greys river 2014

Every. Single. Year this trip comes RIGHT when i need it most. right when i need an escape to clear my head and figure out what to do next. this year was no different! they greys river is like the neighborhood you grew up in as a kid, its like that to me. i know that canyon, i know my favorite spots to camp etc. this place is honestly my home far away from home.
Zac and i left friday around 5, scarlett basically slept the entire time, we got up to the campsite right at 10, we talked with the family shortly before we all crashed in bed. The next morning we woke up and my dad made us all omlets, there is something about camping and my dads cooking...its THE BEST. after breakfast zac, myself, my sister katie and her husband devin went for a 4-wheeler ride to reys spring which is a pipe sticking out the side of a mountain and out of it comes the coldest, freshest water i have ever had. then all the boys went 4-wheeling and hiking and fishing at barstow lake. i took a nap and me and katie made over 35 headbands for scarlett! it was so much fun! once the boys got back we went river rafting and after that we went to shoot some guns! i used to like shooting guns then a few years passed where i didnt shoot at all so when zac got his gun and we went together i felt good about it...till i shot his gun and cried because it scared me...i know i know im a wuss. so in wyoming there were like 6-7 different guns to shoot and i tried them all....and i still didnt like them except my dads .22 revolver because it didnt kick at all! after we went shooting we went back to camp and had hot dogs and smores and just talked around the campfire. it was such a fun weekend! the next morning we had pancakes for breakfast then packed camp up and headed home. the drive seemed longer, there was crazy traffic, a spider on the outside of the window, and a fussy scarlett with a blowout diaper. but it was still such a fun much needed weekend! next year we will definitely stay more than just a day. scarlett was in heaven because she got SO much attention! haha she loved to see all her family and she slept better up there than she does at home!
so until next year wyoming..

busy & change

busy.
i work part time at the sweet tooth fairy, i work about 20 hours a week more or less. and my shifts are on average 4 hours long. even though i dont work a whole lot being home with a baby keeps me VERY busy. scarlett wants to be played with constantly, if you set her down she starts crying! and there is a never ending list of things to do around the house! but somehow i find excuses to never cook anymore (#badwife) between being a mom, housekeeper, running errands, finding time to shower and work i feel like my days are slammed. even when i have a quiet minute i am very busy...enjoying 15 minutes of nothing. being a stay at home mom is a full time job! and if/when zac and i decide to have ANOTHER baby i cant imagine trying to work, yet women do it everyday with a handful of kids. we are all supermoms if you ask me.


change.
i have felt so anxious, unsettled, restless etc. the past few months. needing...craving a change. when we learned our lease is up at the end of july we were in a panic to find a new place to live. i thought this move is what i need. but the stress of trying to find somewhere to live that worked for our budget, and location, and timing was seriously the worst. and to be honest i didnt want to move at all. we found 2 places that we would have moved into but neither of those ended up working out for us. and in the end we decided to stay where we currently live. and we both felt REALLY good about it. sure paying an arm and a leg for rent isnt ideal, and to add hospital bills kinda makes it that much more stressful but we both feel much more comfortable saying here, in our first home. this place is the only other place that feels right. we looked at dozens of apartments, condos, houses that we so much more affordable but i was so set on "it doesnt FEEL right" so that didnt end up being the change i have been craving. but i do want to go back to school so badly! maybe later this year or early next year but i plan to attend taylor andrews beauty school for their make up program. and i am squirming in my chair with excitement because i cannot wait to start! so even then no changes have been happening. and i am still restless. but at least this weekend we will be in wyoming! the greys river is honestly a place of clarity for me so hopefully this short trip will be worth it!

scarlett photo dump & catching up

i dont even know where to start...im the worst blogger and i think trying to write down everything we have been up to for the past few what months?? {yikes} is just too hard. to sum it all up i guess zac and i are in a pretty good routine of work, come home, go to the gym, put the baby to bed, hang out and then we go to bed as well, that is what most week days consist of. on the weekends we usually find ourselves with good company doing whatever we please! also now that it is so hot i take scarlett to the pool every afternoon and she LOVES it! it also helps her sleep longer at night. and now for the photo dump. since posting this many pictures on instagram is just outrageous thank goodness i am able to do so on my blog!

& now for a section i would like to call

scarlett vs. naptime

this weekend zac and i and of course scarly girl are heading up to wyoming to meet up with my family on our yearly camping trip. we usually go for a week but this year that just wasn't working out for us so we are leaving friday night once zac is off work and heading up there....and getting there late that night. then we will come home sunday afternoon...im really bummed we will only be up there a day and a half but it is honestly better than not going at all! i always look forward to this trip and not going just isnt an option! im super jealous that my whole family will be there all week long but hey there is always next year!