Utah... what?

Yes, I know we have almost been back 2 months! I do have a bunch of pictures and so I decided to do one HUGE Utah post.

The trip down went pretty well. Nixon ate and hung out and Deakon was entertained by DVD's- thank goodness for DVD players. We meant to stop in Butte or Dillan, but there was some huge something-or-other going on and so instead of being able to stop at 10:30 for the night we were forced to drive another 3 hours to Idaho Falls to find a hotel. I wanted to grab a picture of the temple. It is so pretty across the river. We made it to Utah in time to be a part of my Dad's setting apart as Stake Patriarch- exciting! We had a fun Sunday hanging with the fam and then our crazy days started. We had so much fun shopping for new clothes, visiting our favorite places to eat, and seeing most of our friends (we never see everyone... boo on us). One night we headed to Alpine to have dinner with friends (Booth's and Miller's) and Josh gave Deakon his very own Nixon watch to match the ones Kyle and I got for Christmas. He is so proud of his watch.

The week with Kyle went WAY to fast and then we was gone. Luckily we got to stay for another 10 days and we had lots of fun cousin play dates.

HOGLE ZOO:

Love this face. It is a mirror image of Kyle's grumpy face:

Deak and Ethan:

Attempting to get a picture of all the kiddos:

RAGING WATERS:

Stake got us the hook-up at Raging Waters. He worked there this summer as a life guard and his friend is dating the owners daughter (score!). We got a nice pavilion with tables (for free!) and discount tickets for everyone. Thanks Stevey and Raging Waters!

Stake and his friend:

Danny and Judd:

Deak was so EXCITED:

Becky came to get Judd for nap time, but ended up staying for a bit:

Juddy and Nix:

Momma:

Sarah and John:

Stake and Deak in the wave pool:

Randoms....

Deak in Papa's hat:

Deak and Bryson:

Playing in Grandma's backyard:

FIREWORKS:

We went down and met Jeannie's family, my parents, and Becca for a picnic at the park. Not sure why I don't have a picture of the whole group. Oh, well.

We borrowed Danny and Becky's Bumbo to see if Nix would like it before buying one. I think Deakon like it more... ha haI have a few more random pictures from the family picture night. I swear I stole pictures of everyone's individual families, but when I got home they weren't on the CD I made... oh well.

The singles: Stake, Becca, Sarah, John

Becca:Stephen:

Mum and Dad:

John:

Meri, Shane, and Molly

Sarah:

We love Utah! Thanks for the good times!!!