Utah Trip, Part 2

After the Haws reunion, we all parted our separate ways and we drove down to Bountiful to spend the rest of the week with Merrick’s family. We had a great time! The first day we were there was our 8th Anniversary. We took advantage of the babysitters (Grandma and Grandpa!) and went out to eat at The Mandarin and then we went shopping at IKEA.

The next day we went to the Davis County Fair with Merrick’s mom. It was pretty hot outside but we had fun riding rides, eating good food, seeing some animals, and playing games. Julie took them on the Tilt-a-Whirl.

Classic picture of Dad and Grandma taking pictures of the girls on the airplane ride!

And then oh man, we waited in such a long, SLOW line for this balloon lady. In that heat it was not my favorite. But Camryn was bawling for a balloon at one point so we did it.

Here they are with their prized balloons. Too bad half of them were popped before we even got in the car to go home. :)

The petting zoo was pretty cool, I must say.

We were pleasantly surprised to find a big old tortoise there. Camryn came home from summer school one day and started calling Lily “Tortoise”. And it’s kind of stuck. We are kind of considering getting a pet tortoise now just to break her of the nickname!

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Anyways that was a really fun day. Unfortunately I don’t have nany pictures of the rest of the fun things we did there. One night we had a picnic up the canyon from their house. We had yummy food and played Bocce Ball and Ladderball. Another day we drove down to see City Creek Center and really were impressed by that. Then we drove down to say hello to Merrick’s grandparents, and also got to see the condo Merrick’s brother Brett just bought. Then we went to see the Fiddler on the Roof at the Scera Shell in Orem.

That was really fun. We left early because it started pretty late and the kids were tired but it was nice to be outdoors in the gorgeous weather. The last day we were there went to the Bountiful Rec Center and went swimming. I loved it because Avery has been really close to learning to swim on her own and having her Dad, Grandpa, me, and Uncle Tanner all there helping her learn really pushed her to the point where she was able to swim by herself for 5-6 feet. So I loved that. Friday night my grandparents came over to see us and then everyone went to the Bountiful Braves football game. Tanner didn’t get to play but Merrick was still thrilled to be back at his old stomping grounds.

Saturday we drove a looooong day from Salt Lake to Omaha, Nebraska. We stayed in a hotel and got up the next morning and drove the rest of the way home. I think we were home by about 4pm on Sunday. The kids did great and Merrick and I read each other Edenbrooke by Julianne Donaldson (such a fun book- I definitely recommend it!). We had a fun trip and thanks to our family for hosting us!