The Last Hooray

We recently returned from our summer party before Jeff starts medical school. No work, no school, all play! It was so wonderful and a lot of fun. We took a lot of pictures so here are just a few of the trip highlights...

We started the party by driving to Jeff's brother's house in Waco, TX. We celebrated the 4th of

July with them and spent a few days doing other fun things. (For some reason the captions got all messed up so you will just have to try to match them up with the pictures...sorry)

Annabelle hanging out with her Aunt Crystal. When we stopped by their house on our way home Crystal witnessed Annabelle rolling over all of the way for the first time. Jeff and I have still not seen her completely roll over yet.

Annabelle loves the Toddy lounger.

We visited this neat little amish type village. Annabelle's hat looks like a helmet - I would say it's too big for her still but it shades the sun well.

Our next stop was Salt Lake. Annabelle did great on her first airplane ride. She basically slept the whole time.

This was her first experience in a pool. She did not like the cold water.

Girl outing - The men stayed and took care of the kids while my Mom and sisters and I went on a 40 mile bike ride in some beautiful Utah mountains. Well I actually only did about 10-15 miles. Jeff drove Annabelle to me so I could feed and take care of her. We stopped and stayed at a nice lodge in the mountains and had some fun girl time. It got dark before they could make it to the lodge, and I was already there with Annabelle, so I drove down the mountain to find them and pick them up. I sure admire their strength to go so far on some hard hills.

Here are my Mom and sisters and I at the start of our bike ride. I have never cycled before and I learned that it is harder than I thought.

Annabelle's cousins just adored her. They took great care of her.

Here we are having a picnic as we wait to ride the horses.

Cowboy Jeff leading the pack. We visited Huntsville, UT which is where my Mom grew up. The family has some horses which is always a fun thing to do in Huntsville.

Annabelle's first horse ride. She actually didn't ride the horse, she just sat on it for a picture.

Hanging out at my Aunt and Uncle's pool. Thanks for the fun swim!

Jeff and I jumping into the pool.

We went to a drive-in movie theater. These are a lot of fun.

4 generations of McKay women. My Grandma McKay, my beautiful Mom, me, and Annabelle.

Jeff and I were able to do a session at the Salt Lake Temple while my sister watched Annabelle. It is so beautiful.

We drove up to Rexburg, ID and were able to check out our old stomping grounds at BYU-Idaho. I can't believe how much has changed since we graduated a little over a year ago. Also, Annabelle was able to meet her great Grandma Anna Belle.

And her great Grandpa Jackson.

One of the best parts of the trip was being able to spend time with so much family and friends. This is Grandma Bushman.

And Grandpa Bushman.

Our niece Jenna.

Annabelle and Jeff's sister Katie.

We were able to go to Jeff's Bushman family reunion. It was on a ranch nestled in the mountains of Idaho. Here we are in our loft room.

We had such a great trip and were sad to leave everyone but it is also nice to be home (except for the fact that I have been miserable with a sinus infection). Annabelle enjoys grabbing both of her cute little feet and smiling and giggling for us. She had her 4 month doctor appointment the other day and she now weighs 13 lbs. 7 oz. and is 24 in. long. She is getting so big. We love love love her! Jeff started his first day of medical school yesterday. It will definitely be hard but it is also a new exciting step in our lives.