it’s true. whenever you spend time away from harlem, be it all summer, a few weeks or a little under 4 days, that first taxi cab ride back from jfk airport always does seem a little sketchy, scary and “do we really live here?” type feel. the streets seem a bit more dirty, there’s more trash on the sidewalks, the smoke and pollution in the air is far less breathable and for some reason, you wonder how you got conned into living here.
we spent the weekend in promontory, park city, utah. it’s very different from harlem. it’s more of a fresh air, stunning mountain views and no litter to be seen kind of place. a place where you don’t see unattended kids on the street at 1am or hear dirty cat calls the minute you step outside your apartment building. it’s just…. different. and yes, all our family is back out west. another reason why it’s starting to look better than ever. we’d hate to say it’s growing on us, but… well, it is.

main street, park city, utah. 

elaine and darling 5 month old baby austin. 

josh and austin. 

josh’s neice, samantha.

 little josh and elaine.

josh and samantha. {p.s. i am very good at jenga.} 

the stunning salt lake city temple. 

naps on a hammock are incredible.

this was scary…

isaac.

he just keeps getting bigger.

i truly miss breakfasts outside on the deck. fire escapes don’t cut it.

oooh la la, rocky mountain carmel apple. my love.

rachel.

rebekah. {the tennis stars have taken up guitar as well. i’m jealous.}

matching! elaine designed t-shirts for everyone. they are darling.

and a little tennis…

the alpine slides.

isn’t that beautiful??? 

i’m suddenly a nature girl. and i’m totally willing to pack my bags and camp right there the rest of my life. 

not kidding.