After the 4th

After the weekend with Chris' family, Chris flew home Monday morning to work for the week while the kids and I stayed in Utah to spend time with my family. We had fun with Grandpa and Grandma--going on a picnic and tubing down a little creek at the park on Monday, then going to the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point on Tuesday with lots of cousins. We loved our time with friends and cousins all week long--lots of fun play time! My kids were in heaven. I also took the kids to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house which was so great. Chris flew back to SLC on Friday night, and we drove all the way home on Saturday. It was a long day of driving, but the kids did well, and we were grateful for our time with family. I took hardly any pictures, but here are a few with some of the cousins.

Annie and Kara, still in their dance clothes from the little ballet "class" I had with them

Jacob and Josh, talking Star Wars or Legos most likely

Our little monkey, Seth
Annie and Kara

The 4th

Last time I posted, we were enjoying our little baby birds. Well we've been doing a little more than birdwatching this past month. It has been super busy but LOTS of fun. We left for Utah on July 2nd and arrived in Enoch around midnight to stay the night with my sister's family before heading all the way up to Utah County on Friday the 3rd. We enjoyed our short time with them and are grateful that Hotel Brown always has a room for us. Friday we drove to Provo, and after a couple of errands there and a quick stop at the Provo Bakery, we headed to Lehi where we had a vacation rental for the weekend. We had a great weekend just relaxing with three of Chris' brothers and their families who also stayed there with us. We didn't take many pictures because we were just enjoying our time together. Wish we were able to get together more often!

On Saturday the 4th we got up early to get to Provo for the Freedom Run that Chris and his brother Mike ran. Way to go guys! The kids and I had a great time cheering them on, despite the chilly and early morning. We loved seeing the hot air balloons also! I love Provo on the 4th!

Here's Blake just taking it easy

Special thanks to Annie for the photography--unfortunately the battery died just as she was getting the hang of it.


Love the balloons!

Thanks Mike & Liz, Bob & Kristin, and Mark for a great weekend!