Photos from Utah Trip

We had a wonderful trip to Utah last weekend. Dan graduated from BYU and Tanner went through the Logan temple in preparation for his mission to Russia. It was so nice to get together. We had a little photo op - realizing that this would be the last time we would all be together for several years.

It was so nice to see family in Logan after the temple session. We had a nice meal featuring Juniper Take Out's best - and Mom's amazing salads. I enjoyed working in the kitchen alongside Mom and the sisters the night before preparing . . . well actually I probably did less preparing and more playing - I was trying to multi-task and play Settler's at the same time. Anyway - it was truly refreshing to reunite with family. Grandma and Grandpa Watkins gave us a history that Grandpa wrote. What a treasure!

We spent Friday afternoon at a ropes course. We worked together as a family to accomplish various tasks. One task was to get from one side of a 'raging river' of grass to the other using planks and tree stumps. We had to do it saying 'banana' between each word. The boys and Natalie who all spoke spanish found themselves speaking spanish and putting banana between the words. It was pretty funny. Holly, Rex, and Tanner were all brave enough to try to jump off of a tree to try to catch a ring.

One of the highlights of the course was a giant swing. We had to pull each other to the top.

Anthony's acrobatics after the initial terrifying drop. He couldn't figure out where to put his hands after letting go of the rope . . . and he clung to the bar for dear life. We all thought something had malfunctioned - but soon he was doing tricks on the swing.

Allison and Emilyn took their turns on the rock wall.

After we all arrived Thursday morning - we headed to the zoo.

Giddy-up Horsie!

Other highlights of the trip: We enjoyed some tennis at the park, ate Aggie Ice Cream while watching Bedtime Stories at the condo, Mom's Sunday lesson on scripture study, conference jeopardy, which the guys won by the skin of their teeth - and a few technicalities.