Caitlin's Visit

From July 20th to August 3rd, our 10-year-old niece Caitlin came to visit us. We did a lot while she was here, and one of the first things we did was go to the Museum of Ancient Life at Thanksgiving Point.

in front of the model of the Megalodon

posing in front of the dinosaur they built

We also went to the zoo. Here is a picture of all the kids outside the Great Ape House.


We also went swimming as often as we could, almost every day. Here is the first time we went to the pool:

Caitlin

Westley

Eliza

Caitlin was here over Pioneer Day on July 24th. Our ward had a Pioneer Day parade. Caitlin and Westley took charge and decorated the bikes and stroller with crepe paper.

On Monday, July 26th, Caitlin helped me make a cake for someone in the ward whose daughter was having a birthday. We made a ladybug cake. I used the ball cake pan and made two ladybugs. My intention was to use both ladybugs, but then I found there wasn't enough room. So we did one ladybug on the actual cake and then Caitlin decorated the other ladybug herself and we all had that for dessert Monday night.

The finished masterpiece
Caitlin's ladybug

Another thing the kids did while Caitlin was here was set up a lemonade stand. Westley really wants to earn enough money to buy a certain Buzz Lightyear toy and this helped him get about $9 toward that goal. They sold rice krispie treats in addition to lemonade.

We took one day and went down to BYU Campus. I wanted Caitlin to see the campus so maybe someday she'll think about going there. We bought some BYU T-shirts, had lunch in the Cougareat and then went over to the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum.

And this is the last swimming day we all had before Caitlin went home to Arizona.

We really enjoyed Caitlin's visit!