colorado river

sometimes the only way to survive these desert summers is to jump in some freezing cold river water. 

we drove out to the colorado river to Willow beach. last time the husband and i came out to this beach was here.

we immediately pumped up our cheap walmart raft and paddled the afternoon away. we were surprised when mowgli jumped right in the boat. he loves river rafting.

we found some fun rock jumping cliffs and immersed ourselves in the cold water. 

the only way to survive i tell ya. 

xo

we play dirty

wait......i can't forget to tell you about one of the highlights while in utah.

The Dirty Dash. 

we like it dirty.

our team rocked.

before and after.

this was our first race together as husband and wife.

it was 5.7 miles of disgusting mud and lots of crazy obstacles. 

miraculously we made it to the finish line. 

(we haven't ran for probably more than a year. sad.) i was pretty proud of us. 

the kids even got in on it. they got to run the mile piglet plunge. 

these pics were taken before they even started. 

they obviously didnt mind the mud. 

we had a blast! one of the funnest things i've done in awhile:) chalked that one in the memory book.

until next time dirty dash. until next time.

xo

june bloom.

goodbye may...hello middle of june. what the? 

we got to be in utah for two whole weeks. we spent all of our spare time in the mountains. i can't seem to get enough of them when we are there. mowgli was in heaven. 

we got to make more memories with the people that mean the most. i love my fam. 

we bonded over a bonfire and told scary stories with yummy s'mores. the kids loved it. their version of scary stories are my favorite;)

the husband and i went to a couple of concerts with my favorite adventure buddy/partner in crime. 

and....we spent the day up by starvation reservoir on her family's property. so pretty.

mowlgi had his first official swimming lesson. the husband just threw him in. 

he wasn't too happy about it. he's still afraid of the deep end. poor guy. he'll get it someday.

we ended our trip with some boating at deer creek. 

it was the perfect way to kick off our summer.

i love summer. i love summer in utah. 

we'll be back soon.

xo