Thursday, July 24, 2014

PORTER FAMILY REUNION IN MAPLETON, UTAH

the porter family had a big reunion in mapleton, utah this year. the hardest part about leaving is leaving behind our little baby! poor alfie. he clearly loves me too.            
starting our trip off right. with a selfie!
they rented a h u g e monster house in mapleton that everyone stayed in. it was crazy. we used every last inch of that spot. seriously. we shared a room with robbie's cousin ryan and his wife courtenay, and my inlaws stayed in this massive food storage closet on the ground... they were such troopers! 
the first day, ryan and courtenay took us real rock climbing in the provo canyon. it was a lot of fun but way harder than i thought it would be. haha
all decked out in my rock climbing gear
look at my hottie husband!

both of us starting our climb.




i thought it wasn't that high up when i was watching people climb but when i got up i swear it was super high! haha
thanks for taking us rock climbing ryan and courtenay!
ohhhh david....
love my rob <3
behind our house we found these horses! and i l o v e horses! so robbie went back with me to pet them.

it looked like their water trough had been dried for quite some time, so i went and found a hose and turned it on and they were guzzling it down. poor babies. 
sweet kylie and her boppa!
we went to seven peaks one day. it was super fun especially since it was my first time! i know, so crazy since i lived in utah for 4 1/2 years.
we also got to go the spanish fork rodeo! it wasn't the houston rodeo by any means (#texasforever), but it was a great time to be there with everyone.

love this man of mine. and taking selfies with him... hehe
we had the chance to do a session with robbie's parents in the provo temple.
ok this little guy was my total buddy this week. isn't he the cutest kid on the planet?! 
this was robbie's buddy. (: with family genes this good i can only hope our kids will be as cute.

it was a tough battle and is still controversial but rob and i came out on top in our corn hole competition. it was a blast just playing and competing with everyone. now we have to find a place for this trophy... of course they had to get the biggest one possible.

before leaving town, of course we had to eat at zupas. i think it's my favorite restaurant of all time. seriously so good. i'm drooling writing this... mmmmmm (:
this is the face of a happy ash!
back on the road again with my better half. he is such a fun partner in crime and i am so lucky that he is mine. <3

xoxo ash

Saturday, July 5, 2014

PACIFIC PIE CO

went went and saw godzilla at the omsi (oregon museum of science and industry) in downtown portland on their imax screen. i liked the movie and thought it was pretty well done. afterwards, we were feeling in the mood for a treat and decided to check out pacific pie co. we walked in right as it was closing so it was so nice of them to stay open for us. i ordered an apple pie shake or something delicious like that. it was pretty good but honestly, i think i just wanted an actual apple pie... haha but you can't go wrong with cinnamon apples, caramel, whipped cream and ice cream! if you're in the portland area, you should check it out.

xoxo ash

Friday, July 4, 2014

JULY 4TH

this july 4th we were lucky to spend it with our good friends taylor and nicole at her dad's beautiful home on the willamette river. it was filled with fun, laughter, wave runners, paddle boarding, boat rides, great food and of course fire works!


i love july fourth! happy birthday america!!


xoxo ash