Thursday, July 31, 2014

Saying goodbye to summer

Summer has come to an end and can you believe it we barely made it out to the beach again this summer. This time a bunch of girls from the ward and their cute kids decided to make a day of our beach day. We first stopped in at the LA Temple Visitor center to participate in reading time and then we headed off to our favorite beach. 







One last trip to Disneyland before school started up again. This time I was able to get Scooby on Magic Mountain. He didn't love the ride.

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Utah Visit Part 2

I realize that my pictures are completely out of order, but I figure it is better that I post them this way than not at all.
Checking out Down Town Salt Lake as a family. When we first got to town we toured the State Capitol, the Daughters of Utah Pioneer Museum, and then headed to the top of the Church Office Building for some cool views of the Salt Lake Valley.
We spent a wonderful weekend with Grandpa Brad, Grandma Maralee, and our Francis cousins. We played at the park at Daybreak, then we headed to a movie in the park, and then we slept in tents in the back yard. Good times and good memories!
We also spent a lot of time at Seven Peaks soaking up some sun and playing in water. We love having the Pass of All Passes.
Glama's darn coffee table claimed another victim. Luckily there was no damage to his eye and he only had to have his cut glued shut not stitched.
We found an injured baby bird in the window well. Coach safely lured him to this box and we moved him to safety.
Our visits to Utah always include a visit to our favorite dentist. Unfortunately Coach had a cavity so he ended up having two visits to the dentist.
Checking out a cool pirate ship that my cousin built. Thanks for inviting us over to play Read family.
I actually got a chance to visit the good old Marriott Library. It was fun to go back as I hadn't stepped foot in there since I left 2 1/2 years ago.
The boys and I got to go to an acoustic concert of Dan Reynolds the lead singer of the Imagine Dragons. I love how things are so much cheaper in Utah.
Checking out the cool new kids museum at Thanksgiving Point with my cousin Angie and her cute kids. I love how there is always something to do and someone to hang out with in Utah.

Friday, July 25, 2014

Family Pictures

I think the pictures speak for themselves. I sure do have a cute family. Thanks for capturing them so beautifully Joanna Taylor Photography.






Wednesday, July 16, 2014

UTAH VISIT

We spend our year away from Utah planning all the places we will visit in when we go back. Our summer vacation this year did not disappoint! 
We sure do love Utah and all of our family living there.
Gilgal Sculpture Garden with our Miller Cousins

Temple Square. The kids look extra cute this day and I had a couple different strangers ask to take their picture.

Down time with the cousins at Glama's
Chilling with Great Great Great Grandma Marry Fielding Smith at this is the Place State Park.
Mary Fielding Smith's house
Getting our face shaved

No trip to Utah is complete without visiting the UofU campus. Go Utes!

Hiking with cousin Nick.
Roasting hotdogs in Millcreek Canyon.

Wrestling with Uncle B and Cousin B.


Chilling on the front porch with Bampa Jim.
Visiting Bampa at his mission site. He certainly is the cutest missionary at the 
Church History Library. After a tour of the Library Bampa took me to his favorite lunch spot. Should have guessed it was a place that only serves hotdogs.

Eating Pizza with Glama and Bampa at the Davis Family Homestead.