Hyde Happinesses

 Wowza how time flies. I feel like I haven’t had time to take a deep breath in ages 😂 this summer has been totally jam packed with all the best of things. Happily we’ve gotten to see a lot of a lot of you and a little of some of you ;) hopefully we’ll keep that trend going even as things settle down into more of a routine. Since it’s been a millennia since I’ve written, I’ll just follow the trend and add captions to pictures to give you a glimpse of our summer :) 

Although he doesn’t like it when I hold Jane, he loves saying her name and gets excited when we see her. 

Oakley has been a bit clingy with all our travels…

Parade watching in style

The second best holiday 

We went to Cams family’s cabin in the Uintahs and wore Stetson right out. I couldn’t get over how boy he looked the whole time: dirt on his face, the cutest shoes you ever did see, and remnants of s’mores on his nose. 

Enjoyed some time at Bear Lake - let’s plan another day where everyone can come!!

Cam ran the Beast in 4.5 hours! Meanwhile… Stetson took a nap, had on demand water and snacks, and a fan to cool him off. Now that’s really livin’ dad!

The Harts were kind enough to watch Oakley a few times while we were gone this summer and we always had a blast when we dropped her off. If you haven’t tried the raspberry s’more, you’re missing out. The credit for this masterpiece goes to Jack.

Lots of time in the car? No problem. Stetsons most favorite thing is “abakaball” so we got a cheap net and took it with us. Best idea ever. He now uses it in the tub 

The Hyde clan. From the left: us, Nate and Lyv (just got married and coming to live in Logan), Kevin and Debbie, Mia, Lexi and Drew (living in Kaysville), Emily and Tyler (living in Evanston), and Mason. 

He’s been such a champ with all the traveling but it sure wears a guy out!! 

Randomly got to see one of my companions on the way to our cousins reunion! She happened to be visiting her grandparents in Randolph at the same time!

We had such a good time at the cousins reunion! Always so good to see everyone! Love you all lots. Can’t wait until next time!

Flake Fun

Yes, this summer has flown by.  School is starting in Snowflake next week!  I think I'll copy Ruth and just caption some pictures about life these past several weeks. 

We visited Utah for Tarzan and the kids had a blast listening to Grandpa stories.

Scott worked lots on reinforcing the culvert and cementing heavy rocks around and on top of it.

My little fashion diva

Thinned carrots from the garden

Tilling circles for the orchard.  We are hoping to get some cover crops in to loosen and enrich the soil after the cousin reunion.

New chicken eggs! We love how small they are!

First time horseback riding for Robin and Rand's birthday.

We bought a little utility trailer.  Really nice to have around. 

Playing in the mud after the flood.

Our first real black eye.

The flood

Can't wait to see everyone at the reunion!

Nilsson News

 Wow, it looks like everyone is having a summer vacation from the blog!  I honestly don't know what to write so I'll just put up some pictures.  Can't wait to see most of you at the upcoming cousins reunion!

We enjoyed a reunion with the Nilsson side of the family at Bryce Canyon.  We went swimming, horseback/mule riding, bike riding, and or course gorgeous hiking.  The weather was hot but not nearly as hot as back at home.  Weird.

Henry always loves the car shows that come to town and the drag races!

The kids have been working the donkeys to get them ready for the fair! We are attempting to do "Coon jumping but some of the donkeys are more cooperative than others!

I finally met a donkey friend of mine in person.  Gail, lives in California and runs the GotDonkeys website.  She was travelling in Yellowstone and stopped by our place on her way back home.  It was delightful!

You can't keep this kid inside these days.  The boys got the go kart up and running when Garrett's parents were here to help.  Its a fun machine though it still has some quirks that need to be fixed.

We had one of our Blue Spruce trees removed in the front.  It was seriously damaged in one of our last snow storms so it was time for it to go.  It makes our front yard seem so huge!

It has been a good summer - a little on the hot side- but good.  I'm not sure how the time flies by so quickly so I'm trying to enjoy all that I can.  Hope you are doing the same!