Temple Square- SLC

I am reminded every time I step onto the grounds at Temple Square just how special it is to be there.

 

We really wanted all of our kids to get to experience the history. We met up with a great friend of mine and her cute family.

Suzanne's husband Boyce used to be in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and we asked him to be our tour guide.

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(This was Sawyer shushing Oaklen in the Tabernacle)

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(And then giggling about it)
 

This was my favorite day of the entire vacation.

I don't think I could ever live there, but Utah really has some amazing places to visit.

Discovery Gateway Children's Museum- SLC

 

While in Utah we took a day trip to Salt Lake City because the kids had never been there. Our first stop was this awesome children's museum.

I wish we would have known how cool this place was because we might have made SLC a 2 day trip because of it.

Macie was pleased as punch that she got to pretend she was a real cowgirl and was able to "feed" and sit on a life sized horse.

 

Sawyer loved all the cars.

 

Oaklen on the rock wall.

We all took a turn at the news desk.

Ellie was a natural.
And you can't tell me you wouldn't want to watch this boys cute face every morning!!

Out on the roof was a helicopter.

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It had all the buttons and levers and made life-like sounds.

It was a favorite spot that day.

LOVED this Museum!! Gonna have to go back.

Logan

On to Logan Utah!
We stayed with Nana who we love dearly and don't see nearly enough.

She made cookies with the Great Grandkids and told stories from when Grandpa was little. The kids ate it up!

And of course Auntie Lauren, Uncle Straton and Oaklen!!

(or in other words, Sawyers BFF)

These two boys got along so well. They held hands and had 2 year old chit chat back and forth the entire time.

Adorable.

Yet another part of our family that needs to be closer.

Blackfoot with the Weilands

We finally got to Blackfoot Idaho and jumped out of the car to the smiling faces of our Weiland cousins. We really do miss living close to Niki and Greg's family.

 We had a few days to spend with them so we packed in as much as we could.

We had movie nights, watched a whole lot of Downton Abby, made amazing treats, went to a fabulous water park in Pocatello, and then spent a day at the Lake.

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It was so hard to say goodbye to them. We talked about it and we all think they need to MOVE TO OREGON!!

Idaho-2012

Our great big trip this summer was in August when we went to see Greg and Niki in Blackfoot and then went on to Utah to visit all of my family in Logan.

We left at 3am that first morning and drove straight to Boise Idaho.

 We stoped at a cool kids museum there to let the kids stretch their legs.

 

 

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I loved the mini shopping center.

 

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The big kids, even Scott, loved the bed of nails.

 

 

Sawyer's favorite part was carrying a dog brush around everywhere and brushing things.

 

 

Cute little place and a nice break in the trip.

Our July. (Through Instagrams)

Getting ready for 2nd grade

Naughty Baby

Root beer floats with friends

SATURdate nights

Third Thursday street fair

Watermelon slurping

Lake of the Woods

Teaching Grampa how to Pogo

Nappin'

Oregon Coast

These AMAZING pictures are pictures from our South Beach trip in June taken by Chris (Becerra Photography)

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THANK YOU CHRIS!!!