Friday, September 2, 2011

Two Visits to Grandma’s and Grandpa’s

This summer we had the opportunity to go to Grandma and Grandpa’s house twice.  The first time was just because we missed them.  The second time was because Cindi and Jayden came to visit and we couldn’t pass up an opportunity to see them.  It was so much fun just to hang out. We did lots of fun things…….280We picked peas from the garden.288We shelled the peas!  Yum!289We rode bikes.295

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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Utah Adventures–Bingham Copper Mines

So once again, Sandy encouraged me to step outside of the box and do something that I never really considered doing.  This time it was taking a tour of the Bingham Copper Mines.  We were expecting something a little different, but it was still quite interesting to see.Copper MinesThis tire is the size of the tires on the trucks that haul the stuff up and down the mine.  The driver of the truck sits 18 feet above the ground!Copper Mines2

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No pictures of Braden, Sandy or I, but I was so grateful to have them both there.  Now Sandy is happy, she accomplished her wish of things to do in Utah and she did it all in one Summer!  Thanks for letting us tag along!

Utah Adventures–Timpanogos Caves

I have hiked to Timpanogos Caves several times before, but it has been a long time.  (Halle was just a baby the last time we went.)  Sandy had never been, so we loaded up the kids and headed up.  It is a long hike, but well worth it.  Our tour guide was awesome and the kids had a great time.254

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Proud Moms once again!  Thanks Sandy for encouraging me to make the effort!

UTAH Adventures– “Y” mountain

Sandy and I decided that it was time to accomplish some of those things that are here in Utah, but we never get around to doing.  Sandy calls them here bucketlist of Utah activities!  The first one to get done was hiking “Y” mountain.  It was a pretty steep hike, but the kids did great!238You can see the Y above the kids head.240

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253Proud Moms!  We were so happy to have made it.  The hike wasn’t the challenge as much as actually getting up and doing it!  Thanks Sandy for encouraging me to do something that I have always wanted to do but just never put a plan into action.