Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Our big vacation this summer was to go to Utah for two weeks. Why would anyone spend 22 hours in a car with four kids? Well....here are a few of the reasons,








Spending time with our good friends, the Beebe's was awesome and in a weird way I think it was kind of needed. After hiking the Uintas, camping with 7 1/2 kids and a bunch of ATV's, watching fireworks, and seeing Enos and Ben's relationship get 'personal' we remembered all the quirks, laughs, and the main reason why we love these guys.



Of course, I LOVE seeing my family too but due to a mishap with the camera we only have the pics I took on my mom's camera - I might see them next year. My big bro Ryan was kind enough to let us crash at his pad in New Mexico for a night and was very sweet about the popcorn on the floor. My awesome in-laws Tyler and Bregelle rolled down hills with us and then Bregelle swooped in for a major kill at Parchesi (I think that was the name). My bro Dustin graciously kept us laughing, feed us the most amazing pizza, and let us watch fireworks, and my Dad made me wonder how I could get Ben to be more like him (seriously, my mom mentions the slightest thing she needs and 'snap' it's done!) My mom was amazing as usual and my kids LOVED her dogs.
One of the best parts though was seeing my grandma who flew in from California. She did the most amazing and beautiful watercolor for Eliora and I want to post a picture of it on the wall as soon as I can find that pesky camera! Seriously, I love my grandma. She looks amazing, has tons of talent, travels, reads, stays busy, and is the exact definition of elegance and class.
So, in a nutshell, we had fun. Can't wait to see ya'll again in November!

4 comments:

Corrine said...

sounds like a lot of fun...it was so great to see you...even if I didn't make the post :) looks like you were able to get a lot in, hope you were able to relax a bit too.

Tonia said...

Haha, I was planning on doing a separate post for you too showing the restaurant and then I got interrupted. Now when I do it you won't believe me that I was going to before you mentioned anything!

M and W said...

Sounds like you had a ton of fun!

Unknown said...

Beautiful pictures Tonia, Beautiful delightful family.....
Was so fun to see you and spend some time together.....Looking forward to doing it again in November.......
Thank you for your very kind words.

Love you!! G.