Temples of Utah

One day last week my family made a trip around Utah to see as many temples as we could. I think it is so amazing to be able to see so many temples in just a days drive. We stopped at each one and took pictures, then headed off to the next. We hit 6 temples in a seven hour period. Whew, it was tiring. I am so glad Miriam and Simon could have this experience even if they won't remember much of it. Just exposing them to the importance of the temple was amazing.

BOUNTIFUL

JORDAN RIVER

OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN

DRAPER

MOUNT TIMPANOGOS

PROVO

Hopefully some day we can take our kids to the Manti Temple where we were married almost 4 1/2 years ago. These are experiences I will always cherish.

Utah Happenings

Simon now asks for the iPad by name.

Simon signs candy all the time.

I think Aunt Laura is a favorite.

Girl cousins stick together.

 Learning to jump.

Devon was ordained a teacher.

Summer Family Pictures

I still have some blogging to catch up on, but I had to take a break from vacation pictures to show you our wonderful family pictures we had taken the second day we got to Utah. I absolutely love how they turned out. All credit goes to the lovely, talented Tara at Winsor Photography. Her work is amazing and I am so happy she could photograph our family. Now for the hard part... I will attempt to chose only a few of my favorites to show you!

Glenn Family Reunion

Last weekend we were able to attend the Glenn Family reunion (my Mom's parents and her siblings). I hadn't seen most family members since we left two years ago, some even longer, so it was nice to be able to see everyone for a couple of days.

On Friday we went down to the BYU campus. We toured museums and had a video scavenger hunt. Miriam loved hanging out with her cousins. For lunch we had to stop and get JDawgs, a must for visits to Provo.

Before we left we stopped by the building where Michael used to work while he was a student. However no one he used to work for was there, so we stopped and let the kids play in the water fountain while we soaked in the BYU air.

On Saturday we had lunch with Michael's sisters (at La Casita - another must during our visit), so we didn't make it up to Draper to hang out until around four o'clock. After so much going on during the week we were tuckered out. Both kids fell asleep on the way there (which never happens) and Michael fell asleep as soon as we got there. Rest assured he did not fall asleep while driving.

Union Station

On our way home from bowling we stopped at Union Station. They have real trains outside that the kids can explore and climb.

Our first stop was the yellow caboose.

 

Next we climbed aboard the huge black engine.

Next we headed over to the more modern trains. Miriam's favorite was the pink engine. We even saw the Olympic Torch car. It was fun to see the kids so excited to see the huge trains. I think we might have even started a train obsession for Simon.

Bowling

On Thursday we went bowling for Devon's birthday. During the summer they have 99 cent days at Fat Cats. Simon loved rolling the ball down the lanes.

Miriam was more of a thrower.

Those that didn't bowl sat in the cheering section.

It was a fun day of family bowling.

Visit to Idaho

On Tuesday we all (minus Laura) drove up to Idaho to visit my Grandma. All of my Dad's sisters and my Grandma's sister were able to come see us for the day. As usual, we were greeted with a ton of food and smiling faces.

I am glad that my kids got to see their great grandma. She is such a wonderful grandma. I wish we could see her more often than we do.

Call Me Maybe from Vanessa Bishop on Vimeo.

On the way back from Idaho I caught a video of Simon and Miriam's new favorite song. Sorry the sound quality is so bad.