We drove up to St. George via Las Vegas on Wednesday to stay with my Mom in Dammeron Valley. Nothing too exciting. Except for the fact that I read almost the whole time to Erik. I started to read "Twilight" to him.
On Thursday I went shopping with my Mom to buy LOTS of stuff. We were having a "mini reunion" at my Mom's house & the girls had planned to do some canning. So, we spent almost 4 hours in St. George shopping & literally filled my Mom's 2-door BMW to the brim with stuff. Then, started to prepare some of the food to save some time. Which included washing & cutting 12 pounds of strawberries. Fun times!! Then, we took a little hike with the girls in my Mom's backyard.
Friday we went to the lake! Allison, Jackson & Steph got into town at 3am & were ready to go to the lake with us by 7am. We did a little wakeboarding & a little kayaking. We were all pretty soar the next day from kayaking. It is quite the workout.
Saturday the girls woke up & canned away while the boys went to the lake again. I enjoyed canning & could really get into it. I even bought a steamer so I'm ready to go! I was in charge of the salsa, so I spent 2 1/2 hours straight making 12 batches of salsa. It was a little long, but fun! We headed to Veyo for lunch at the local cafe. (That sounds so "small-townish" & let me tell ya - it is!) 
Then, we came home to prepare for family pictures even though almost half the family was not able to come. Check out this lovely group. I love how my sisters get ready & within minutes look like they're ready for the runway & no matter what I do I still look the same. Yeah, they STINK!!
Sunday we drove up north to Highland to visit my Grandpa & Grandma Carroll. When we got their we spent time walking around their home in awe of Grandma's gardening abilities. The grounds are beyond gorgeous. These pictures don't do it justice. And my sweet Grandma just kept saying how everything looked horrible. She had everything all picked up & beautiful & then a big storm came through. 
Monday morning Erik left for sales meetings in Ogden & the girls & I continued to stay at my Grandpa's along with my Mom who came up with us. I went to visit my friend Melinda in the morning who moved to Cedar Hills a few years ago. It was so fun to see how her kids have grown. Cute, cute, family!! Later that night my Grandpa took us to eat at the Golden Corral in Provo. We met my Uncle James their & his wife Heidi. James is the same age as me & his lovely wife is pregnant with their first. I'm so excited for them! Then, everyone returned to my Grandpa's house for some geneology & family history talk while my girls played in the sprinklers.
Tuesday my Grandpa was so excited to take us to "Cabela's". He was dying to show the girls the GIANT display of animals. He kept telling me about all of these stuffed animals they had everywhere. Well, being the mother of 2 girls I thought of Build-A-Bear workshop type stuffed animals. Never did I ever even think at all that it was real stuffed animals. The displays were amazing! They had 3 large seperate displays. Also, when we walked in to the store a worker handed the girls some tokens saying they were good for the laser shooting upstairs. After looking at all the animals we went upstairs to shoot away. They had a row of about 20 laser guns with a big display of all kinds of objects with targets all over. Jadyn got lessons from my Grandpa & still struggled a bit. The guns were pretty heavy which didn't help. Kylie, however, was pretty good. At one point she hit 3 targets in a row. Not too shabby for some one that's never done anything like this. Her favorite item was a pair of old boots on a porch. When she would hit their target water would shoot out.
I took the girls for a ride after lunch to see the Mt. Timpanogas Temple. It's so beautiful their. Then, Erik returned home from sales meetings in the afternoon & we headed back to my Mom's house in Dammeron Valley.
Wednesday Erik & I took a little hike in my mom's backyard to get some decor for my home. I know that sounds weird, but I'm excited about these giant stalks. Plus, they were free! We watched "Jumper" at night before resting up.
Thursday we drove home! It was a long drive & we stopped a few more times than we normally do. But, I finished reading "Twilight" to Erik & don't ever believe what He tells you to your face. He loved it! We even tried to stop at a Wal-Mart to buy "New Moon" & they didn't have it. So, don't let him tell you otherwise. He enjoyed it.
Now it's Friday & I spent 6 hours school shopping with my girls & I'm ready to relax. We're watching "DOG" (The Bounty Hunter if you didn't know) & we're so stoked he's back on TV. Erik wishes he could work for him. That would be his dream job I think. And now, I've got only a couple of hours before "Breaking Dawn" comes out so, I might as well stay up & go buy it tonight! WOOHOO!!! Don't call me for the next day because I won't answer - I'll be reading what happens to Bella!!
2 comments:
visiting your grandpa sounds fun! it's been years since i have been to their house. they do have an awesome backyard! i didn't know james and heidi were expecting...how cool!
i'll get you a cd of the pictures i took...and you do the same -k-
and yeah, steph looks like a flippin super model!
YOu all look like flippin super models...ya' all stink! Looks like a fun vacation, just before school starts.
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