Utah trip round-up

Like every vacation, the majority of our time wasn't spent going on outings or at theme-parks.

It was spending time with each other and enjoying living life amongst the people we miss and love. Here is the long and the short of it.

Fine.

Here is the long of it: (If you have somewhere you need to be, don't start reading this now. You will be late.)

Watching the birdies on Grandma's back porch. Grandma is a great friend of the birdies and has a solid, trusting relationship with them. She provides them with a constant food supply and a heated bird bath. They repay her by showing up to eat and pooping on her deck. It seems to be working for both parties.

I completely enjoyed spending time in my mom's backyard paradise. It is a dream come true of landscaping. Someday I hope to have somewhere like it to spend my time. This is also the reason why 9 times out of 10 when I call and ask Mom what she is doing, she says, "Just doing some work in the yard." This gorgeousness doesn't happen by accident, my friends.

I can't even remember how many times we filled up the pool and let the cousins run around in their bathing suits and fight over the scooter cars.  It's the best part of summer.

Sunday afternoon walks down by the creek.

The unique and sometimes unsettling experience of shopping in the Utah Walmart. Modest clothes and food storage.... we're not in Kansas anymore. You know how racy Kansans are.

Meggy loses her front tooth.

And then she loses the other one!

Experiencing the wonders of Grandma's bird clock.

Keeping in touch with Dad via Facetime.

Entertaining the baby...

Whoops!

Getting together with old mission companions. Letting our kids play in fountains and at fast-food play places. Miss you, Hendricks and Wadley!

Helping Grandma water the plants with the coveted mini watering can.

The joy of the bulk candy bin at Maceys. 

Utah can be a magical, magical, land. And I didn't even mention Grandma Sycamore's bread or the close proximity of the Distribution Center....