on holiday

It has been a busy time for Cory and I. Here are some photos of what we've been up to (the most recent being first). I don't have much time to fill in the details but I think you'll get the idea.

Steve and Cascia Lutes were in town for a few days. It was fun catching up with them -- and Sawyer and Cooper are soooo cute.


I thought it was time to come clean about what a dork I am. I can't really blame Cory -- It was my idea to lounge around the apartment dressed as twins.


Here are a couple of cute pics of my sister-in-law Charity. She always keeps things entertaining.

If you don't already know, Abby and I are now cousin-in-laws. Cory and her husband Mark are first cousins. We got to see them at the annual 4th of July Bar-B-Q at uncle Ray's in San Diego.

Cory is holding Abby and Mark's son Jack. He's a keeper!


We spent the 4th watching fireworks at the beach in La Jolla Cali. The top photo of of Grandpa Wallace and his wife Janee. We spent the week with the rest of the Carpenter clan at their beach house. Is there a way to live in the mountains and at the beach?



These photos are from our anniversary. We stayed in San Diego's Gas Lamp District at a pretty sweet hotel (that we got for cheap on priceline). We started the day with Cory being stung in the toe by a stingray at the beach. Luckily he fared better than the crocodile hunter. Forty minuets in hot water is all it took. . .the problem was just finding the hot water. The La Jolla Shores life guard station just happened to be out.

After Cory was all patched up and the poison has dissipated through his body, we headed to the hotel and out to dinner. We had Sushi for the main course and then off to our favorite ice cream shop Ghiradelli's for dessert.



The night before we left we went to an organ concert in Balboa Park. I haven't quite learned to appreciate the organ yet. The highlight was Charity (cory's down syndrome sister) booing and giving a thumbs down after the first song. Ahh, her honesty is refreshing.


Here are a couple of pics from the Arts Festival. We caught up with Heidi, Greg and Erika to take in a few minuets of the Disco Drippers. I am still waiting for my hearing to recover.


For Cory's Birthday we camping and biking up in American Fork canyon. We took our pimped out Element up there which was probably not the best idea but we made it. It was soo beautiful. I can't wait to do more camping this summer!


Here are some photos of the tail end of our trip to Brian Head. We showed off our stuff on Navajo Lake. We made those canoes look goood. . . . or maybe it was the other way around?