Fairview Cabin 2023

We were invited back to Jared and Jenny's cabin in July of 2023 and had a great time. Joseph called this his favorite place to be at one point. I forgot many details, but I'll try remembering everything we did!

When we arrived, we were able to check out the new turf installed for lawn games and other shenanigans. They made foam swords for the kids to play with!

Joseph with his favorite dog, Chloe.

Swords in action!

Noah is never one to miss the action.

Group photo!

Jared got the leaf blower out and we got the best photo from it!

Jess and Seb's family arrived a little later and we enjoyed spending time inside the cabin.

My niece lives an hour north of the cabin, so we naturally had to go see her and her cute kids! Poor Calvin broke his arm but he is always such a happy kid it didn't seem to bother him. We went to Cafe Rio to eat some yummy food and meet little baby Nixon.

Calvin and Hobbs!

There she is 😍

We all got t-shirts from this reunion in the colors we wanted. I chose green for the boys and pink for Eden and me. When we got back, Jared and Jenny took us for a ride in their new fancy UTV. This area is beautiful!!

Sam and I enjoying the view.

Thanks for the ride!

Sam spent time with Mario catching up on life and talking about good books.

Jacob and Shauna arrived and we got to celebrate some birthdays. Sam's already passed but Eden's was coming up!

Eden opening her presents.

Celebrating with rice crispy treats!

Happy birthday!

Cheers!

Eden spending time with her aunt Jessica.

Grandma and Grandpa with their progeny. 

We spent a lot of the next day hanging around and doing different things around the cabin.

Enjoying the hammock!

Milo and Eli really getting along!

More sword action!

A true princess.

Making homemade ice cream!

Da boys.

Noah and Dad went on a hike to the rock shelter.

Swimming next to the river instead of in it!

All the girls wore Wednesday braids.

Movie night with a projector. We watched Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken.

Next day, I took the older boys to the rock shelter.

My wildflower bouquet.

Such a pretty area!

We then enjoyed doing some yoga on the turf.

We took a hike up to a pond in the "rich person" area. 

We later went into town to checkout the Fairview Museum. They had a lot of fun history and even a mammoth skeleton!

Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery.

Good Ol' Lincoln.

Woolly Mammoth Skeleton.

Joseph really enjoyed seeing this rock!

Playing rummikub that night.

Jacob and Shauna left the next day (they had been traveling for a while before arriving in Utah), but we got to enjoy the Pioneer Day parade.

Family picture!

A rare family photo with all of us in it.

Noah's new favorite game.

Took Eli out on the UTV.

Parade time!

Eden is dressed for the occasion.

Jenny and Eli.

Sam with his mom, Jared, and Noah.

Pageant winners.

I always enjoy a good marching band!

A float tossed out some otter pops for the crowd to enjoy.

They take Pioneer Day very seriously in Utah.

We ended the day with a quick meal and karaoke, and then some of the family went to the Demolition Derby that night while our family stayed home and packed up.

Sliders and watermelon, yum!

Eden and Sofia having good cousin time.

The Dunlaps' new addition, Buddy!

Enjoying the Karaoke!

Thank you, Jared and Jenny, for being wonderful hosts! We can tell how much effort you put into everything you did to make us feel comfortable and have a great time!

We moved almost immediately after this trip, so to help us out, Sam's parents took our three oldest kids to Albuquerque while Sam, Noah and I drove back to Los Angeles to pack up the moving truck. Sam's mom sent these cute photos to us:

They always been pretty good on road trips!