Guess What? More Utah!

Lots of pictures again. Sorry!

Kids in front of the Timpanogos Temple where Doug and I were married almost 10 years ago.

Days of '47 Parade, Salt Lake City

Ellie's favorite float...I wonder why???

Heber Creeper Train Ride

I want this barn. Don't know what I'd do with it...but I want it!

Liberty Park

Temple Square

Kennecott Copper Mine

Hudson pondering the implications of climbing on forbidden railing...

Tire from one of the dump trucks they use at the mine.



Thanksgiving Point

Ellie the "pro" on the pony ride

Hudson deciding he like the pony ride after refusing to get on!

What? Are you lookin at me???

Dinosaur bone excavation

Hudson was sitting on the railing a minute before I took this picture...then proceeded to do a backflip into the exhibit. Good times...

Children's garden

Hudson has never met a body of water he didn't like.

Cousins together where they belong!




My friends Jeff and Margaret. It's always great to see you guys, even if it's only for dinner. Margaret is married. Jeff is not. Ladies, take note!

Utah Again-Family and Cabin

I called to give my brother Pete the heads up that I was in Utah (he lives in Colorado) and he had planned a business trip around the time of my visit so he could see us. Thanks Peabo! Sorry you missed out on the Pancake House, but Hudson sure appreciated the wagon ride down to the duck pond and back!

Uncle Pete with Hudson and Ellie

Dad fly fishing at the cabin

Mom and Nielson

Hudson on the cabin porch

Cousin Josh and Ellie in a right of way dispute

Anybody who wants to hear a scary story about the shack next to this spring, email me.

Father and son fishing trip!

Darling Sophie (Oh sure she looks cute now...we didn't know she was going to cry all night long when we begged Joey and Tiff and the kids to sleep over!)

This is an homage to Connor Carpenter and the infamous Jeffaloe video.

Cousin Zach demonstrating what NOT to do around a campfire as Ellie and cousin Josh look on.

We love the cabin!


Indian Paintbrush

Nielson and Grandpop

Ellie and her Wildflower Crown

Cousin Sophie and Ellie

Doug trying to explain to Joey the merits of panning for gold with tupperware.

Ellie and her "pose" (We're still trying to figure out where she picked that up!)

The cabin. One of my most favorite places on earth. It was built by my grandpa and his brother in law many years ago and sits on about 150 square acres of land. It is rustic...powered by a generator. No phones, no tv (even cell phones don't work up here!). Indoor plumbing-yes, thankfully! The greatest thing about it is that kids never get bored up here. I remember playing for hours as a child, quite happily and falling asleep at night dead tired. My kids did almost the same thing. The getting to sleep part wasn't quite so easy, but they were just thrilled to be up there. Playing in the water, hiking, fishing, picking flowers, hunting for snail shells and animal tracks, roasting hot dogs, marshmallows. Sitting on the front porch watching deer emerge from the woods at dusk...doesn't get much better than that!


Back up at Grandma's...

The boys of summer, Hudson and Zach


We just like to call Tiffany "Flo" around here.

Gracie holding her own with the boys.