We just got back from our two week summer vacation to Utah and it was wonderful! We spent a week with J's family and then a week with my family, welcomed his brother home from a mission, attended my best friend's wedding and had many more adventures. Some of the highlights include:
Going to a movie
Having a hot dog/marshmellow roast up the canyon
Spending the day at 7-Peaks
Pedicures
Swimming
4th of July parade
Fireworks
Traditional BBQ at the village park
Having lunch with high school friends
Meeting Phoenix friends at the park and for a swim
Lunch with SLC friends
Visiting my old office and wonderful office staff
Attending an outdoor play
Seeing extended family- grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins
Free babysitting
Temple sealing of one of my very best friends to a great guy
Cafe Rio
Smoker dinner BBQ prepared by Christian and Matt
Hot homemade salsa
Staying up late visiting
Running outside
Highs of only 100 degrees
Cool nights!!!
Playing at the park with my girls
Grandma's new planter aka: Cinderella's castle
Commemorating the 25th anniversary of my Grandfather's death to cancer
Seeing my sister
Visiting with my brother and his wife
My great in laws- brothers in law, sisters in law, and cute nieces and nephew
Taking naps
Hardly making a meal or doing a dish
Grandma's toy room under the stairs
Lunch at Zupas...yum!
Chocolate covered cinnamon bears- thanks K!
Touring the new Hinckley building on BYU campus- beautiful memorial to a great man!
Walking around BYU- truly one of the best places on earth!
Attending a shower for my BFF and visiting with our BFF Fillie friends
Shade clothing store in the University mall
Uncle M's great homecoming talk
Hearing about Uncle M's mission- the ups and downs, and the people he loved
Having my Mom to take care of me and my girls when I had the flu
Going to the temple
And on, and on, and on.....
Here are a few of my favorite of our 211 pictures of the trip:
My girls on the car trip up....holding hands while sleeping!
Cousin friends.
Serious parade watchers.
The BCJJ cleaning crew.
14 comments:
Nothing like coming home to Utah for a vacation. I love Utah. Looks like you guys had FUN.
We LOVED, LOVED, LOVED having you all here. Truly a great couple of weeks with your darling family. We already look forward to the next visit!
What a great trip! We loved getting to spend so much time with you guys. I love that our girls are such great friends, and that we are too! We can't wait until we get to hang out with you guys again :)
Wow! You were busy! Sounds like a lot of fun! I like Zupa's too (and Cafe Rio too, of course). Welcome home! It's so good to have you back!
I had no idea how much you packed into your two weeks. I'm glad I got to see you! It was so fun to go swimming and talk and see how grown up your girls are getting. Now we just have to wait for Christmas! Love you!
Looks like you guys had fun. Your girls are so cute!!
I LOVED coming home to Utah in the summer when we lived in AZ- there's nothing better. I'm glad you had such a great time. It's usually not a real relaxing time because of all the people you want to see and things you want to do, but it's a break from the routine of home. Too bad we didn't get to see you guys :(
See you need to come home more often! Or we need to come visit you. You, Claire and I really need to plan to go to Wisconsin together sometime. Really we should make an appearance in Mil, WI and then vacation in Chicago.
Looks like you had a packed vacation and I didn't realize you got the flu! It was so fun to see you and the girls. They sure are darling! I love the picture of them holding hands. So sweet!
How fun Jord! It sounds like you had a great time. I'm sad I didn't get to see you guys at all..
Your poor friends look like midgets. Or you two look like giants. That pic of the girls holding hands is priceless!!! When we were little Stacey use to pray that I would put my arm around her at night. Aren't sissy's the best? I'm glad Rachel finally has one...even if they are 13 years apart!
I heard Jana got married! How exciting, wish I could have been there.
How cute, that is a priceless picture of your girls holding hands while sleeping! So sweet!
We get to come home to Utah in a few days..Haley is getting married on the 25th! We can't wait to come and see all the familiar sights..mountains,BYU, Cafe Rio (ahh heaven) ZERO humidity! the list could go on and on!
Great sentiments, and great pictures. Thanks, Jord, for the wonderful post.
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Everything on your list sounded so fun! I loved that picture of the kids holding hands. That was precious. I bet your mom eats it up when your in town. I'm dreading my 12 hour drive to Utah. You seemed to fare ok.
I can't believe you did all that in 2 weeks!!! I am most jealous about 7 peaks...awww lucky!!
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