Here we go....

Ok, I know, I know. But I finally did it. I will try to sum up as much as possible so as not to bore you. Here we go......We had a great time driving across country to visit family in Utah. We were never bored--there was so much going on. We had Sadie's (my niece) baptism, Taylor's (my nephew) baptism, Joshua's (another nephew) blessing, family pictures, my birthday party, Kaitlyn's birthday party, Luke's (nephew) 1st birthday, saying goodbye to Ryan (nephew) before he went to the MTC, the balloon launch and the stadium of fire. That list doesn't include all the family and friends we visited and the stuff we did together as a family. The time went by so quickly! Thanks Laura for letting us crash with you guys. You were great hosts! We were sad to leave so soon, but we had 11 days out there so it was time to go. Thanks everyone for helping us have a spectacular trip! We love you and miss you all!

Me and my girls at my 30th birthday party
Part of the fun chaos at my birthday party

(we're all in brown because we had just finished taking family pictures)

Kaitlyn's 3rd birthday
Kaitlyn loving the cake Grandma Veach and Aunt Laura made
Katy and cousin Sophia playing with their babies My best friend Cindy met us at Thanksgiving Point.

Here she is with her youngest son, McKay

McKenna riding at Thanksgiving Point.

We used to take her all the time when she was a baby.

Jacob and his horse

Kaitlyn riding a horse for the first time

My brother Steve and his family at his son Joshua's blessing

Our family at the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point

McKenna and Katy digging up dinosaur bones

With Grandma and Laura at the balloon launch

Family pic at the balloon launch

Joseph being tickled by Pappy

Jon, Laura and Luke at Luke's first brthday party. This was taken AFTER the cake. See Laura's blog for the before pics

The kids having fun at Luke's birthday