Utah–Part 1

Our annual trip to Utah this year began as usual with a really long drive.  We left on Friday, June 20, at 2:30 p.m., and arrived in Utah at 3:30 a.m. Utah time.  Even though we were pretty tired at the end, it was nice that the kids went to sleep when it got dark and slept fairly quietly the rest of the way.  The one scare of the trip was when I all of a sudden saw flashing lights in the rear view mirror as we drove through Boise.  This was my first time being pulled over since my rear brake light was out in high school.  The speed limit changes several times through the Boise area, so I nervously tried to think if I had missed another speed change.  When we asked the officer what I was being pulled over for, he said that I had changed lanes without signaling.  Just before he pulled me over, I was driving in the left lane, and a fifth lane emerged on to the left, so I merged into that one as it formed without signaling.  Apparently that was enough for him to pull me over, but thankfully he just gave me a warning. 

Saturday, Shane went on a bike ride, and I relaxed at home with the boys.  Later in the day, Wendi came down with her kids, and Christie took them swimming with James and Asher had a nap. 

 

That night, we went over to Mark and Melanie’s for Ames’s fourth birthday party.  It was a great time to get together with family, and Mark and Melanie have such a great backyard for the kids to play in.  Ames was excited to be four, and we are all glad to be there to celebrate with him.  Mark made this fun sandbox with Kent, and the kids all had fun playing in it.

     

They have a couple of apple trees in their backyard, and the boys had fun climbing them and trying to reach the tiny apples.

     

Alexys and Laci liked using Mark and Melanie’s big lawn to practice their gymnastics, and I caught Laci doing this flip.  Asher liked to given Ewan hugs, like he does with all babies. 

       

Asher thought Mark’s ride on lawnmower was pretty cool!

 

Ames’s birthday also happens to be our anniversary!  We celebrated in the best way possible – with family. (and we went out to dinner and a movie earlier that week while our live-in babysitters watched the boys)