the 4th of july was MAGICAL this year! it was soooo fun to see our cute girl love the fireworks and the parade. and, it's always magical just spending time with our Wilkinson family. we love you guys! we definitely missed the hatches this year though! :(
i can't believe what a studly mountain biker austin was! he was the 1st grandkid to join in on an adult activity and he did GREAT!!
van loves hiking with grandma!
austin definitely showed me up. see my ankle? imagine it 3x bigger and black and blue. that's what happens when you put me on a mountain bike ride called "the bone yard" apparently. whoops. it's too bad, too. i was having so much fun until i biffed. it made for a super exciting mountain search and rescue though. ha.
sundance where we biked. can you see why i was so sad i crashed? GORGEOUS!
just found this picture of aaron having some fun at my expense. thanks, love.
part of the crew that DIDN'T crash
i know it's blurry, but it's so cute. she was having soooo much fun being silly with the cousins while watching the fireworks.
fireworks spectators. yes, i'm in a blanket. i almost didn't come back to vegas. crazy good weather, that orem. nice face em girl.
happy parade watcher.
emery watching the big cousins and figuring out how to get the big trucks to "honk the horn, honk the horn"
our newest nephew, rowan. oh my gosh i love this kid. and i love his mom, too.
uncle josh working his magic on van at the parade.
my FAVORITE 4th of July picture. railay's pants fell off. so he just sat down on the curb and watched the parade with them around his ankles. LOVE. THIS. KID. holy cow.
emery really....
really....
really loved the ice cream at seven peaks.
and van really....
really......
really loved grandmama's baked beans over rice.
the great dalmuti (just like scum) - complete with hats.
aaron won my award for "cutest great peon"
and on top of it all we got to have lunch with 2 of our favorite people on the planet and aaron got to ride 50 miles with that old guy on the right. we love these two. they are two of the very few people i NEED. we don't get to hang out often enough.my camera was out of batteries half the trip, but we were there! i need to steal some pictures from my dad...
we had so much fun visiting doug and tracy and company in albequerque. the water park at the radisson was awesome and just seeing family was the best part. i'm so blessed to have the greatest family ever! it was so fun to see all of you!
this picture makes me sad. he looks so big!
coolest 60-year-old guy i know (aka my dad)
emma and emery on the plane (you can see my daughter is very concerned about reading all of the literature on airplane safety. good girl.)
secret to flying with a lap sitter: put him in his own seat belt and no one will dare sit by you just on the off chance he'll scream the whole way. :)
splashing with auntie amy
what a buddy. love him. 
best i could get of em girl. squirrels don't hold still.
oh yeah... he cuddled with mom too. lucky me. 
