Next stop: Utah

UTAH

As you can see the kids had a great time playing at Mimi & Papa's! It was so nice and hot outside we soaked up all the sun we possibly could! We went swimming a couple times and Ty went to the movies with Popcorn Papa! We went to the Bouncing off the Walls with Mimi and Aunt Lorisa. We also had a wonderful time at liberty park (twice) with the Lowry family.

The latter part of our trip to Utah was spent with the Lewis Family. We went up to Big Cottonwood and had a cookout on Friday night. Boy was it good to be back up the mountains again! We don't know what's better roasting hot dogs up the mountains or out on the beach!! Both are great fun!

Saturday night we enjoyed a nice reception for John & Tracie. It was really beautiful and nice to see extended family and friends. Mara's favorite thing about the reception was the fountain which she continually played in!

On Sunday we visited Temple Square and listened to the
Music & the Spoken Word in the conference Center. We loved seeing the temple grounds and Ty and Mara have a thing for smelling flowers--can you tell! We enjoy the nice and cool visitors center on such a hot day and we were able to see an exhibit on The Family.

Do I have something in my teeth?
Mara enjoy a delicious chocolate cookie, and we couldn't help but laugh when it made her teeth black and it looks like she missing a tooth!

On Sunday Night we had an early birthday party for Ty who will turn four on the 4th! He opened presents from his grandparents and aunts & uncles and we even had cake and icecream! When he saw his cake with four candles he said to his grandma "Am I four already?" We tried explaining that he wasn't four until his real birthday, and so since then we have heard "Now am I four?" Ty received for his birthday many great gifts--one in which the whole family was able to enjoy: T-ball! We had a blast as a family all playing T-ball out on the front lawn together. This was Ty's first time playing baseball and he kind of got confused running to the bases but we all had such a good time playing together as a family!