Life with the Conleys

Josh was out of town this weekend so my friend Becca and I decided to have a girls day. We went on a hike to Rachel Lake in the morning/afternoon and then watched the Relief Society broadcast in the evening. The hike was about 9.5 miles round trip, much of it was rather flat however the last mile or so into the lake was a pretty serious climb. The lake was brilliant blue and clear. It doesn't matter how many of these alpine lakes I hike into, I can't get enough. Just after we had started hiking. First view of the lake. So clear... If you are thinking to yourself, "Hmm, her pose is really awkward." All I can say is that you should have seen the other ones, they were far worse. Becca. This one is my favorite. Views like this never get old. Sorry all the posts recently have been about hiking. I feel like this summer is quickly coming to a close and I can't bear to have any sunny days go to waste.

It would seem from our blog posts that all we do is hike. This post won't do anything to dispel that assumption. Hike 1: We went with some friends, Tyler and Becca, and our intent was to hike into Rainy Lake. We didn't actually make it to the lake but it was still a pretty fun day. We started hiking up the wrong ridge and by the time we figured it out it was too late to do anything about it. So we hiked back down and the boys went fishing in the river. As they were fishing Becca and I decided to hike around and explore. After a series of perhaps less than stellar choices I ended up falling into the river. Not in the shallow part where I would have gotten wet to my knees, oh no, I fell in up to my neck. Really, up to my neck. And what did Becca do? Offer assistance? Ask if I was ok? No, she laughed, and not just a little. It was pretty hilarious though and I was laughing too. It was a pretty fun day. The lovely river I fell in. Hike 2: This was not too much of a hike. Josh and I...

Our new niece, Naomi Anne, was born July 12th. Josh's family came to town for little Naomi's blessing the last week of August. It was really nice to have everyone together. That doesn't happen very often and it was really fun! While they were here we went to a water park, went fishing, and just enjoyed being together. With all the fun we had the big event was Naomi's blessing. Ashley (Josh's sister) and Naomi. All the women at the blessing. Josh and his siblings. The whole clan! It was a great week and we hope to see everyone again soon!