Trip to Utah

This year we were lucky enough to be able to go to Utah for a few weeks.  And I feel like we had so much fun and took so many pictures that I am warning you now, this is a long post.  Jeremy only had 10 days off before he started his next rotation, but he was able to drive out with the kiddos and me and then flew back after a week full of fun.  Will and Cora loved the time they were able to spend with grandparents and cousins.  For the first part of the week we stayed with my family.  My mom rented a townhouse in Park City for a couple nights and we all had a great time.

Cora and Tama are peas in a pod.  The happiest, funnest people to be with.

We went for a short hike...

but since it was pretty much straight uphill and pretty hot we didn't last more than an hour.

The last day before we went down to Grandmas.  Will was so sad to see his cousins go, and Cora kept asking,"Hey Mom, where's the kids?"  Hopefully we'll plan better next time and get to see them more.

Jeremy and I decided to take the kids up to the Grotto up Payson Canyon.  It was just us and the zoobies that day.

I told the kids that this is where they would ride back to Chicago if they didn't behave.  Maybe that is why they slept most of the way home.

My mom bought this coat for Cora and showed it to her, she immediately put it on (without anything else I might add) and went to snuggle with Dad.  Hooray for Mom's new central air so Cora didn't cook after wearing the coat all day!

This is my Mom's cat Peter.  Will and Cora LOVED playing with the cats.  They really could have done this all day if the cats stayed around.

 This awesome lady is doing so much better than last year and seems to be getting her energy back.  She nearly beat Jeremy in bowling too!  She took us shopping for school clothes for Will (you know, the fun stuff like underwear and shoes!) and out to eat for lunch, I don't know what I'd do without my Mom.  She is wonderful.  We said goodbye to my sweet Mom after several fun filled days of being with her.

We decided to go for a short hike to Cecret Lake in Albion Basin up Little Cottonwood Canyon on July 3rd.  It's only about a mile from the parking lot...only the road to Albion Basin didn't open until the next day!  So Will and Kooy were troopers and ended up hiking 4 or 5 miles (can't remember which) instead of 1.  

Glad they did because it was stunning scenery and so wonderful to be in the mountains and smell that fresh air!

On the 4th we did a lot.  Bike parade with Matt's family...

Then we went to the Sandy carnival and then cooled off in the pool at Grandmas.

Then went to the fireworks where we got to hang out with everyone. Cora loved the music and all of the kids.  She was in heaven.

Will loves his cousins so much and wouldn't leave these two alone.  They had a lot of fun together.

And for that reason, I forgive Chris for his photo bomb.

It was a very fun happy 4th of July.  Then next day we had to take Jeremy to the airport, but the kids and I still stayed for a couple more weeks.   Oh don't you worry, I'll post more pics shortly.  Like within a couple of months.