Temple Square

The kids and I wanted to hit Temple square while in UT so we went up with Jenny & Aaron for the afternoon.

 We first went and did a tour at the conference center.  This place is amazing and huge.  The kids loved seeing all the fun paintings on the walls and the organ pipes!

Next we went out to Temple Square to look at the temple and took some pictures.

Next, Jenny and Aaron showed us this delicious place to eat lunch.  They had the best pizza!

Then we walked back to Temple Square and went to the visitor's center and then to the history museum and placed in the children's part of it.

It was a long day with lots of walking but it was a perfect day for it.  It was so nice to be immersed in such a beautiful place.

4th of July Reunion

We had our annual 4th of July party for my Mom's side of the family.  It's always nice to see family!

It also helps that we were able to see some of Joe's siblings there too.  I figured since we were trying to get together while in town, why not over some good food and company?  The kids LOVE their uncles and aunt on the Zimmerman side.  It was so nice to see them!

And here is our attempts at some group shots :)  Kids had way too much fun bossing them around ;)

FHE at the Gardens

The big family went to the Thanksgiving Point Gardens one Monday night.  Each Monday, they had a different kind of theme for families to come and explore.  They have about 5 stations to do activities.  The kids had a great time!

They made paper rockets and then launched them.

Next, they had to kick the "cherries" into the big "pie pan"

Next was the potato sack races :)

There was also a scavenger hunt, then they passed out snow cones to the kids.  It was HOT.

 Kate's favorite person in the world, Uncle Aaron.  I had to sneak this shot!

UT adventures #1: father's day party

On June 18th, me and the kids hit the road towards UT.  We first swung by Seattle to pick up my dad from the airport.  He accompanied us on the drive since a pregnant mom with 3 kids in the back of the van would make for a LONG road trip.  So he kind of saved us from insanity!
We made a 2 day trip out of it, stopping in Baker City, OR overnight.  It is a fun little town.  We found a fun place to eat where there is a toy train that goes around the restaurant over and over again.  It kept the kids pretty entertained.
We eventually got to UT and I was so relieved.  Traveling with the kids is never fun.

I'll be documenting my adventures in UT in the next few posts....

End of June, we had a big Father's Day party at Jack & Jill's in Lehi.  We rented out 4 lanes in their private area and also did a game of laser tag.  It was too fun to do with all the family.  The kids loved the bowling.

Aaron is the best brother-in-law ever.  He is SO good with the kids and helped them the whole time.  My kids love him to death and always talk about Aaron.

The package included pizza & cake.  Not too shabby.  Papa John's is way better than the pizza we got here but I wasn't complaining.  I was starving at that point.

Luke loved bowling TOO much.  He wanted his turn every time.  He doesn't quite get the "take turns" idea.  So this is what he did majority of the time.  He can be quite exhausting when you're a single parent....