2014 Summer Trip Story: Part II - The Rest of UT

So, I got picked up by Mom and we went to go find Wes. We picked him up from BYU and went to Pizza Pie Cafe to get some yummy food. While we were waiting in the lobby between the outside doors and the inside set, Addy went to run outside and ran right into the window... Silly girl :)

This is what you look like after running into windows... Oh, not Wes, just Addy :)

After a little trip to Cabelas, Mom, Addy and I drove up to Salt Lake and found Grandma in the motel with her sisters. Addy had a fun time playing in the chocolate box we brought up to the room.

Then, we went to the dinner at the Joseph Smith Building and then to the SLC Temple...

 

After the fun at the temple, we played at the motel for a little, then the family drove in, including some cousins for the reception that night!

Eating some 'healthy' food with Uncle Wes :)

Christian, Anthony, Wes
Taubi, Grandma Jones, Addy, and I

Addy being 'so happy' after a long day... :)

But enjoying the stream that was trickling around the reception area.

After all the fun in SLC, we headed up to Logan to give Taubi a ride back to WY.

We hoed out a garden for Taubi, after Mom did all of the tilling... Fun stuff!

Grandma was the taskmaster making sure that we got all of the rows straight, and hoses in the right places! :)

We played at the park....

...with Paigie!

Then, after all of the fun, we jumped into the Suburban and headed for WY!

2014 Summer Trip Story: Part I - TX to UT

Well, this story starts a little over a month ago, Allison and I packed up our kiddos, jumped in her car and hit the road on our way north! We hit the road a little harder than expected when at 5 a.m., 45 min outside of San Antonio, we got a flat tire... Needless to say with both of us pregnant and 3 excited kids in the car, it was an exciting tire change. (Cam was a champ and drove out to make sure our tire change was tight and the spare got put up correctly... He also helped change a tire for a couple of old ladies who had also gotten a flat about a mile before us. He originally thought we were them and pulled up behind them flashing his lights etc... must have been exciting for them :) Well, back on the road we had kids too excited to sleep, so it was an early morning for everyone. From there things went well and we got the tire changed at Costco and to our motel for the night.

Waiting for the tire change at Costco with Rees and Isla

Addy had only gotten two 30 min naps as we traveled, so the last hour was rough for everyone, but we made it and got some good sleep that night. The next day was easy, we made it to Springville and our Utah fun commenced!

Gigi had decided that she needed to add a slide to her stairwell, just in time for Jamie's family to come into town, so I jumped in with her and Amie graciously watched Addy while we picked up the slide. Since it was a 12' slide and we were in a little car, it was an exciting ride... the guys at the store got some good eyebrow lifts in when they saw the car we were using to transport the slide. :) But it worked great!

And we made it home without even losing the red bandana! So the slide went into the house and the wild fun commenced! Amie and Addy were the first ones down, then Gigi. (I'll have to get the videos for those...) Everyone who came had to go down at least once! However, the Peterson girls ruled the slide and were all over it. It was the favorite place to be. 

Unfortunately our time in Springville was pretty limited, but we had a fun time! One day we went to the splashpad...

It was pretty cold because of the wind, but everyone got pretty wet...

Addy figured out squirt guns just enough to know what to squeeze for the trigger, unfortunately, she could only figure out how to do it so it squirted her in the face, so she'd do it, flinch as it splashed her, then repeat. :)

These two just followed each other around, playing copycat with everything. :)

Addy also figured out how to put on a 'hat' ...It's great protection from the sun,
but not so good for noses if you actually walked around in it... :)

When Gigi got done with her shopping, she came and played for a while...

...then it was time to say goodbye to the splash pad, and go get some food!

Being in Springville was great because Addy could go outside and play on the deck or on the grass without dying of heat stroke! We didn't have to watch out for ants or worry about poky grass, so we spent a lot of time wandering around outside, chasing Jack & Jill, and just enjoying the cool UT weather!

Terrie did an amazing Rudy's BarBQue Suday dinner that had all of the fixings... Creamed corn, coleslaw, biscuit, Rudy's BarBQue sauce, etc. and of course everyone showed up to enjoy it!

 After a yummy dinner like that, the natural thing to do is to go take a nap... if you fit on the bed... :)

then, go hit up the park to burn off some of that energy...

She loves to hang on things, it's just a gamble, because you never know when she's going to let go! Catching her requires the utmost focus and quick reflexes because there are no warnings! :)

There I was briefly introduced to Spikeball... Kind of like volleyball, but not. I am interested to try it for more than the 3 minutes I played before Addy found my leg with a stinky diaper, but it has potential as a very fun game!

The only sad part about it being Sunday was that on Monday Addy and I got picked up by my mom and had to say goodbye to our Critchfield family...

Reading a few books with Amie while waiting for Grandma to come drive us off!

But that opens up a whole new chapter in our 2014 Summer Trip Story... which will be continued...