Snowbird 2015 Style

Jeremy and Jaxon were still away at scout camp and had McKay left to join them for Youth Conference.  So Josh, Kayden and I decided to take the opportunity to use the White family time share and go up to Snowbird over night.  We had a great time and it was nice to get away.

When we got there, we found a playground right away and had some fun making obstacle courses and playing.  We weren't the only ones there to have a good time.  Right next to the playground we found a moose grazing in the grass (behind Josh and Kayden).

Another view of the moose with Josh.  We were surprised how long that moose stuck around to have a snack.

 We enjoyed dinner back in our room.  Kayden sure thought the calzone was tasty. 

The weather turned cold and windy since a big thunder storm was moving in.  So we decided to go and play some games down at the arcade.
 

The next day we went over the resort to enjoy all the activities that they have there.  Above Josh, Kayden and I were waiting to take a ride up the tram.

It was down right chilly at the top of the mountain!  Kayden had to tuck his arms in his shirt to stay warm. But man the view of the valley below was spectacular!

Then Kayden moved inside the tram car and stuck his head in his shirt too.  For a July day 50 degrees was COLD!
 

 Josh and I stayed outside of the tram to enjoy more of the views.

 Josh had a good time doing tricks on the bungee trampoline.

But our favorite ride of the day was the Mountain Coaster.  We went on that a bunch of times!

 

Left is Josh and Kayden riding the zip-line and right is Josh on the Mountain Coaster.  We had a great time spending time together making our own memories while the rest of the family was off making memories of their own.

Timp Caves

Jeremy and Jaxon were off to scout camp, but we stayed busy with our visiting cousins.  We decided it was time to take the cousins with Grandma and Grandpa and go and see what Timpanogos Caves are all about.
 

At the trails head.  It was a nice day for a hike.  We were worried about the heat, but we had some cloud cover and a nice breeze.

 Kayden was thrilled to bring his hiking stick along--that is until it broke.

 Along the trail.

 At the top of the trail ready to go inside the caves.  

 

Kayden (left) is showing the beautiful view behind him at the top of the mountain. Josh inside the cave (top) and Josh with the caramel formation behind him (bottom).

McKay just before the lights went out (left).  Josh and his cousin together inside the cave and Josh with the heart of Timanogos (right).

After we finished hiking and enjoying the caves and also a nice picnic lunch in the rain, we drove to Pleasant Grove where we had heard a scout troop draped a flag at the mouth of one of the canyons for the week of the 4th of July.  It was a beauty to behold.

We all enjoyed seeing it--except for Kayden who was very grumpy that we stopped here before going and getting ice cream.

It was a nice day and a good way to spend time with cousins!

A Garden of my Own

Four years this year have we been in our new house.  All four years I have taken the opportunity to harvest my neighbors' gardens.  I was really looking forward to have my own garden space and finishing off the south side of our backyard.  A couple of weeks before Mother's Day I asked Jeremy if he had already gotten my gift.  He laughed and said, "You think way too much of me!"  I told him I wanted a garden to plant this year.  Finishing off the side yard was already on our "to do" list, but I wanted to plant this year.  Jeremy wasted no time.  He called his nephew and made arrangements for him to build us garden boxes.  While they were being built, Jeremy trenched and hooked up the irrigation system to be ready for the boxes.  He and the boys leveled the area, place the boxes and filled them with dirt.  Then the boys helped Jeremy load sand to be able to place the flagstone and then also placed the crushed granite path.  It turned out beautiful!

They had most of the garden done before Mother's Day--enough for me to plant some corn, carrots, peas, beans, raspberries, squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, four types of peppers, tomatoes and onions. It is going to be a busy harvest!  It has been a wonderful gift that I will enjoy for years to come.