Outdoorsy

We're really trying to make the most of this summer (even with Jared's insane schedule), as it might be our last summer in Casper and Jack recently told us that getting out in nature makes, "Jack tired--Jack happy!" So here are some of the outdoorsy things we did last week. (In Utah--but this weekend we'll be doing some quintessential Wyoming things.)

I took some family pictures for Chris+Caitlin+Cole last week. Jared came to help pose them while I shot (one day I'll take a posing class). Afterward we took advantage of Jack being in bed at my parents' house and we went for a sunset hike up Dry Canyon. In my dream life this would happen at least weekly. I distinctly remember doing this same sunset hike the night before we moved to Grenada for medical school 6 years ago. It was fun to be back and take some pictures and reflect on how far we've come.

^^We love this view so much. Lately Jared and I have been seriously discussing the possibility of buying a townhome in Vineyard after we move for his next job, even though we won't be living in Utah. We would justify it as an investment property (Chris and Caitlin have been encouraging us to invest in a rental property in Utah Valley anyway). We'd primarily rent it out on AirBNB so that we could have the option of staying there when we come visit Utah, which will likely happen pretty frequently after we move closer next year.

^^In reality, this happens on most of our outings with our toddler. But there would be more meltdowns if we stayed home, so it's worth it! This was Jack's first time fishing (well, watching people fish). We went up to Payson Lakes. Tim caught 3 fish and Peter caught 1. Jack was very intrigued with the process, but not at all interested in getting near the fish after they were caught.