!” Moray was amazing to see the different temperature climates that the Inca’s grew their vegetation on. Next our guide took us to this lookout overlooking the Sacred Valley and we twisted and turned around the streets of Maras. We felt like we were in a video game as we drove through these little streets and had to stop for "cow crossings!”
We met up with our group at the Salt Flats and it was one of my favorite things I’ve ever seen. Almost 2,500 pools filled with natural salt water from the mountain. When the water evaporates each family in Maras is in charge of 30 pools and they harvest the left over salt from them. I am a salt ADDICT so I couldn’t quit drinking and trying the stuff. Marcus was dyyyying because it was so salty!
That afternoon we visited a convent in Cusco, the Incan ruins of Quenco, Tambomachay, and ended with Sacsayhuaman. At this point our guide asked us if we wanted to see another church or stay at Sacsayhuaman and we both agreed, “Stay here!” Sacsayhuaman is made of huge boulders and each block was carefully shaped and molded. The joke is that the Incans invented Tetris-Ha! And…each boulder is hundreds of tons each! I couldn’t even believe how big they were until one of us was standing beside them. As the sun was setting it was one of those magical moments where everything felt so peaceful.
The next day we hopped on a bus and train to tour the Sacred Valley. We took the bus to Pisaq where we hiked to the top of the ruins and spent some time wandering Pisaq Market. We had an amazing lunch and then visited the ruins of Ollantaytambo. An hour after getting there, it started POURING and we found a cute little cafe with wifi and drank our hearts out of our favorite Inca Kola. After a little while the rain stopped and we explored the city, ate the best ice cream and empanadas (even thought Marcus was sure the ice cream wouldn’t be good-it was fantastic!), and picked up a few paintings and souvenirs for our girls. Then we hopped on the train to Aquas Calientes, the city that stands at the base of Machu Picchu.
We met up with our group at the Salt Flats and it was one of my favorite things I’ve ever seen. Almost 2,500 pools filled with natural salt water from the mountain. When the water evaporates each family in Maras is in charge of 30 pools and they harvest the left over salt from them. I am a salt ADDICT so I couldn’t quit drinking and trying the stuff. Marcus was dyyyying because it was so salty!
That afternoon we visited a convent in Cusco, the Incan ruins of Quenco, Tambomachay, and ended with Sacsayhuaman. At this point our guide asked us if we wanted to see another church or stay at Sacsayhuaman and we both agreed, “Stay here!” Sacsayhuaman is made of huge boulders and each block was carefully shaped and molded. The joke is that the Incans invented Tetris-Ha! And…each boulder is hundreds of tons each! I couldn’t even believe how big they were until one of us was standing beside them. As the sun was setting it was one of those magical moments where everything felt so peaceful.
The next day we hopped on a bus and train to tour the Sacred Valley. We took the bus to Pisaq where we hiked to the top of the ruins and spent some time wandering Pisaq Market. We had an amazing lunch and then visited the ruins of Ollantaytambo. An hour after getting there, it started POURING and we found a cute little cafe with wifi and drank our hearts out of our favorite Inca Kola. After a little while the rain stopped and we explored the city, ate the best ice cream and empanadas (even thought Marcus was sure the ice cream wouldn’t be good-it was fantastic!), and picked up a few paintings and souvenirs for our girls. Then we hopped on the train to Aquas Calientes, the city that stands at the base of Machu Picchu.
When we pulled up to our hotel in Cusco I knnnnnew we were in for a treat. We walked into our room and instantly fell in love with all the brightly colored decor and high beamed ceilings. We were just a few minutes walk from the San Pedro market so we headed down before it got too late and loved walking around to all of the shops and booths filled with brightly colored flowers, souvenirs, and pigs! A man would carry in these huge skinned pigs ready for sale and just kept bringing them in one after another, Marcus and I looked at each other and said, “Only in Peru!”
The next day we headed off to our ATV tour of Moray and the Salt Flats. After some quick instruction, and scolding of not doing enough “practice” we were on our way. We completely lucked out when our entire group went one way to see a lake and we had a private tour all to ourselves. When we got to Moray, our guide gave Marcus a “bro hug” and said “Nice riding brotha! We’ll catch up to the other group later, you drive fast!” Moray was amazing to see the different temperature climates that the Inca’s grew their vegetation on. Next our guide took us to this lookout overlooking the Sacred Valley and we twisted and turned around the streets of Maras. We felt like we were in a video game as we drove through these little streets and had to stop for "cow crossings!”
We met up with our group at the Salt Flats and it was one of my favorite things I’ve ever seen. Almost 2,500 pools filled with natural salt water from the mountain. When the water evaporates each family in Maras is in charge of 30 pools and they harvest the left over salt from them. I am a salt ADDICT so I couldn’t quit drinking and trying the stuff. Marcus was dyyyying because it was so salty!
That afternoon we visited a convent in Cusco, the Incan ruins of Quenco, Tambomachay, and ended with Sacsayhuaman. At this point our guide asked us if we wanted to see another church or stay at Sacsayhuaman and we both agreed, “Stay here!” Sacsayhuaman is made of huge boulders and each block was carefully shaped and molded. The joke is that the Incans invented Tetris-Ha! And…each boulder is hundreds of tons each! I couldn’t even believe how big they were until one of us was standing beside them. As the sun was setting it was one of those magical moments where everything felt so peaceful.
The next day we hopped on a bus and train to tour the Sacred Valley. We took the bus to Pisaq where we hiked to the top of the ruins and spent some time wandering Pisaq Market. We had an amazing lunch and then visited the ruins of Ollantaytambo. An hour after getting there, it started POURING and we found a cute little cafe with wifi and drank our hearts out of our favorite Inca Kola. After a little while the rain stopped and we explored the city, ate the best ice cream and empanadas (even thought Marcus was sure the ice cream wouldn’t be good-it was fantastic!), and picked up a few paintings and souvenirs for our girls. Then we hopped on the train to Aquas Calientes, the city that stands at the base of Machu Picchu.
We met up with our group at the Salt Flats and it was one of my favorite things I’ve ever seen. Almost 2,500 pools filled with natural salt water from the mountain. When the water evaporates each family in Maras is in charge of 30 pools and they harvest the left over salt from them. I am a salt ADDICT so I couldn’t quit drinking and trying the stuff. Marcus was dyyyying because it was so salty!
That afternoon we visited a convent in Cusco, the Incan ruins of Quenco, Tambomachay, and ended with Sacsayhuaman. At this point our guide asked us if we wanted to see another church or stay at Sacsayhuaman and we both agreed, “Stay here!” Sacsayhuaman is made of huge boulders and each block was carefully shaped and molded. The joke is that the Incans invented Tetris-Ha! And…each boulder is hundreds of tons each! I couldn’t even believe how big they were until one of us was standing beside them. As the sun was setting it was one of those magical moments where everything felt so peaceful.
The next day we hopped on a bus and train to tour the Sacred Valley. We took the bus to Pisaq where we hiked to the top of the ruins and spent some time wandering Pisaq Market. We had an amazing lunch and then visited the ruins of Ollantaytambo. An hour after getting there, it started POURING and we found a cute little cafe with wifi and drank our hearts out of our favorite Inca Kola. After a little while the rain stopped and we explored the city, ate the best ice cream and empanadas (even thought Marcus was sure the ice cream wouldn’t be good-it was fantastic!), and picked up a few paintings and souvenirs for our girls. Then we hopped on the train to Aquas Calientes, the city that stands at the base of Machu Picchu.
IQUITOS, PERU: PART ONE
August 28, 2017
Marcus served a two year church mission in Peru, so for years he has wanted to go back. We started off spending a few days in the jungle. Marcus couldn’t go up the river by boat as a missionary, so this time we found a place to stay that was two hours up the Amazon. We didn’t know what we were in for when we pulled up to the boat dock but we were so surprised! Mostly, because we had air conditioning in our room. Ha! We felt pretty spoiled by this when at home it’s something we just take for granted.
The next morning we came to a small town where people travel by moro-taxis. Similar to a tuktuk in Asia. Well, our grouped was whizzing around these small paths and we felt like we were in a video game of MarioKart or something! We were laughing so hard with our guide shoved between the two of us! We then went on a canopy tour of the jungle 100 ft up with bridges that connected one tree to the next. Some were even 60 ft in length! We had one of those “moments” when we were at the highest platform and two macaw birds went flying overhead. The jungle goes out for as far as you can see and it reminded me of being over the top of a bunch of broccoli stems. I think I said “This is sooo pretty” about a million times.
One of our favorite things was riding the boat up and down the river. Nobody uses cars and they have to access everything by boat or mototaxi. Having the chance to stop at a few villages and see their everyday life was an eye opening experience. I was gravitated to the groups of small children and they just wanted to see everything I had, my sunglasses, my necklace, my fan made from a leaf-Ha! They loved looking at themselves on my camera from the pictures I took. But it made me miss my own babies who were at home!
One night we went on a “jungle hike” and our guide, Segundo, had been our fearless leader through the jungle for a few days, so at this point I was feeling pretty confident I’d follow him anywhere! But that night when we went into the jungle every little noise had me on edge. With nothing but a flashlight we were looking for crocodiles, tarantulas, and seeing the biggest bugs I’d ever seen in my life! I nearly had a panic attack when a spider fell down from a tree riiiiiight between me and our guide. But looking up and seeing the stars was like non other! It was incredible.
Our last day we went fishing for piranhas and I couldn’t believe it when I caught one! We had it for dinner that night, and it was surprisingly really good. Leaving the jungle I got super sad and emotional. It was just everything and more that I expected, and I honestly didn’t know how the rest of the trip could compete with my newfound love for the jungle.
Marcus served a two year church mission in Peru, so for years he has wanted to go back. We started off spending a few days in the jungle. Marcus couldn’t go up the river by boat as a missionary, so this time we found a place to stay that was two hours up the Amazon. We didn’t know what we were in for when we pulled up to the boat dock but we were so surprised! Mostly, because we had air conditioning in our room. Ha! We felt pretty spoiled by this when at home it’s something we just take for granted.
The next morning we came to a small town where people travel by moro-taxis. Similar to a tuktuk in Asia. Well, our grouped was whizzing around these small paths and we felt like we were in a video game of MarioKart or something! We were laughing so hard with our guide shoved between the two of us! We then went on a canopy tour of the jungle 100 ft up with bridges that connected one tree to the next. Some were even 60 ft in length! We had one of those “moments” when we were at the highest platform and two macaw birds went flying overhead. The jungle goes out for as far as you can see and it reminded me of being over the top of a bunch of broccoli stems. I think I said “This is sooo pretty” about a million times.
One of our favorite things was riding the boat up and down the river. Nobody uses cars and they have to access everything by boat or mototaxi. Having the chance to stop at a few villages and see their everyday life was an eye opening experience. I was gravitated to the groups of small children and they just wanted to see everything I had, my sunglasses, my necklace, my fan made from a leaf-Ha! They loved looking at themselves on my camera from the pictures I took. But it made me miss my own babies who were at home!
One night we went on a “jungle hike” and our guide, Segundo, had been our fearless leader through the jungle for a few days, so at this point I was feeling pretty confident I’d follow him anywhere! But that night when we went into the jungle every little noise had me on edge. With nothing but a flashlight we were looking for crocodiles, tarantulas, and seeing the biggest bugs I’d ever seen in my life! I nearly had a panic attack when a spider fell down from a tree riiiiiight between me and our guide. But looking up and seeing the stars was like non other! It was incredible.
Our last day we went fishing for piranhas and I couldn’t believe it when I caught one! We had it for dinner that night, and it was surprisingly really good. Leaving the jungle I got super sad and emotional. It was just everything and more that I expected, and I honestly didn’t know how the rest of the trip could compete with my newfound love for the jungle.
SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE
August 14, 2017
For Marcus’ family reunion we spent a few days up in McCall, Idaho. This place is the epitome of picturesque. They have this log cabin at the top of a mountain and a huge bright, red barn. While we were there, Marcus’ cousin Mitch is apart of the San Diego chapter of Sleep In Heavenly Peace. So he teamed up with the Boise chapter and for part of the reunion we constructed bunk beds for the charity. The charity SHP takes these beds and gives them to children who don’t have beds of their own. Their goal is to make sure no child sleeps on the floor. Mitch asked us if we could document the build and the family’s participation in it. We loved being apart of such a great cause, and I get a little emotional every time I watch it seeing all of the family members work together so hard. The money for the build even came from Marcus’ uncle who donated an El Camino to the family auction, and the money from the auction went to the build. We felt pretty blessed to be witnessing and capturing such a great event.
For Marcus’ family reunion we spent a few days up in McCall, Idaho. This place is the epitome of picturesque. They have this log cabin at the top of a mountain and a huge bright, red barn. While we were there, Marcus’ cousin Mitch is apart of the San Diego chapter of Sleep In Heavenly Peace. So he teamed up with the Boise chapter and for part of the reunion we constructed bunk beds for the charity. The charity SHP takes these beds and gives them to children who don’t have beds of their own. Their goal is to make sure no child sleeps on the floor. Mitch asked us if we could document the build and the family’s participation in it. We loved being apart of such a great cause, and I get a little emotional every time I watch it seeing all of the family members work together so hard. The money for the build even came from Marcus’ uncle who donated an El Camino to the family auction, and the money from the auction went to the build. We felt pretty blessed to be witnessing and capturing such a great event.
ROAD TRIP
August 3, 2017
We hadn’t seen Marcus’ sister since December so we decided to take a spontaneous trip to Utah. Days leading up to it, I was dreading the drive with a nine month old and newly potty trained toddler. The furthest we had ever gone in the car with them was 5 hours so we’d be pushing our luck on a 10 hour trip. But even with a few highway potty stops, we still made it and the girls did AWESOME. It’s funny how the times I get super nervous about them it ends up being just fine, but then the little things like going to the grocery store…foooorgeeet about it!
Harper loves her cousin Autumn since they’re only a year apart and she talks non stop about her. But when they’re together they want the same everything. Same drink, same cup, same toy, HA! You can tell they are both definitely the oldest and not used to sharing. We tried getting them to hold hands for a picture and they refused. Then 10 minutes later on our walk through the canyon they were skipping down the trail, holding hands, all on their own. I guess you can’t force it? We were trying to decide if we got the worst parents or best parents award when we took them to Utah Lake for a few hours and found out you couldn’t put your feet in the water. But it had just rained earlier in the day and the girls found the BIGGEST puddle to jump and splash in. They were in heaven! So we just shrugged our shoulders and said, “At least they’re having fun.” YOLO.
One night we decided to hit up a local festival/carnival that Spanish Fork was having for Pioneer Day. The girls were sooo tired but as soon as they saw all the lights they got so excited. It was Harper’s first time riding “rides” and her and I loved every second of it. I have such great memories riding all the “carney” rides growing up, and want her to have those too. We’re daredevils in our family when it comes to rollercoasters and rides. When she went on the first one it was suuuuper slow. She looked SO bored. So we stepped it up a notch on the second ride, and she had a smile on her face the whole time. Afterwards she kept asking for, “the Jeeps!” We had a few tokens left and the girls decided their final ride would be the kiddie coaster. They were soooo cute all strapped in sitting next to each other jabbering away. The first go around they were pretty nervous, but by the second time they were having so much fun. Me and my sister-in-law were DYING laughing at them. When they got off they said, “We were laughing so hard!” And we asked, “Why? How was it?” And then said, “Everyone was laughing on it.” It was so cute!
It’s always nice to spend time with them, stay up late talking, and they are the best hosts. Before leaving we took our girls on a quick tour of our old stomping grounds at BYU. Marcus and I couldn’t believe how much campus had changed. It’s always been beautiful but it looked especially so in the summer months. I’d never seen it during summer. It had me seriously consider why I ever went in the winter-ha! Harper liked seeing “Cosmo” and loved pointing out every “Y” chanting “BYU! BYU!” everywhere we went. We had such a great time, and had us reminiscing about our old Utah days.
One night we decided to hit up a local festival/carnival that Spanish Fork was having for Pioneer Day. The girls were sooo tired but as soon as they saw all the lights they got so excited. It was Harper’s first time riding “rides” and her and I loved every second of it. I have such great memories riding all the “carney” rides growing up, and want her to have those too. We’re daredevils in our family when it comes to rollercoasters and rides. When she went on the first one it was suuuuper slow. She looked SO bored. So we stepped it up a notch on the second ride, and she had a smile on her face the whole time. Afterwards she kept asking for, “the Jeeps!” We had a few tokens left and the girls decided their final ride would be the kiddie coaster. They were soooo cute all strapped in sitting next to each other jabbering away. The first go around they were pretty nervous, but by the second time they were having so much fun. Me and my sister-in-law were DYING laughing at them. When they got off they said, “We were laughing so hard!” And we asked, “Why? How was it?” And then said, “Everyone was laughing on it.” It was so cute!
It’s always nice to spend time with them, stay up late talking, and they are the best hosts. Before leaving we took our girls on a quick tour of our old stomping grounds at BYU. Marcus and I couldn’t believe how much campus had changed. It’s always been beautiful but it looked especially so in the summer months. I’d never seen it during summer. It had me seriously consider why I ever went in the winter-ha! Harper liked seeing “Cosmo” and loved pointing out every “Y” chanting “BYU! BYU!” everywhere we went. We had such a great time, and had us reminiscing about our old Utah days.
We hadn’t seen Marcus’ sister since December so we decided to take a spontaneous trip to Utah. Days leading up to it, I was dreading the drive with a nine month old and newly potty trained toddler. The furthest we had ever gone in the car with them was 5 hours so we’d be pushing our luck on a 10 hour trip. But even with a few highway potty stops, we still made it and the girls did AWESOME. It’s funny how the times I get super nervous about them it ends up being just fine, but then the little things like going to the grocery store…foooorgeeet about it!
Harper loves her cousin Autumn since they’re only a year apart and she talks non stop about her. But when they’re together they want the same everything. Same drink, same cup, same toy, HA! You can tell they are both definitely the oldest and not used to sharing. We tried getting them to hold hands for a picture and they refused. Then 10 minutes later on our walk through the canyon they were skipping down the trail, holding hands, all on their own. I guess you can’t force it? We were trying to decide if we got the worst parents or best parents award when we took them to Utah Lake for a few hours and found out you couldn’t put your feet in the water. But it had just rained earlier in the day and the girls found the BIGGEST puddle to jump and splash in. They were in heaven! So we just shrugged our shoulders and said, “At least they’re having fun.” YOLO.
One night we decided to hit up a local festival/carnival that Spanish Fork was having for Pioneer Day. The girls were sooo tired but as soon as they saw all the lights they got so excited. It was Harper’s first time riding “rides” and her and I loved every second of it. I have such great memories riding all the “carney” rides growing up, and want her to have those too. We’re daredevils in our family when it comes to rollercoasters and rides. When she went on the first one it was suuuuper slow. She looked SO bored. So we stepped it up a notch on the second ride, and she had a smile on her face the whole time. Afterwards she kept asking for, “the Jeeps!” We had a few tokens left and the girls decided their final ride would be the kiddie coaster. They were soooo cute all strapped in sitting next to each other jabbering away. The first go around they were pretty nervous, but by the second time they were having so much fun. Me and my sister-in-law were DYING laughing at them. When they got off they said, “We were laughing so hard!” And we asked, “Why? How was it?” And then said, “Everyone was laughing on it.” It was so cute!
It’s always nice to spend time with them, stay up late talking, and they are the best hosts. Before leaving we took our girls on a quick tour of our old stomping grounds at BYU. Marcus and I couldn’t believe how much campus had changed. It’s always been beautiful but it looked especially so in the summer months. I’d never seen it during summer. It had me seriously consider why I ever went in the winter-ha! Harper liked seeing “Cosmo” and loved pointing out every “Y” chanting “BYU! BYU!” everywhere we went. We had such a great time, and had us reminiscing about our old Utah days.
One night we decided to hit up a local festival/carnival that Spanish Fork was having for Pioneer Day. The girls were sooo tired but as soon as they saw all the lights they got so excited. It was Harper’s first time riding “rides” and her and I loved every second of it. I have such great memories riding all the “carney” rides growing up, and want her to have those too. We’re daredevils in our family when it comes to rollercoasters and rides. When she went on the first one it was suuuuper slow. She looked SO bored. So we stepped it up a notch on the second ride, and she had a smile on her face the whole time. Afterwards she kept asking for, “the Jeeps!” We had a few tokens left and the girls decided their final ride would be the kiddie coaster. They were soooo cute all strapped in sitting next to each other jabbering away. The first go around they were pretty nervous, but by the second time they were having so much fun. Me and my sister-in-law were DYING laughing at them. When they got off they said, “We were laughing so hard!” And we asked, “Why? How was it?” And then said, “Everyone was laughing on it.” It was so cute!
It’s always nice to spend time with them, stay up late talking, and they are the best hosts. Before leaving we took our girls on a quick tour of our old stomping grounds at BYU. Marcus and I couldn’t believe how much campus had changed. It’s always been beautiful but it looked especially so in the summer months. I’d never seen it during summer. It had me seriously consider why I ever went in the winter-ha! Harper liked seeing “Cosmo” and loved pointing out every “Y” chanting “BYU! BYU!” everywhere we went. We had such a great time, and had us reminiscing about our old Utah days.
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