Trip to Utah!

After SilverCreek, Todd had to go home to work hard and the kids and I drove out to Utah for some fun before school starts. We went to St George to see my mom and sister Suzy and bro in law Chuck. Thanks for having us!!! We had a great time there - even though it was 110 degrees there! Lots of swimming in their very fun pool, the boys shooting on a range with Uncle Chuck, manacures with Christen and Gma, seeing the play Annie at Tuacahn, In and Out Burger, games, and a big trip to DI. When we went to their Walmart I was amazed to see the big shelving unit of food storage supplies - # 10 cans of everything you can imagine. I had to get something so I got some dried eggs. The kids arent to anxious for me to use them but we will slip them in at some time.

From there we headed up to the Oquirrh Mtn Temple openhouse. That was an amazing experience for the kids and me! On the way we stopped off for lunch in Santaquin to visit my friend Gwen. I knew her in High School and BYU. It was great fun to visit and see her kids! As for the open house my kids were most impressed by the ceiling rooms and the celestial room. Of course Christen was excited to see the brides room. It was so beautiful and we felt such a great spirit there.

After that we spent 2 nights with Chad and Julies family - great friends from Castle Rock who moved away. Thanks so much for letting us stay!! It is always like picking off right where we left off with them! The kids were all so excited to see eachother. Chad bought us sub sandwiches from Moochies in SLC. - Excellent - you have to try it if you are out there! Julie and I shopped at Target and Ross and found some great buys for back to school. We also had a very fun BBQ with other friends who have moved from Castle Rock - thanks Randy and Rachel! Also saw Andrea and Jackie! And another friend from HS and BYU - Amy. Fun times!!!!

THEN we visited my brothers ward where we saw Elder Russell M Neslon on the stand and ther=n bear his testimony - his home ward!! Very neat. We celebrated my brothers bday with lots of chocolate and a big fast day dinner. we were able to see my nephews Adam and Mike and Liz and their kids. It was so fun! Thanks so much for letting us stay Ralph and Teresa!

We came home in time for Todd's bday and to get ready for school to start. On the drive home we found out that my Grandma Christensen had passed away. She is the one that we helped when she broke her hip at DIA. I really wanted to take the time to drive a few more hrs to Idaho but I knew we had to get home. Im so glad we had that time not to long ago to get to know her better. (Skipbo rocks!)

Anyhow, it was a great trip - lots of driving for me but well worth it!!

family pictures

I was trying to be a little creative with my new camera - nothing fancy but more megapixils so I hope to be able to blow up some to 5x7 or 8x10. Also learned a few things about our Picasa program.

Silvercreek 09

Here are some pictures from our annual trip to SilverCreek/ Solvista and Grand Lake. (End of July) We had a great time together and with Todd's parents. Hanging out, window shopping, eating, going to the lake, swimming, putt putt golf, fishing and more. We always look forward to this trip!

Spring Break 08

.......................................................................Todd took the week off for Spring Break. We all needed some time together just hanging out around town. We enjoyed our zoo pass. It was a beautiful day and it wasnt crowded. We had a great time! We also went bowling and went to Country Buffet. Brandon went back way too many times. That boy has a hollow leg! They all loved geting their mixed drinks with ALL of the flavors of pop! Todd and the kids went to Castlewood Canyon with the dogs. We also dyed Easter Eggs of course. Todd and I also went on a date of sorts to the District Scout Dinner where Todd was awarded a District Award of Merit.

South Dakota Vacation!

In July we took an AWESOME vacation to south Dakota! Neither Todd nor I had been there and we have been thinking about it for awhile. We planned our trip with some great friends of ours. We stayed in a hotel the first two nights and then in a cabin for three nights. Of course we saw Mt Rushmore which was incredible but we also saw Crazy Horse, Reptile Gardens, Custer, Bear Coutry USA, Evans Plunge, Alpine Slide, and the Presidential Wax Museum. We had the best time!!