We've Been Busy

It's been busy for us. One would think that after the 4th of July things calm down a little bit. Well, they sure haven't for us. And good ol' Owen has been right smack-dab in the middle of it all.
We had a fun trip up to Bear Lake one weekend. We didn't just enjoy the lake and the beach, but we also took a trip to Evanston and watched the horse races! Owen loved every minute of it.






Though he loved playing in the sand most of all, he still took to the water like a fish. He wasn't scared or nervous at all. In fact he quite enjoyed the warm water at the lake.








We may have to take another trip up there before the summer is over.
In between trips to all over the place, Owen made his first successful attempt at eating corn on the cob. He really quite enjoyed it. Of course anything that will inevitably make a mess, he is all for anyway, but the corn tasted pretty good!

Summertime just isn't summertime unless there is some corn on the cob involved at some point.

Next it was time to head for Tooele to ride in the parade for the 24th of July festivities. Owen rode on the float for the 7th ward, which is the ward Dad grew up in. He sat with his Grandma Nash and a few of his cousins. Grandma said he was a waving machine throughout the parade.





Right after the parade, Owen and Mommy headed for SLC to spend the night with Auntie Collette and Ryan. The next day was Ryan's baptism and we sure were excited to be there for his big day!

Owen struggled to stay still as Catholic churches tend to be a little more quiet and reserved than the LDS wards Owen is used to going to. But we still got to see most of the ceremony. Problem was, Owen was just having too much fun. Staying up late to watch fireworks, playing with his cousins instead of taking naps, etc. So that by Sunday afternoon just in time for the baptism, all of the excitement had finally caught up with him.But he was still able to ham it up for some family photos, though.



We just hope that second wind kicks in soon, because this weekend we have the big burger bash for Aunt Chelsea's birthday down in Tooele and then the next day we'll celebrating Mommy's birthday! Then the next week we'll be taking our vacation to Yellowstone with Grampa and Grandma Nash! When we asked Owen if he was ready for all of this, all he did was give this look: