Utah: BYU Day

We left Annmarie with Aunt Allison and went to BYU campus.  We went to the Monte L. Bean Museum, one of our favorite free activities when we lived in Utah, and then went to the Bookstore and Creamery to have ice cream and buy some new BYU shirts.

Utah, Next Leg of the Trip

On Monday, we drove to Utah to stay with John and Allison.

 Stopping at the border...excited to be back in Utah!

Oh, how we've missed the mountains!  These are the red mountains in Southern Utah on Hwy 89.

More mountains and sky.  Texans are obsessed with the sky but I think the skies in Utah are also incredible.  Most of the time the skies are not noticed because of the beautiful mountains and that is why Texas is obsessed with the sky.  There is nothing else to look at.

 We went all the way up Highway 89 to Springville and stopped at the Manti Temple along the way.

 A beautiful shot of the mountains in Springville.

Arizona Day Two and Three

We spent Saturday and Sunday in Arizona and then left early on Monday morning to drive to Utah.  On Saturday morning, we had a fun early breakfast with Grandpa, who got up early and made  breakfast burritos and then went swimming with the kids before he had to leave for the day to work.

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Later in the day we went to a Family culture day that ASU was having in their art museum.

On Sunday, we went to church and then hung out with the family.  The kids just loved Autumn, their new baby cousin.

Arizona Day One

We arrived in Arizona in the early afternoon on Friday the 10th.  The first thing we did, of course, was go swimming!  That night I had a dessert date with my good friend Shar.  Always fun to see friends!

2015 Summer Trip, First Leg

We decided that Corey couldn't get enough time off for a vacation, so I drove to Arizona and Utah myself with the kids.  For the first leg of the journey, we went as a caravan with Kaori and the kids, as Aaron needed to also stay behind and work. 

The first day, we drove from Texas to a town in New Mexico near Arizona.  We stayed the night in a hotel with a pool.  Then we drove the rest of the way to Phoenix the next day.  The kids loved going with their cousins.  It was a long drive though.