Cookies and flowers

This summer has been full of crazy adventures and a lot of work. I work at a Garden Center and I LOVE it!! I love being outside all day, and I think flowers can be therapeutic. Its amazing how many varieties of plants are out there, and its helped me continue to learn new things at work. Some may think I'm a bit of a nerd, but when I walk by plants in a yard or in a park I tend to say the name of the plant in my head. ha! Earlier in the summer I visited a couple places with some pretty flower beds. Here's a few pics....

I took these at Temple Square with my childhood BFF, Michelle :)
Here are a couple from my brothers house, with some bonus pics of the nieces and nephew!

Aren't they so cute?! I love Maya's funny faces, she is definitely not camera shy. Elijah has a way of looking mischievous all the time, like he's hiding something? hmmm..... However, there is rarely a dull moment at their house!! So I know this blog is long already but I wanted to add some pictures from when I made Gluten-free Peanut Butter Cookies.

They turned out pretty amazing, I would definitely make this recipe again! Who says gluten-free has to be all bad?? . . . . muah haha

Capitol Reef- A hidden beauty

When talking about National Parks in Utah, most people talk about Zions, Bryce Canyon, Arches, or Canyonlands. Rarely do I hear people mention Capitol Reef. I find this unfortunate because I recently discovered this national park with my great friend Ashli,  about 3 weeks ago. It is AMAZING!! and one of the best parts is that people are unaware of this park so less crowds! Yay! I'm not big into standing around "cheek to cheek" (as my Dad would say) with a bunch of strangers. I tend to get claustrophobic in those situations.

Ashli and I decided we needed to go camping before she left for her summer job up in Alaska. This was a great plan minus the fact that it was still snowing where we lived and we would be camping. Oh well, as we left and headed south, we went from this......

 

Cold, stormy, blah weather, that makes you want to stay home and curl up in a blanket; To this, in about an hour and a half.

It was so nice to see the blue skies and let me point out, there are no other cars around! hooray! Here are a few other pics from the trip. . . . I don't want to put too many, because I think you should go and enjoy it for yourself!