Campin

We went camping this weekend with our new camper to Maple Lake up Payson Canyon. It was nice to get out of town and enjoy some peace and quite in Utah's beautiful mountains. We love camping, there's just something about being in nature that really brings Ryan and I together. We took my family's dog ember with us and she really had a blast runnin around and playin in the dirt. Ryan made us some fantastic baby back ribs for dinner, they were really tasty! We can't wait to go again, hopefully soon.

Hyattville

Ryan and I drove to Hyattville, Wyoming this last weekend for the Dunlop Family Reunion. Ryan's parents own a cabin in Hyattville which is in the northern part of Wyoming. It is sort of in the middle of nowhere and has a population of about 60 people. We really love it though, it is so nice to get out of the city and be in nature where it is peaceful and quite and a day actually feels like a day. We met up with Ryan's Grandparents, Aunt and Uncle (Barb and Bert), Bert's brother Leo, Ryan's parents and his brother Sean. It was lots of fun seeing everyone and catching up. We wish that we could have spent more time with the family, but Ryan had to get back for work today.

The old barn

The family

Leo

Ryan with his dad and brother

All the guys worked so hard for hours and hours making a dam in the backyard river. They did an awesome job and now we are going to have a great swimming/fishing spot for years to come. Ryan and Sean have the "Thanksgiving Plunge" tradition where they jump in the freezing cold water every year. So now they have the perfect place to do it. They are CRAZY!

The dam turned out really nice and made a great little waterfall. It really enhanced the sound of the river, making the peacefulness of Hyattville that much better.
Ryan's dad scared the heck out of everyone when he threw an M-80 into the river. It sounded like a bomb went off and made all of us jump. I snapped this pic right after my heart jumped out of my chest.

Grandpa DunlopSaturday was cold and it rained most of the day, but we still had lots of fun

Bert made some awesome smoked ribs for us with his "Green Egg", Ryan is dying to get one.

Barb and Bert celebrated their wedding anniversary on Saturday, Congrats!

me n' ruger

All the dogs loved Grandma Dunlop
Sammy
Cheyenne
Ceasar
Ryan's parents are so nice, they gave us their old camper! We stayed in it on the trip, it is really nice and in great condition. We are so excited to take it out camping! Some pictures I took on a trip to Hyattville last year

Happy Birthday Toribug!

It's Tori's 2nd Birthday!!! Our one and only niece. We Love you!

Garden

Ryan and I have a garden plot that comes with our apartment. We decided this spring to rip out all the overgrown weeds and plant our first garden together. It has been lots of work, but it's been really fun. We have really been reaping our rewards now with lots and lots of veggies! I can't believe how much it has grown.

First planted in April and now

We have tons and tons of zucchini. We don't know what to do with it all. They grow so fast, look at the ones Ryan picked when we got home from Costa Rica. They're HUGE!

We have a bunch of different pepper plants

Lettuce, onions and tomatoes too

This sunflower popped up out of nowhere, it's just started blooming!

What Ryan likes to do with our extra tomatoes