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Aurora Reservoir outing

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So remember how Carson loves the beach? Unfortunately we’re not anywhere close to a beach, but we are only about 20 minutes from the Aurora Reservoir, a manmade lake thing with, guess what, a manmade beach! Woo hoo! We went up as a family one Saturday back when summer was here and it really was a lot of fun. We brought tinfoil dinners to cook over an outdoor stove (see, we had meant to go camping that weekend, but ran out of time and thought the reservoir would be just as fun), Carson splashed in the water, we chased some geese, we ate delicious food, we played in the park. All in all a great family outing.

Free food at IKEA!

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A while back (was it Memorial Day?) we headed to IKEA as a family. We needed a desk and some bookcases, but best of all, they were giving you free meals! Woo hoo! We got all this for free.

 Yum, yum. And the second best part of the day was that we actually fit everything (two bookcases, one desk, and one desk chair) into our little car! (Yes, with the three of us, too.) Yeah IKEA! Such a fun store. We all had fun walking around, and Carson got finger puppets, so it was a win-win-win.

Fall colors and family pictures

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We love the fall! It’s such a pretty time of year. Each year when the trees start to change colors on the mountains, we think, “Oh, we’ll have to go up and take pictures!” But then it seems like a week goes by and we’re too busy and before we know it, all the leaves are gone. This year we were a little more on the ball and made it up the canyon to take some pictures one evening. So pretty! It was fun, too, to take Carson and feel like we were our own little family on our own family outing. I’m not sure if we got more pictures of the trees or of Carson, but either way we (meaning mostly Josh) got some beautiful ones. :)