Utah Highlight Reel

I'm so behind!  I need to get through our Utah trip so I can tell you all about the other miscellany.  So hold tight.  Here we go!

We landed in Salt Lake and went directly to pick up my race packet at the whatever-it's-called-now-arena.  Afterwards, we headed to City Creek mall to walk around and find some lunch.  Lucky for Anna, they had a fun fountain to run through!

The fact that she was fully clothed couldn't have mattered any less!

Clara had fun sharing a drink with grandpa.

The 24th was a big day for us.  It all started at 5:30 am with my first ever 10k.  An unfortunate, very poorly timed case of the stomach flu left me weak and unable to perform my best.  But I finished!

Post run...and two trips to the port-a-potty!

After my run, I met up Spencer and the girls to watch the parade.  We gave Anna the camera so we ended up with literally hundreds of pictures!  All from a child's perspective.  Here is a very small sampling.

 

This is how the girls ended up at the end of this very eventful day!

Up next was a trip to This Is The Place.  We had lots of fun but unfortunately our camera battery died soon after we arrived.

Anna and I learning how to make a cute little rag doll.

One hot day, we went to a fun splash pad and park.  Clara wasn't all that in to running through the various sprinklers but you can imagine how much Anna loved it.

A trip to temple square provided a tour of the conference center...

the obligatory temple photo op...

and a stop at my favorite, the church history museum.

The absolute best part of the trip for me was Cascade Springs.  A fun, kid-friendly hike with absolutely stunning scenery.  Such a treasure!

Next up, was a visit to the new Natural History Museum.

Spencer likes to call this one "Boo Boo Contemplates the Origins of Man"!

Thanks to Spencer's generous boss, we were able to take his mom and dad out for a nice dinner at The Roof.  So fun and delicious, too!

We all really enjoyed our tour of Welfare Square.  So interesting and inspiring.

Obviously, the girls didn't find it as interesting as us adults.  But who can argue with free samples of church-produced bread, peanut butter, cheese and chocolate milk!?!

 
Thanks to my aunt and uncle celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, we were also able to see my parents.  On our last full day, we were able to drive down to Utah county and walk around BYU with them.

 
Whew!  Did you get all that?  What we didn't get any pictures of were our two get-togethers with good friends, super tasty meals at several Utah Diners, Drive-ins and Dives locations, and an all-too-short visit with my aunt, uncle and cousins.

Fun times.  Fun times.