Driving Home

We drove home by way of Moab, through southern Colorado, and into Northern New Mexico, catching Interstate 40 home to Dallas. On the first day we stopped at Hole in the Rock and the Monticello Temple. We stayed the night in Alamogordo New Mexico with my friend Krissy, who had just moved there. The next day, I didn't take any pictures, as I was in a hurry to get home. See, I found out I was pregnant right before the trip and, as always, developed extremely bad morning sickness. I'm not even sure how we made it home; it truly was a miracle.

Last Day in Utah, Jordan's Grave

We were supposed to leave to drive home on Monday, but I decided to stay one more day so I could see my brother's headstone, which was put in that morning. I was able to arrange for Westley to see a friend and Caleb came along with me while everyone else stayed in Provo. I drove up to Salt Lake City and met my mom, Aunt Amy and John at the grave in the Salt Lake Cemetery. I am glad I got to see the headstone before driving back to Texas.

Fellows Gathering

On Saturday, my cousin was getting sealed to his wife in the Bountiful Temple, so I took the kids up to Riverton, dropped them off at friends' houses, and went to the temple. Afterward, we had a dinner with the Fellows side that were in Utah. Most of them were able to make it to the park in Aunt Amy's neighborhood. The kids are now used to warm water and temperatures, so the water and wind made it freezing. They were laying on the pavement to try and warm up. It was fun getting together with everyone.

A Day in Salt Lake City

Westley wanted to do baptisms for the dead in the Salt Lake Temple, so we drove up with Allison and her girls. She was going to take them into the temple while I stayed outside on the grounds with the other kids. But, neither of us did our research and it turned out the temple was closed for cleaning. So we hung out in Salt Lake on Temple Square, visited Jordan's grave and ate lunch, and stopped at Banbury Cross for donuts on the way back to Provo. Then Westley went with Allison, Marianne and Christine to do baptisms in the Provo Temple.

A Day in Herriman/Riverton

The kids were anxious to see their old friends, so I scheduled a day to meet up with several of them in a park in Herriman. We played at the splash pad and afterward, the kids separated and played at their friends' houses while I ran a few errands.

Travis and Mike

Eliza and Lindsey

Caleb and Jeffrey

Travis and Lance (and Lance's brothers)

Jonah and Megan

Caleb and Will 

Back at John and Allison's--playing cards with cousins

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.