Utah Visit

Kamryn's coping mechanism with the thunderstorm......fake sleeping!

Our family decided to take a trip up to Utah this summer.  On the drive there we hit a pretty big thunder storm.  Lightning was striking all around us, and we were low on gas, so the kids anxiety was pretty high. Luke kept watching the gas gauge going lower and lower, and letting out really loud nervous sighs. We finally made it to a gas station and none of the pumps were working, so we went to the next one.  It was storming really hard at that point. Right when Travis put the gas pump in the car, all the power went out in the gas station!  That's when Drew burst into tears, and Luke requested to say a prayer! So funny! The gas still worked for some reason and we were finally on our way!

The new Provo Temple being built & restored!

Loving peaking at the BYU Football Stadium, especially the boys.

After our couple detours of the temple and Football Stadium we went to my best friend Kristen's house.  They had just bought a new cabin where we got to go spend for the next couple nights up in Heber.  It was so awesome there!

The cabin was beautiful! My kind of "camping".

Razor Ride

Kennedy trying out the Four Wheeler

The Salisbury & Decker gang.

Me, Kristen, Kenzi & Brynn on a Razor ride.  Notice Luke on the 4-wheeler in back.....that was right before he wrecked!!  His tire got stuck in a wash that forced him off the road and he didn't know how to stop.  He crashed right into a tree.  Good thing for helmets.  He had the wind knocked out of him pretty good and a couple scratches....could have been worse!

The tree damage!

Brynn loving Kristen's new baby Krew

Smores, songs, and really funny stories!

Brynn & Kenzi playing checkers

Hot Tubing Night

There was so much wild life there.  You would look out the kitchen window and see bucks walking right through the yard.  One night we all saw a Moose too!

Baby Fawns!

3 Bucks in the back yard.

Look at that fox...

Luke & Drew on a hike.

Salisbury's & Decker's

We made a visit to the famous Granny's Ice cream too....

Emery & Kamryn waiting for their turn.
Kristen and I sat on the porch listening to them play for awhile.  We got a good laugh as they were singing their rules to the butterfly's in the forest!

The next morning Kristen and I went to meet our other roommate Amye from college for breakfast.  I was able to see a lot of her family.  When I was a teenager I would live with them in the summers because my family was always moving to a new place.  One of my most favorite families!

 Julie, Jodi, Meredith, Marilyn, and Amye

 

My most treasured friends!

Reunited from 8th grade!

Amye Brown, Allison Varley, & Meredith Brown

After the fun morning of eating breakfast & reuniting with old friends, Kristen & I fit in a little bit of shopping.  Nothing is better than shopping with a best friend!

That night the kids got to watch a movie in Kristen's theater room and the adults went out on a date!

BYU Campus visit!

The boys checking out the Marriott Center where Jimmer played!

Enjoying the BYU Creamery....YUMMY!

Visiting my Sister-n-law's cake shop called One Sweet Slice in South Jordan.....it was delicious!

Visiting Temple Square, one of our families favorite places to be.  This is where Travis and I got sealed 15 1/2 yrs ago!

Sealed together............Forever!

It was 104 degrees that day so we were all trying not to be crabby.  When we were walking by Temple Square, Luke asked "Are we suppose to feel the spirit on Temple Square?" I said "Yes" and he adamantly said "Well I don't!" I like to think it was the heat getting to him. Haha, I figured he will laugh about that later.

Love the Salt Lake Temple! My kids frequently watch Only A Stone Cutter a story of a man who walked from Highland UT area every week to work on carving the words into the temple, even after his leg got amputated he still make the sacrifice to make the journey and finish the work!

I love the view of the temple from the top of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.

The Temple Doors

The Tabernacle

After Temple Square we were able to enjoy a yummy dinner at Travis's Aunt Jane and visit with her family, which is always so nice.  We then headed to my brother Leroy's house.

 Riley & Kamryn happened to have matching swimsuits, they were so excited!

 Pool day with the cousins!

 Family date night!

Barnes, Brown's (Trent), Salisbury's, & Brown's (Leroy)

Janell(Sister-n-law), Meredith, Mishaun (Sister), & Kelli (Sister-n-law)

Notice my brother Trent loving life in the back round!