Here is a run down of our family vacation.
Here is a link to see the rest of the pictures.There are some play date and birthday pictures on there too!
Friday
We finally left the house at 3pm and headed to Salt Lake City. We stopped and picnicked at the
Shoshone Falls, the Niagara of the West. It was a nice place to hike around at. That night we camped in some woods behind a rest stop outside of Ogden, UT.
Saturday
We spent the day walking around Salt Lake City. The Mormon Temples are at the heart of it. Then we played in the Salt Lake. It was weird and dirty. It was like being in Florida but not. There were seagulls and it smelled like the ocean but it was surrounded by desert cliffs. Evidently it attracts a lot of birds that end up dying there. Gross. Ally rolled around in them and Willy had to wash her in the lake. Gross. On the way out Willy spent $9 on 4oz of jerky because I made him. After dinner Willy pulled a tick out of his butt and while we were inside the restaurant Ally ate his jerky. I feel itchy.
(I just noticed how dirty our camera lens is. That CMCD!)
We camped at
Yuba Lake.
Sunday
On the way to
Zion, it was very hot. When we got to the National Park, all of the camp sites were filled. We were getting hot and crabby. All we were looking for was a tree in the desert. We randomly pulled of at
Sand Hollow. We found an oasis! This was one of my favorite days on the trip. We swam all afternoon and even bathed. We camped there right on the beach.
Monday
Zion National Park. We also camped there.
Tuesday
Decided to drive to CO. On the way there Willy's van started doing something a little weird and we pulled off at
Cove Fort. I was happy because the best way that I could help a grumbling husband was to take Cole to the fort while he babied his van. When we first got there all of the men were wearing starched white shirts. I thought that they were dressing for the period but it turns out that the fort was a Mormon home. Cole and I got a one on one tour from a nice Mormon man. He called me Sister Dallas and I must admit that it was a very good experience. They have many sentimental sayings and I learned a lot. Especially when I expected old canons and Indian stuff. (Sorry that the batteries on the camera died.) We spent the night in Gunnison at
Black Canyon National Park. The stars and scenery were incredible.
For the rest of the vacation, we spent a few days with Grandma, Aunt Kim and the Mahar's. It was awesome but they wouldn't talk to us until we all showered. I listed all of our bathing events so I cannot blame them. Everyone called me Reesa and Reesie. It was really great to relax and talk to some family face to face again. Uncle Brian wanted to keep Ally (she was shedding since Utah) and he liked Cole. My cousins are beautiful and good people. I hope that we can see them all again soon.
