Utah

During the month of July we went to Utah to visit family and to take Elvis & Eugene to EFY. Before we dropped them off at BYU, we were able to do a couple of things with them. This was their first time out of the state, so naturally Nevada made a huge impression on them. haha- for those of you who have never driven through Nevada, you are missing out! We spent one day in Salt Lake to see Temple Square and to take a tour of the Conference Center. I love the Conference Center, and can't wait to be able to attend a conference session there some day.

We can't go to Utah without visiting the Bean Museum. The kids love it, it's free, and it's really close to the BYU Creamery. It's a solid win. I love the butterfly exhibit made up of all different kinds of butterflies.

One day we went to Pirate Island, which will now be a tradition in our family. It's like a Chuck E. Cheese, except pirate themed. The kids can't wait to go back almost as much as me, because I seriously rocked the toy - claw game. I was getting the claw to pick up 4-5 toys from every token. I was running around like a crazy woman taking tokens from my children so I could keep playing.

We went on a simple hike to Payson Grotto. So beautiful! The kids had fun playing in the freezing cold water.

We also loved hanging out with all of relatives. Thank you Darlene, Ben, Rachel, Scott, Stephanie, Zuri, Rebecca, Peter, Ben, Ming Lu, Doug, Heather, Emily, Colby, and Brady for a wonderful trip! (sorry if I left someone out :)