Sunday, August 11, 2013

Vacation 2013

For the first time ever Chad was able to take a week off of work. It was amazing! He was able to get so much done in the yard and we loved having him around so much. We really wanted to take a big vacation to California or somewhere sunny but we weren't really feeling up to it. Me especially. We decided to hang around and take in the things that good ole Northern Utah had to offer.  Monday through Wed we stayed home so chad could do yard stuff. We made sure the kids were able to do something fun every day so it felt special. We did a lot of stuff and I hope the kids look back on this week and remember how much fun it was!





Nickle Mania!





We had 40 yards of soil delivered to the house so we can get a top layer down for our new grass!




The smell was a little more than Owen could handle. 



Swimming!




Our sweet neighbors went on vacation salmon fishing in Alaska. They were nice enough to share their catch. 



Owen has loved helping dad on the tractor


Trafalga! The kids loved it. 





Swimming at our Hotel in Salt Lake. It was so much colder than we thought it would be so we didn't last very long. 



Dinner at Pei Wei. Owen loved the peas. Obviously. 


Breakfast in the hotel. 



Mikey wanted something to remember our hotel by so we let him keep the key. 



Temple square visitors center. This was so cool. 










A rock from Uncle Bubbas house. To remember him by :)



Cache Valley Fair! My boys wanted a pony ride. My girl wasn't interested. 






Smores and scary stories with Uncle Russ!




They were selling puppies at the fair. It took everything in me to not take one home. 


Kids watching some Ben 10 while enjoying some dessert. 

Even though it was a local vacation, we still had so much fun. Our little family is at such a fun age and I love the times we share together. We were able to teach the kids a lot about the church this week. I love that they have so many questions and are eager to learn. They also got along really well. That isn't always the case so it made the vacation all the more sweet. I hope we have this much fun next year!