Home in Utah

Unpacked and finally settling into our new home here in Utah. It has been almost two weeks since we left MA and it feels like just yesterday we were there. I will be honest, I am a little "homesick". This will be my first fall away from the New England area and I know that Utah will not be able to compare to the outrageous colors found dancing among the many trees in MA. I have shed no tears though because I am finding beauty in Utah. The mountains are remarkable and much larger than I imagined. The air feels so nice. I'm starting to love living here. AND it is super neat to be able to walk to church in 7 minutes instead of driving 45 minutes!

WELL, the main reason I started this post was to talk about some of the things we did in MA and ME and post some pictures.

Here are just a couple of pictures from the day after we got to MA. Tracy's sister and brother -in-law were going back to VA in a few days and so we all went to the beach with them before they left. It was a blast. This was Matt's first Maine experience. For any of those that know Maine's water first hand, then you know that it's ICY. WELL, this day was like bath water! What a perfect way to introduce Matt to Maine...one of MY favorite places.


I had my very first Fenway experience this summer. It was a blast. I'm still learning the ins and outs of the game, but I have the basics down. Not to BRAG or anything, BUT I was privileged enough to witness a grand slam!...I think that's what it's called...







"We did it, we hiked a mountain"- Matthew Beynon quoting my expression in THIS picture.
Yes, yes I know. This is not a picture of us at the mountain we hiked, but it IS a picture of us when we got home from the hike. We hiked Mt. Monadnock in NH. It was so much fun and got us pumped for hikes here in Utah!


We spent three days with Mom at her house in RI. We had A LOT of fun. She took us to The Gardens where we were able to see and explore many animals and neat things carved out of shubbery. In The Gardens, there was an area full of fruits and vegetables. We found these interesting scarecrows there and HAD to take pictures with them! Matt found a cuddly bear and had to give him a hug.