Utah Vacation

The end of June we got to go stay with my Mother and Father for 2 glorious weeks! It was so fun. We did a lot of fun things that I didn't get pictures of (I felt like I was taking loads of pictures) , but I got some good pictures too. I have always wanted to go to This is the Place Monument/Village. It was really great. The only down-side was that it closed earlier than anticipated, so we didn't get to see everything that we wanted to.

Creed REALLY licked this ice cream... so gross!

The pharmacy

 There were also pictures of a tinsmith, train ride, horse ride, petting zoo, mini train, giant boat, candy cannon, and panning for gold. They are on my Mother's camera...  I will try to get them on here sometime.

We went to a sidewalk art show and reading carnival at the Gateway Mall. It was a lot more fabulous than I had expected.

We got to celebrate a birthday & Father's Day for Ryan while we were on vacation. It was fun to have him there with us.

We also went to Lagoon (which was really the main thing that ALL of the children had hoped to do this Summer). It was expensive. However, there were many times throughout the day that Ryan and I looked at each other -- after seeing the joy in our kids faces--and would say, "This is worth every penny!"

(Most of the pictures from Lagoon are on my Mother's camera too-- bummer!)

It was a great vacation. I am sure there are things that I am forgetting (like the fact that all of my children did amazing in their swim lessons for the 2 weeks we were there). I sure do love these little people!