The Flamm Family

Monday, August 13, 2018

Yellowstone 2018

I am so happy that Scott was able to come the entire time on our trip to Utah this year. We were able to do so many things this year because we had no baby and I was not pregnant! We hiked around Mesa Falls, hiked to Fairy Falls, went to Playmill Theatre, played at the cabin, drove up to the top of Mount Sawtell and just had fun with family. I LOVED this trip!

Mesa Falls

Grandpa Stewart, Grandma Stewart, Scott, Rachel, Adeline, Rigby, Great-Grandma Farrow, Timothy, Reuben, Peter

Cabin

Gotta love the picnics on the porch.

The kids are really into group hugs lately. It makes my momma heart almost burst.

When you don't have a screen to entertain you, you do puzzles! The kids were so proud of themselves.

Sara came up for a couple of days, but unfortunately had car problems and a pregnancy scare. We wish we could have spent more time with her and the girls, but at least Adeline and Charlotte were able to have fun sleeping in their couch bed together.

The older kids had fun playing in the grass and trying to build a fort.

Fairy Falls Hike

By the end of this hike, we were all so jealous of Tim's free ride. The kid is probably close to 30 pounds and between Scott and I, we packed him six or seven miles this day! We were all exhausted by the end-except Tim of coarse!

Tim kept tossing rocks into the water and then clapping for himself. It was adorable!

One of my favorite family pictures!

Mount Sawtell

We learned that Peter has a very strong fear of heights as we drove up Mount Sawtell (the mountain directly behind my Grandma's cabin). Here is Grandma Stewart trying to comfort a very terrified Peter.

Family Picture on top of Mount Sawtell with Henry's Lake in the background. Peter's face on this picture shows his strong dislike of this activity.

Yellowstone Lake

Skipping Rocks

Tim did not want to stop playing in the water, ha!

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Bison

We generally do not take a lot of pictures of the wildlife because we have been to Yellowstone so much and have gotten a lot of nice pictures. Sometimes we get really lucky though and see some animals really close. We were driving in the north part of the park when we saw herds of bison crossing the road and got some great pictures.

Sunday, July 29, 2018

Roomie Reunion 2018

I was able to make the four hour drive down to San Diego to meet up with my Roomies! I love these girls and am so happy it was only two years between get-togethers this time instead of ten years! Yes, I am overusing exclamation marks because it was totally awesome, fun and amazing!

Walking along the beach.

Katie, Ema, Shannon, Rachel, Shauna, Kendra

At the "Newsies" play.

Shauna, Ema, Rachel, Katie, Shannon, Kendra

Sunday, June 24, 2018

Swim Team 2018

I was happy to find a low-key swim team program for the summer (although I do really miss the swim program in Louisiana). I'm so proud of how much Peter and Rigby have improved in their swimming skills.

Peter swimming backstroke.

Rigby waiting to swim.

Rigby getting ready to dive in.

Ryan & Jessica's Wedding

Los Angeles Temple

Ryan & Jessica Flamm sealed June 22nd 2018 in the Los Angeles, California Temple.

Melissa & Reuben

I'm always chasing a child!

Michelle, Jason, Kristine, Eric, Melissa, Lindsey (looking awesome at 32 weeks pregnant!)

Our House

We loved that Ryan and Jessica got married so close to our house so we could have visitors!

Grandpa Flamm, Peter, Nana, Rigby, Gabriel, Adeline

Peter, Gabriel, Rigby

Sunday, June 17, 2018

Avila Beach & Central Coast Aquarium

We may live in the middle of the dessert, but we do live close to some nice beaches. We decided to make a trip up to Avila Beach along the Central Coast of California. We were naive and did not think about how much colder the weather and water would be on the West Coast and just further up on the California Coastline. We should have known better with our geology backgrounds. Water on the East Coast comes up from the equator and water on the West Coast comes down from the Artic (much colder!). So instead of spending the entire day on the cold beach, we went to a small aquarium for an hour, played on the playground for an hour and spent 30 minutes on the beach or in the waves before we decided to go back to warm Bakersfield. We are just too spoiled by the East Coast!

Central Coast Aquarium

I felt like this aquarium was a bit overpriced for how small it was. However, it was somewhere warm to hang out and it was fun to see the juvenile octopus they had. We watched a museum employee put its food inside a glass, screw-top jar and the octopus could figure out how to unscrew it to eat. The employee said that most octopi eventually acquire the cognitive ability of a human four-year old. Crazy!