Summer Vacation to Utah

One of our three “valley” trips in the month of June was tacked onto the beginning of our trip to Utah. Mike had a 3 day CE course in Scottsdale. We opted to stay at a hotel, instead of staying with my parents, since it was right down the street from The Center. We loved swimming and just hanging out. Besides swimming a lot, we slept, ate and watched a lot of The Price Is Right and SpongeBob (it was the only thing on).

Anna, Allie & Amelia watching Spongebob

We arrived in Utah the very same Saturday that Anna got baptized. It was a treat to have all the Snow Family there as well as some from the Petersen side.

Front -Maren (cousin), Amelia, Samuel (cousin), Anna

Middle - Allie, Cheryl (sister), Jen

Back - Mike, Dad, Jeff (brother), Mom

The only pictures we got of our Snow Family was from the Sunday family dinner, the day after the baptism. Jeff was able to join us. As you can see, the kids had a great time playing "Kill the Candy Bar". One of my favorite parts of Snow Family dinners is sitting out on the deck and talking.

Allie stuffing her face with chocolate

Mike's mom and dad, and of course, Mike himself

Jen & Jeff One day was devoted to the cutest and funnest tea party ever. Yes, I said funnest! I felt like a little girl again. We all wore our cute little hats, played games, painted nails and ate great food! It was a blast! See for yourself. The night before the Tea Party, the girls had a special sleep over with Uncle Jeff. They didn't get to bed until 2am. Crazy kids! You included, Jeff. You're a great uncle, Fred!

MarGene, Mike's Mom

Anna (in the pink hat with the white bow)

Allie, wishing she could have a cookie before lunch.

Allie, Amelia and Emma (cousin)

This is what Mike and his dad did during the Tea Party....watch TV and sleep.
Another day was devoted to boating at Pineview Reservoir with the girls’ favorite, boat owning Uncle. The girls swore Uncle Mark was trying to kill them by pulling them behind the boat on a tube through the boat’s wake, bouncing them every where, including into the water. A great time was had by all. I’d do it again! Allie and Amelia got the surprise of their lives when they got to go to Lagoon with Uncle Matt and Aunt Elisha and cousins Ryan and Kyler. What a pleasant surprise! They got to hang with the cutest cousins for half of the day and the other half they hung out with another cousin, Chase, unchaperoned. How grown they felt! Thanks Matt and Elisha.

Temple baptisms were a highlight even though I only accompanied Allie to the Bountiful temple. It was nice to be there in the quiet, peaceful, air conditioned atmosphere. I was able to get caught up on my Sunday School lesson reading.

Since my in-laws have their house up for sale, I didn't know if we'd be back to this house the next time we visited. I took the opportunity to take a few pictures. This is probably my favorite wall of their three story house. There are alot of family pictures, both old and young, color and black and white. It's pretty impressive.

Mike would love to inherit this painting....hint, hint