For Thanksgiving we went to visit Grandma and Grandpa in Bountiful, Utah and all had a fabulous time. We hadn't been back since moving to Arizona almost 2 years ago! The kids had a great time reconnecting with cousins, staying up late, missing school and eating junk for a week. Kirt and I also enjoyed the vacation and visiting with family and friends (Thanks for dinner, Payne's). Here is a sampling of our little adventure. . .
All the cousins in the backyard.(except 2 still in Boston--we missed you)
Elaine, Abby and Madi had a fun time together. They enjoyed sleepovers at Grandma's, Barbie's and crafts. Madi was so sweet to just hang out with her younger cousins, who absolutely idolized her Ü
What Thanksgiving would be complete without a little football!
Taft or Orange(b/c that's what color he says his hair is) as he was nicknamed had a blast with his older cousins. I think it's b/c he can burp on demand--what teenage boy doesn't think that's cool ?!
Brigham couldn't get enough of the roller coaster in the backyard!
And Briggy enjoyed playing blocks with his cousin. Austen was so patient to stack them up again and again as Brigham kept knocking them down and giggling.
I had fun just chatting with my Sister-in-laws, shopping and seeing Twilight again Ü
Elaine, Abby and Madi had a fun time together. They enjoyed sleepovers at Grandma's, Barbie's and crafts. Madi was so sweet to just hang out with her younger cousins, who absolutely idolized her Ü
What Thanksgiving would be complete without a little football!
Taft or Orange(b/c that's what color he says his hair is) as he was nicknamed had a blast with his older cousins. I think it's b/c he can burp on demand--what teenage boy doesn't think that's cool ?! Cameron and him became fast friends.
Brigham couldn't get enough of the roller coaster in the backyard!It may be hard to see but his smile was always so huge going down this thing.
And Briggy enjoyed playing blocks with his cousin. Austen was so patient to stack them up again and again as Brigham kept knocking them down and giggling. I had fun just chatting with my Sister-in-laws, shopping and seeing Twilight again Ü(I stole this photo from Sarah's facebook page so that's why it's so puny.)
For the past 6 years Kirt's family has donated a tree to the Festival of Trees in memory of his younger sister Kellie. Throughout the year Kirt's mom collected all the fun bears and ornaments and such pictured here. So, on Monday Amy and I spent the day decorating this fun tree. It takes a bit of time as every ornament has to be wired on so they stay put when the tree is later transferred. (More info on this Festival is on the post below.) It was fun decorating and the kids enjoyed hanging out, too. . .
Dallin and Ethan thought these bears made better hats than decorations!
Taft was being sneaky tying this bear up in the sled Ü
We finished off our trip with a visit to see the lights at Temple Square.
For the past 6 years Kirt's family has donated a tree to the Festival of Trees in memory of his younger sister Kellie. Throughout the year Kirt's mom collected all the fun bears and ornaments and such pictured here. So, on Monday Amy and I spent the day decorating this fun tree. It takes a bit of time as every ornament has to be wired on so they stay put when the tree is later transferred. (More info on this Festival is on the post below.) It was fun decorating and the kids enjoyed hanging out, too. . .
Dallin and Ethan thought these bears made better hats than decorations!
Taft was being sneaky tying this bear up in the sled Ü
We finished off our trip with a visit to see the lights at Temple Square.Hard to capture in photo's , but so beutiful to see.
Overall, we had a great and busy time in Utah. We drove straight 11 1/2 hours home. The kids were so exhausted from vacation they slept all but about 3hours home--nice Ü.
Overall, we had a great and busy time in Utah. We drove straight 11 1/2 hours home. The kids were so exhausted from vacation they slept all but about 3hours home--nice Ü. 
3 comments:
Those pictures are so fun! It makes me sad that you are all gone. It was so fun spending time with your family. Cameron will miss the burping on demand.
Sounds like a fun trip. Sorry that your computer freezes up when you try to comment, thanks for the email though. It was nice to hear from you!
Now you need a vacation from your vacation!
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