Memorable MondayJuly 31, 2006

We went to Utah for 11 days.  We had a great time.  We spent some time with my family and Jim's family.  It was the highlight of our summer.  Jim and I both grew up in Utah so there are a lot of  memories for us there.  We spent some time with friends too.  We really enjoyed our trip and hope to return soon.

We came home from Utah in time to get Jim ready for Scout Camp.  They went to Camp Geronimo this year. They have gone to Camp Raymond in the past.  Jim left for camp on a Saturday and returned the next Saturday. The scouts had a great time at camp and go a lot done.  The troop won a big troop award. 

Jim and the scouts are going canoeing this weekend. They are going to canoe on the upper Colorado River. They went on the lower Colorado last year.  They plan on earning the Canoeing merit badge.

Josh is earning his Bear.  He has one more thing to do.  He has worked real hard.  A lot of the activities are family oriented.  We have had a lot of fun and learned a lot.  He should received his badge next pack meeting and then advance to the Webelos.  He turns 10 two days after pack meeting.

The rest of the summer was just relaxing.  We went swimming and played inside.  The kids are ready to go to school.  They are really bored and are taking it out on each other.  We are getting ready for school.  It will be fun for the kids and especially for mom.  She will get a lot done.  She will have two hours to herself during nap time.  Maybe, I'll take a nap too.

Well, that was most of our summer.  

Memorable MondayPool Days

As the pools close for the summer, I wanted to look back at some of the memorable pool days that we had this year. We found that taking a baby to the pool changed how we spend our time in the pool. Manny was the center of attention whenever we went with him.   Here are a couple of times that we made it to the pool this summer with Manny.  We sure loved spending time with him in the pool.

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Manny - 10 months

My grandson turn 10 months today. Danni took too many good pics to pick just 1, so I picked 5. That was hard to do. He is such a cutie!!!

Cute Manny

Manny is such a light in our lives.  We love to spend time with him.  His personality is so fun to watch as he grows and learns new things.  He is loved my his parents, grandparents, nieces and nephew.  

July Utah Trip

First day of our vacay - Haha!!  We were delayed just a few hours and we are back on the road.  One of the hoses broke, so we needed to have our truck towed to Kanab.  It didn't take long to fix the hose and then we were on our way.

Day 1 - fun tow trip

Blown hose

Jim, Josh, and Em in back of tow truck

Ang and I - I'm in front

Day 2 of our trip was much better than the first. We made it our destination and had a blast. We spent some time my dadl.  This was the first time that my kids saw his new digs.  I think they were really impressed with Creekside.  We went to see where my mom was buried and a few other relatives.  We brought my dad along with us.  We barely made in back for dinner with Jeff, Steve, and their famlies.  After dinner, we found a really cool park with a creek that went through it.  It was fun to hike down and see the creek.

Day 2

Mom's grave site - no stone yet

Josh and Em at cemetary

My dad and some of his grand-kids

Cousins

Day 3 - We spent some time with Grandpa, cousins, and each other.  We started off the morning by going to the zoo with Lauren and the kids.  It was fun to see the zoo through their eyes.  We went to see my dad afterwards and he wanted us to go track down some grave sites that we couldn't find the day before - Conrad & Selma Wall.  We had a great long day and seeing the sunset from Jeff's place was really cool.

Day 3

The girls at the zoo

Josh and Jacob

Walls and Paces at the zoo

Love this drinking fountain

 Day 4 - We took a tour of East High where “The High School Musical” was filmed. Angela LOVES that movie and wanted a tour. Aunt Lauren gave her a personal tour and an East High T-shirt. So cool!! We stopped by DI to see if there were some filing cabinets that dad could use and Jeff's place.  It was fun to watch Jeff shop at the DI.  We had dinner at Pace’s diner and also had some Pace Popsicles too!!  Feeling at home.

Day 4

East High

Girls in the East High Cafeteria

Pace Bars - yummy

Emmy with Pace Bar

Day 5 - We picked up Drew and Audry and went to the Hill Air Force Museum to see the cool planes.  It was a free exhibit which was a big plus.  We saw some really cool planes, one of which had Audry's name on it. We hit Taco Bell for lunch and then went to the Clark Planetarium.  We had so much fun there.  We watched a movie about life under the sea which was a unique show to watch at a planetarium, but it was so cool.  The exhibits were fun too.  The best part was bonding with Drew and Audry.

Day 5

Pace Family at the Museum

Cousins at Hill Air Force Base

Drew and Em

Inside the Museum

Audry and her plane

Drew and I  - wearing matching shirts
Arlene's Army

Day 6 - We visited Temple Square.  We started off at the Family History Center.  Lauren, her mom, and her kids joined us for the experience and a little bit of the Church History Museum.  Afterwards we toured the temple grounds and finished at the mall across the street having Chick-Fil-A for lunch.  We were getting a little hot and were ready to end our tour.

Day 6

Wall and Paces near the Family History Center

Near the Temple

Jim and I

Day 7 - We made a trip to Heber City to visit my mom’s cousin which ended with a yummy ice cream treat. Aunt Janet painted a picture for my mom and Lisa asked us to go pick it up.  It was so fun to listen to her stories of my mom.  It was a sweet visit.  They wanted to treat us to some ice cream at a cute train ice cream shop.  We stayed for another hour talking to them.  I would love to go visit again.  We stopped by my Grandpa’s old house. It was fun to show my family a little piece of my childhood and where my Grandma and Grandpa Wall lived.  I'm really glad that we made the effort to stop by and see the place.  We went back to Bountiful to celebrate my dad’s 75th birthday.

Day 7

Aunt Janet and fam

Jim and I

Emmy golfing

Celebrating Grandpa's birthday

 Day 8 - We woke up early to say Happy Birthday and Goodbye to my dad before heading home.  On the way home, we stopped by Horseshoe Bend . I've always wanted to go there and we did.  It was a hot day, so the hike was a little uncomfortable.

Day 8 

This was a great trip and I loved spending time with my family.  I needed to see that my dad was doing well in UT and was settling in.  Utah has always had a piece of my heart and now it has more.  I can't wait to visit again and see my dad.  He is looking great.