Pictures of Drew.....By Nettie

While I was away Michelle had Nettie take some pictures of Drew. He looked so darn cute. Here are a few of our favorites along with a video of him giving us a few smiles and giggles. It is hard to capture these moments because as soon as he sees the camera he becomes so focused and serious.

I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream for Ice Cream

On Memorial day, after I returned home from my trip, the rest of the Martin clan came over to the Woolley's and we had dinner. Not everyone was able to make it, but we enjoyed getting together one more time before Cameron, Rachel, and Candice headed back to California. Rachel's parents and sister were also in town from Idaho and stopped by to see them. As usual we had a good time. For dessert Michelle's Dad brought ice cream cones for everyone to enjoy. Nettie decided to take pictures of everyone eating their cone. Candice especially loved her ice cream cone and wasn't afraid to make a mess of it. It was a great way to finish the holiday weekend. Can't wait till the next one.

I know there is no ice cream in this photo, but don't father and son look so good!

Candice

Seth

Bryer

Dy

Grandma Woolley

Rachel

Audrey

Michelle

Ben

Drew (No real ice cream consumption)

Andrew

Bracken

Nettie

Tina

Cameron

Grandpa Woolley

Carmen

Grandma and Grandpa Woolley with Grandpa's Sister Lucy and her husband Carmen.

2nd Annual Guys Weekend in Brian Head, UT

Last year me and three of my guy friends from high school got together in Brian Head at one of their cabins and had a guys weekend. This year we decided to do the same thing, but Ben invited two of his friends and our friend Jordan wasn't able to make it because of other vacation plans. We all left on Friday to make our way up to the cabin. Four of us were coming from the Salt Lake area and one from Las Vegas. We brought 4 wheelers and lots of food and movies. The cabin is basically a second home that includes all of the amenities you would ever want, but with a log cabin facade.

Here is a view from the back deck.

Overall we got some good riding in, but unfortunately like last year there was more snow than we would have liked to see. Between rides we watched a lot of action and comedy movies mixed with rock band and eating lots of food that we didn't need. We even made a trip to Cedar City to see a movie and eat dinner. On Sunday we watched a little Music and the Spoken word and then attempted to visit some surrounding parks, but they were still closed for the Winter. We then made our Sunday dinner that consisted of Mexican food. If any of you are interested, Ben has a really good Mexican Rice recipe, it was so good.

Also, If any of you know the Dee brothers then you know that there is never a quiet moment, they love to raise their voices, and when you get the rest of us together it only gets louder. Needless to say there was never a dull moment. Our friend Tyler kept us the most entertained while we made him scream like a girl when we spooked him after he had fallen asleep during a movie (we wish we had gotten it on video) and also attempted to put shaving cream on his hand while he was sleeping. I don't know if any of us have grown up yet. Before leaving on Monday a few of us took one last ride. I believe it was the best one yet, because more snow had melted and we could travel a little further.

I know you can't see me very well with the helmet on, but it really is me. The video below is really short and dumb, but I figured I had it so I would use it.

At the end of it all we decided that we should move the date to a later time so we miss the snow. We might even try to get back together in a few months to try it again. Thanks Nathan and Ben for the fun weekend. Hope we can do it again next year.

Visitors From California

Michelle's brother, Cameron, and his family came to visit for the holiday weekend. Since they live in California we don't get to see them as often as we like and since they also have a cute little girl, Candice, it makes it that much more exciting when they are in town. On Thursday night Michelle and I went down to spend the night in Orem. Nettie and Tina had arrived a few hours earlier and we spent the night talking and playing with Candice and Drew. Friday morning Dy and Bracken joined us in Orem and we took a trip to Lehi to go swimming in their aquatic center.

It was Candice's and Bracken's first times in a real pool and it was fun to watch how excited they got in the water. Bracken had a slow start, but warmed up to the idea a little later. We weren't ready to get Drew in a public pool so he just slept in his car seat.

I ended up leaving the pool early to go on a trip to Southern Utah for the weekend(separate post). Michelle stayed in Orem the whole weekend while I was gone so she could hang out with the family.

It was great to have the three boys back together again. It will be a lot of fun to see, as they get older, how they will interact and become best friends. Of course Candice didn't want to be left out of the gang.

Chelsea and Darren arrived from Idaho Friday night and on Saturday they all went to Bridal Veil Falls for a nice walk with the kids.

Cameron's wife, Rachel, is from Idaho so while they were just a few hours away, her family came down to visit with them with their families.

The weather was perfect and everyone enjoyed a little time outside in the sun. Drew really loves the outside. Anytime he gets really upset and starts to cry non stop we just take him outside and he settles down.

That evening they all had a big dinner. Russell and Nicole were able to come along with Grandma and Grandpa Woolley.

Everyone had a good time and as always the Martin's provided a wonderful meal.