It was my long time friend Amber's wedding, and Bella was a flower girl for the first time!! It was AMAZING, a seriously beautiful day, Bella also had her first ride in a limo! So fun!!
Next up: trip to Utah! Business for Mason, shopping for me!! This was our first time driving there, which was good and bad. Good because there was WAY more room to fit in my retail therapy (seriously, home decor rocks in Utah!! and the prices are awesome!!). Bad because holy crap that is a long drive! Sooooo long. But worth it! We went to the cutest place called Gardener's Village, and I will be visiting there again for sure! Petting zoo, cute little boutiques, it was heaven!! And the temple grounds were just gorgeous, of course. It was a really fun little trip!
After Utah, it was home for a short while, and then a Dahl family trip to Whitefish, Montana. When I say Dahl family, I mean: Mason's mom and dad, his 2 older sisters their husbands and 8 children between them, his younger brother and his fiancee, and his 2 youngest sisters. Can you say full house?!! But somehow, in this amazing cabin on the mountain, every family had their own bedroom and bathroom! Fabulous! So much fun, we slid down these slides DOWN the mountain, we did a little shopping, A LOT of hanging out, and we went to Big Sky waterslides, where I basically suffered 3rd degree burns from the burning sun! So worth it though, I can see why so many people from Southern Alberta vacation down there all summer long! Oh, plus on the going over the sun highway we saw a bear! Right on the side of the road, it was SO close! I absolutely LOVE that drive.
Pouty face...not sure why!!
Can you say diva?!
Okay, these things were awesome! There was this random little park that had go-carts, spray boats, mini golf, etc. and of course like little kids Mason and his brother in law jumped on these! It was hilarious, they all got soaked. And Bella is naked because approx. 5 mins before this she had a massive diarrhea attack and ruined ALL HER CLOTHES. So much fun. Can you say white trash?!!
Next....Mason's 28th Birthday! I sent him golfing for the day (poor guy, it was his first time out all summer...we are WAY too busy), had a yummy bbq and made him his fave: German Chocolate Cake. Not my favourite, but he LOVES it. I have to make it every single year.
This next picture is of Bella on her new Strider bike. She loves it, but is still getting the hang of it. Maybe if we were around more...!!! Good thing is, this bike is good up until age 5 or so! Plus it's pink. Need I say more?
Bella got the chance to be a flowergirl for the second time this summer....at Melissa and Randy's wedding! It was just beautiful, a gorgeous setting and the little flowergirls were adorable!!
And our last adventure of the summer? ARIZONA!! This was the perfect ending to our summer. Great friends, great weather, and a backyard pool...nothing better! Not to mention endless drink concoctions from our fabulous hostess Val!! This is also where Mase served his mission, so we got to go around to his areas and see where they lived and stuff. Very cool, a little alarming in some neighbourhoods!! Bella loved the pool, she wasn't scared at all, with her water wings on she would just go!! The boys went golfing a few times, the girls went shopping...just perfect! Oh and the restaurants in AZ rock. Seriously, we had some good food!
I couldn't resist posting this picture! Sooooo funny!!
Okay, yay for you if you read this all the way to the END!!! I will try not to go so long without posting next time!! I still have to post about California (3rd time Bella was a flowergirl) and Katelyn's wedding (yep, Bella's 4th time being a flowergirl. She's a pro now!!). Then I should be caught up!
