A Day in Salt Lake

Off we went to Salt Lake to be tourist...Mom wanted photos of the Salt Lake temple and I delivered....We toured the new Conference Center and parts of the Square..

After the temple we headed to the zoo..It was hot so thank goodness they have mist blowing....The kids were able to see all their relatives in one spot....

I've never done a planterium before..it was interesting..Alex of course loved it..We saw a dome IMax movie that made my stomach revolt....

Cascade Springs

Love the drive in the mountains...We went the back way..ie dirt road...to Cascade Springs...beautiful, flowing water..with lots of signs of "do not fish"...The kids were tempted though.....

Midway

This is our resort...love it......
local flair...reminds us of parts of Europe...

Crater....there are a ton here...We didn't know what they were for till we looked it up...The hot water in the ground pushed up and formed these craters...The kids love looking in each...

One can scuba dive in this one...the water is warm...

Family Ties

Logan Temple...

Peter's ancestors from his mother's father's side are from Logan,UT....On our way down to Midway we stopped at the local family restaurant for some fantastic shakes and then off to see the old homestead....Peter's mom was born in this house...Her great grandfather built this house..beautiful.....We snapped a photo while no one was home...fast......

Start of a Long Vacation

Off we go for our summer vacation....Three days on the road till Midway,Utah..our destination....The first night was to Yakima..grandma and grandpa's...It's always fun and relaxing...and it's a good thing we did stay the night there..The next morning Peter checked the radiator fluid in the car and it was almost empty...After filling it with a new bottle we thought we were ready to start the long haul..no...There was a leak somewhere in the engine...Ed and Peter took it to the mechanic and quite a bit of money later had it fixed...Now we were ready just 4 hours behind...We rolled into Baker City, Or at 9:00pm..just in time for bed....The next day we did the Boise Zoo and then spent the night in Burley,Idaho with Peter's Great Uncle and Aunt..they were great...very nice and funny...

at the mechanic's......ready to roll.....

Alex's Birthday Celebration

Alex was excited to celebrate his Birthday for a whole week..He started with a Mariner's Game on Monday...Friday was the Family Party...He got everything he requested....A butter chicken indian dinner with frosted brownies for dessert...Then the grand finale on the next Monday..Chuck E Cheese...the part I loved was that all the toys he got were hands on..no computer games...that's all a mom wants...

The Big 10

Happy Birthday Alex...you never age as much as on your kid's birthday..I can't believe 10 years have passed....Alex is a fantastic boy..He is so inquisitive, loves to read, and tease his sister..What more can a parent ask for......The Big 10........

Frog Hunting

On our way to the playground today we stopped by a local drainage pond..it was fulllll of frogs...tadpoles to full grown dinner plate size frogs...some had the cutest squeaks and others hid from us...I don't know why....hahaha

Blooming

Anna-Maria was given a drawf sunflower seeds in Kindergarten..We have watered it everyday..Yeah..it has bloomed!

swinging away

The kids have it so hard in the summer..play,play,play.....