Hiking with the Lovealls!

There are few things more perfect than a beautiful day, gorgeous views, dear friends and great conversation... and that's exactly what we had on our hike up Alta with the Loveall Fam!

Jill and Byron have been our dearest closest friends since our wedding. We have spent endless early morning bagel/coffee runs, late night Iceberg or Pace's Dairy Ann treat-stops and even a few nights at some of the windiest places on earth! They are always good for a mix of hilarity, sincerity and extremely dirty jokes!

We have been through a lot with the Lovealls. Jill and Rich were old timers together at the Gap and I helped Myron open his wildly successful restaurant Porcupine Pub & Grille (http://porcupinepub.com/). They helped me eat my way through my pregnancy with George and then, once he arrived, spoiled him like he was their own. We crossed our fingers for years as they tried to start a family of their own, and cried the night they told us they were finally pregnant with Jones. Later that same night, our tears of joy for them became our own, when I took a pregnancy test at their home and we found our we were expecting as well! Jones and Lulu were born exactly one week apart, in the same hospital and in the same room!

Four months later, we moved from Salt Lake to Portland, Oregon. They have since had Maggie (3 yrs), and we have Rubes (2 yrs) and we try to see them as much as we can when we're back in town. Our lives have definitely become more hectic with our growing families and we constantly talk of how old we are getting, but we can still count on them for a sick sense of humor and true friendship. Leaving Salt Lake was like leaving a piece of ourselves behind. Aside from our families, it's the Lovealls that will always have part of our hearts!