8.02.2011

Road Trip

Utah here we come!
A rest from driving;
1/2 way there; stop in Baker City!

Aaron lost 1 tooth the night before we left,

and the 2nd one the next night in the motel pool!

He found out that the tooth fairy even visits motel rooms =)

The drive to Bear Lake from West Jordan for the reunion.

The kids on the grounds of the beautiful Brigham City Tabernacle Sheldon at the pulpit of the Brigham City Tabernacle,
where President Lorenzo Snow delivered
his paternal 3rd great-grandfather Alvin's eulogy.
(Natalie & Annaliese in the background)

Aaron standing by the grave marker of his

middle name namesake =)

His 4th great grandfather Alvin (see above) served as Bishop

for 35 years in Brigham City!

Sheldon & the kids

New Brigham City Temple in the background

Jeanine & Natalie

Jeanine & the kids

Logan Temple in the background

(Natalie's choice of marriage sites =)

We saw 11 temples on our road trip

(Seattle, Boise, Brigham City, Logan, Bountiful, Salt Lake,

Jordan River, Oquirrh Mountain, Mt. Timpanogos, Draper, & Provo =)

Sheldon's parents, six siblings & their spouses

were able to do a session in the Jordan River Temple Friday evening!

Ahhh, Bear Lake and family reunion, here we come!
Evan, Natalie & Annaliese
Rest stop with Bear Lake in the background
After a couple days at Bear Lake, we went to

The. Best. Waterpark. Ever.
Provo Veteran's Memorial Pool & Waterpark
complete with great waterslides, pools, and
a children's super fun water play area!

'Fishy Party' =)

Natalie (right) with her Aunt Jenny and some cousins

Orem

After the waterpark, we ate dinner with some family,

before we watched

Kung Fu Panda 2 at the (2.00) theatre =)

Afterwards our family visited BYU campus
(Sheldon & my Alma Mater)
Natalie, Annaliese & Evan =)
We spent Saturday in SLC

Our family (minus Aaron)
Temple Square Natalie & Annaliese with their cousin
with Aaron & Evan looking on

Sheldon & the kids

Conference Center in background

Salt Lake Temple in the background

Top of the Conference Center

2 families of cousins

Conference Center

We stayed with Sheldon's brother Aaron, his wife & family
Leaving Utah after a fantastic week!

Love the Chick-Fil-A restaurant ad signs in Utah

"Eat more chickin" =)

Definitely my new motto!

Natalie very bored =)

"Are we there yet?"

Dinner at The. Best. Park. and motel stay

LaGrande, Oregon

Sheldon

Sheldon & Annaliese on the boat

Daddy & daughters =)

Sheldon & Natalie

We drove 2235 miles and through 4 states in a week!

It was good to be home =)

Good times. Good memories.

2 comments:

  1. Wow, what a long drive. I love that you got to see so many temples on your way. And a BYU visit. Sounds like your kids did great too. What fun memories.
    -Marcie

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  2. I have to admit, I'm pretty jealous. What a fun trip! {But I don't envy you all the driving time, I guess.} Now that we're closer to it, maybe I'll be able to visit BYU with my kids. It's been forever since we were back there! So glad you got to go.

    -- Megan

    p.s. That La Grande, OR park looks similar to the one in Port Angeles, WA if you want a fun option that's a little closer to you. =)

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