Junior High Dance

Milan's first junior high dance was a total blast!  She and Rosie came out here to get ready and snap a few pictures then I dropped them off fashionable late (which ended up being the perfect time because everyone else was showing up too.)  Milan said she had a a blast dancing with her friends and I am so grateful that she is killing it in junior high!  

Eden's Birthday at Vedauwoo

This year was a big one for Eden-bug, double digits!  She spent weeks talking about her birthday plans, but ultimately decided on a shopping day with mom and birthday schindig with friends at Vedauwoo. 

Eden really loves shopping so I let her pick out her gifts again this year.  I'm always a bit surprised about her gifts, and glad that she gets things that make her happy.  We started our date with lunch at Olive Garden, which Eden thought was fancy and yummy.  Next, we went to Target to enjoy the $40 that grandma Kat had gifted her for the store; Eden picked out the Birkenstock-ish sandals of her dreams, a hedgehog squishy, best friend necklaces for Claire, and a farting pig game.  We weren't done there though, because she still had money to spend so we hit up Michaels for glitter glue, a bath  bomb, jewelry kit, and pencil gifts her class. (I'm sure I missed a thing or two, but you get the idea.)

We ended the celebration at Vedauwoo with Claire's family; this is the third year Eden and Claire have celebrated their birthdays together, starting when they turned 3 a day apart.  The girls had a great time with the endless sugar, limited supervision, and giant rocks.  We partied until the sun set then still managed to squeeze in baths on a school night.  Eden was excited to take cinnamon rolls and pencils to school for friends so I'm glad that she was able to enjoy her day without smelling like bonfire :)

We're so grateful for our Eden bug!

Star Valley

To celebrate Dave's 40th birthday, we booked an AirBNB in Pinedale where we slept in the "Navajo" room and listened to a very chatty host.  We initially planned on exploring the area, fishing, boating, and hiking, but our plans changed right before we left.  We started researching a practice opportunity in Afton so took advantage of our proximity to Star Valley to meet with the owners.  It was a lot of driving and exhausting with their high pressure sales tactics and contradicting stories.  The verdict's still out on that life decision.  

The highlights of the trip were playing at Grey's River, exploring South Pass, panning for gold, and of course stopping in Farson for a "big scoop."  Not only once, but twice!