Lots of weekends spent at the beach! Nova loves the beach just as much as we do. Its the perfect escape from the heat. So grateful to live so close to the beach, even if it isn't the prettiest.(Kyla missed out on most of our trips because of her lifeguarding job)
The highlight of our summer was our trip to Utah for a Zalit family reunion the week of July 4th! Sunmer in Utah is just magical! It was so nice to get a break from Houston humidity and enjoy the beautiful mountains. We had so much fun celebrating 4th of July with all the Zalits. We went to a small town parade, had lots of good food, went swimming in Dave's pool and had a front seat to an incredible fireworks display in Grace's backyard. Her new house is right behind the park where they shoot off the fireworks. The rest of the week was a whirlwind of activities. We went to Bear Lake (so beautiful), Lagoon amusement park, and had a fun afternoon hike and picnic at Snow Basin ski resort. We also got to spend an afternoon with my brother Jeremy and his family at Tibble Fork and spent the evening at my brother Andy's house. We dont get to see all our Utah family very often so we try to squeeze in a little time with everyone. On the way home, we stopped in Moab to hike Delicate Arch in Arches National Park. Despite the intense heat, the kids did awesome and the view of the arch at sunset was breathtaking! Can't wait for our next trip to Utah!
*Almost all of these photos were taken with my cell phone. It was just too dificult to lug my big camera around everywhere.
That's Dan and I standing under the arch!
We stopped at BYU so Elayna could give the kids a quick tour of her campus and bought way too much at the BYU bookstore!
Of course we had to grab some in-n-out before dropping Elayna off at her apartment! So glad we were able to spend some time with Elayna. We won't see her again until Christmas :(
here's a few group photos of all the Zalits. there are 20 grandkids!
