Category Archives: Vacations

Vacations! So fun! Read about our exotic trips around the world (or at least around three of the states)

Catch-up post: Our 4th Anniversary

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Our 4th anniversary (celebrated last December) was wonderful. We left Carson with Grandma and Grandpa Lyman overnight (his first overnight! It was about time. He did great – and so did we). Then Josh and I headed to Colorado Springs and had a wonderful getaway together. The highlight was eating at a very very fancy fondue restaurant (fancier – and more expensive – than either of us had ever done, but we felt it was very worth it). The food was deeeelicious. A four-course fondue/raclette meal. Yes, the food was delicious, but of course the real highlight of the trip was being able to get away and spend time with each other. Do we really have to wait until December for our next anniversary?

Utah trip

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A little bit ago Josh, Carson, and I went to Provo for a visit. It was a short trip: Josh was just going to recruit promising BYU students to work for his company, and Carson and I tagged along. Josh stayed pretty busy for most of it, but we had a little bit of time to spend together as a family. And while Josh was busy collecting resumes and giving info sessions, Carson and I stayed busy and had fun, too: ice cream at the Creamery, walking around BYU, the bookstore…all the great BYU stops. And the best part of course was seeing all our family in Provo: Caleb, Sam, Audrey, Brenn, we loved loved loved seeing you again and miss you guys like crazy! And as a special treat, my Dad was also in Provo! Small world, huh? The last night we were there, we all (including Caleb and Sam, but minus Josh, who had recruiting events) went out to eat to celebrate Audrey’s birthday. So much fun!

A quick note about pictures: I’m realizing lately that we’re pretty bad nowadays about taking pictures of anything (including ourselves) besides Carson. But can you blame me? So…enjoy pictures of mostly Carson! I’m going to try to be more inclusive of other people in our photos, too…

Family vacation up to the mountains

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During the late summer, the three of us took a family vacation, just us, up to the mountains. It was low key and easy, but really just perfect. It was great to get away as a family, spend time together, eat out at a few restaurants, see some pretty scenery, and walk around and play. Carson loved it, for sure, and he did great. It was a great getaway for all of us. Here’s our pictures, just a big bunch of them. Enjoy!

Visit from the Ellsworth family and a trip to Utah

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A few weeks ago my (Paige’s) family came to Colorado to visit. A few days after they left, Josh, Carson, and I headed to Utah to celebrate my cousin Hillary’s wedding. It was great to see the Ellsworths in Denver and show them our house, and we had fun in Utah, too. It was awesome seeing so many of my cousins that I haven’t seen in forever. It was a crazy busy weekend, but we had a lot of fun. (Many thanks to my mom for all of the good pictures that you see.)