Utah Trip: Part 1

Our adventure to Utah began with me and the kids on Tuesday, June 12th.  Todd drove us to the airport and he managed to get a ticket on the way.  Nice.  72mph in a 55mph zone.  Court appearance is pending.

Our flight went really well, that is until we landed and at that time, for some unknown reason, Sam threw a fit.  He got pretty ugly but finally managed to calm down.  It took quite a while to get our rental car and in that looong process, they upgraded us to a new SUV.  Sweet!

We first headed to the Murphy's so we could get "checked-in" per se.  This is where we stay for all our trips to Utah.  We are grateful for the Murphy's willingness to host us.  The girls made us a cute banner welcoming us.  We felt loved!  We also felt hungry so it was off to Cafe Rio...one of our favorites!

We enjoyed the yummy food then dropped off the girls then met up with G'ma Kay in Sugar  House for ice cream.  We spent a little time together then back to the Murphy's to relax after a long travel day.

Here's a brief recap of the first part of our 2 1/2 week adventure:

Wednesday, June 13:  We spent time with Erin and her two cute boys, Dominic and Johnny.  

I picked up some authentic tacos from an authentic taco stand in WVC.

Jumping on the tramp and hanging with the Murphy's

Met up with some girls from high school at a yogurt shop.  Fun to visit with them.

Thursday, June 14:  Ran 3 miles in the cool morning air

Enjoyed Mary's homemade cinnamon rolls

Picked up some flowers to take to G'ma Whiting's grave

Briefly visited with Aunt Nancy who was on her way to work

Stopped in at the cemetery to see the G'ma and G'pa's headstone

Checked out Uncle Jackie's headstone as well

Drove out to West Jordan to visit with Aunt Janene and Uncle Mike

Picked up Sam's rental wheelchair  

Sam at the local pool

Friday, June 15: Ran with Mary

Rachel came up & brought Hattie so the girls could play

Rachel, Erin & I went to lunch with Mom for her b-day

Hit the mall

Abby went to Manti with Rachel and Hattie

Sam and I went to visit Randy, Heather and the kids

Saturday, June 16:  Got packed up and ready to pick up Todd

Raced to pick up Todd at the airport when his flight came in 30 minutes early

Picked up Taco Time for lunch...mmm, crispy bean burritos

Arrived in Manti
Drove past the Manti Temple

Kids got filthy playing

Enjoyed some time with Rachel & Joel

Sunday, June 17:  Rachel made delicious lemon blueberry scones

Prepped for dinner

Had fun visiting with Dad & Tutu

The rest of the gang arrived...all 46 of them!

Enjoyed spending time with my family

Celebrated Father's Day

Monday. June 18:  Left Manti and headed to Lehi

Went to Thanksgiving Point with Randy, Heather, kids, Dad, Tutu & Mariah

Dinosaur museum, rode horses, watched a baby chick hatch, ate lunch, petting zoo and ice cream!

Went to Cabella's

More Cafe Rio goodness!

Tuesday, June 19:  Drove downtown and wandered around

Visited Temple Square 

Walked thru the Tabernacle, the Conference Center, Visitor's Center

Checked out the new mall

Ate lunch

Enjoyed the perfect weather

Went to visit Kameron, Traci, Karter and Kaden

The kids each made a pen out of wood...thanks to Kameron's skills and tools!

Drove past the Oquirrh Mountain Temple

Wednesday, June 20:  Todd, John and Kameron went golfing

Bought 3 new bathing suits...25% off!!

Dropped of all rings to jeweler so they will sparkle!

Packed and did laundry

Helped Mary with Youth Conference stuff

Enjoyed dinner and shaved ice with the Theurer family

That's part one of our western adventure!

Here's a slideshow of photos: