Busy days . . .

Wow, it's crazy how a final in Macroeconomics and a bunch 11 hour work days can lead to fewer blog posts. The lack of posts is definitely not due to a lack of things happening in our lives. It's the exact opposite . . .

This last weekend was packed with family get-togethers. It all started Friday when we headed off to Manti to see the pageant with the Reid side of the family. We were a little surprised at the traffic on the way down . . .

It was fun to be back in Manti and to sit outside the temple where we were married. The pageant hasn't changed much over the years, but it was fun to sit outside with a great view of the temple as the sun is setting and the stars come out.

We all had a fun time watching the show together and taking turns trying to keep Ainslie within eyesight.

She seemed to enjoy the pageant as well, but mostly because of the opportunity that it gave her to stay up late and run around in the dark. She was especially intrigued by the flaming volcano dance, and she was generous with applause whenever the music died down.

Josh had fun taking pictures of the temple as the night progressed.And he got a shot of the drinking fountains as well.That night we stayed there in Manti (Thanks Mom and Dave!), and we enjoyed a delicious pancake breakfast at one of the local churches.After that it was off to Logan for a little picnic with Adam and Angie. They took us to the Logan's first dam park. Once again, Ainslie loved running around looking at the ducks and wading out into the water. Adam and Angie provided some delicious hamburgers, and a little bit of whipcream-jello salad.It's amazing how Ainslie can run all afternoon and won't lose interest or even slow down until we get her into the car.Her new hat was a total hit on such a sunny day. It was a good thing we had several people to take turns adventuring with Ainslie (did we mention how she doesn't slow down?).We wrapped up the afternoon with a little bit of pinecone hot potato and juggling lessons . . .

A family picture, and then we called it a day. By Sunday, we were simply exhausted. Following in the chocolate success that was Mothers day in our ward, the bishopric decided to give chocolate covered oreos to all of the guys in the ward. Earlier in the week we got together with the Washburns (Fred is the other counselor in the bishopric), and we dipped a little over 200 oreos. From what we can tell, they were a total hit (the ones we "sampled" were delicious). And, believe it or not, it's the weekend again. This weekend promises to be a little bit slower, and hopefully more relaxing. Here's to catching up, and recharging before another week of working the summer away!