Utah trip part 2

Here it goes.  The second week of our Utah trip.

I'll try to keep the words to a minimum, and let you focus on the cute kids in the pictures.

The second week was mostly spent with my mom and family.

This video of Cohen and Karen about sum up how they feel for each other...

LOVE!

Parker kind of wanted in on the fun with Aunt Karen too, but you know, he's shy, so it didn't last long.

Visiting the duck pond at Brookstone is among the favorite activities.

Remember this?  Cohen was just 2 months older than Parker.... respectively.http://jajohnsonlife.blogspot.com/2010/07/utah-trip-part-1.html

All the talk while in Utah was the heat and the wild fires.

It was incredibly hot, but I seriously didn't mind one bit.

It was such a welcomed change from Portland.

It took me days to realize I didn't have to question how to dress the boys in the morning. 

It was ok to automatically put them in shorts and not carry a jacket.

I got a few happy laughs from Josh's mom, Debbie, when I asked her the forecast for the day.

Karen and I went on our sister trip to Iceberg... which I think is now a tradition.

I just love the shakes there.

We finally got the chance to hang out with Mike and his family on the 4th of July, and spent about 24 ours with them.  What fun!

We went on a ride to the copper mines, but took the back route to get a really cool experience.

This is what Parker did most of the time.  He was SOOOO tired.  We left him in the car with the air on, and I stayed close by.  He woke at the very end as we were about to leave.

Here's our 4th of July BBQ.

Cohen loved being with his cousins.

Parker loved the dog Sammy.

After much back and forth, we decided to stick with fireworks at home on the street.

This I love.

Silly, I know.

Can you see my tired eyes?

On to a fun time meeting up with my best friends and their kids.

We got most of them in this picture, but not all.

Cohen adores Isaac.

The 3 of us live in 3 different states... none of us in Utah. 

I was so glad to meet up with them!

These ladies are fantastic!



We met up with Josh's dad, Wes, and his wife, Dianna, for dinner.

By the end, Parker and grandpa Wes, were having a blast.

Do you see a peek-a-boo game here?

My kids love their grandma.  They have such a cute relationship with her!



Whew.  We made it through the week.  It was busy but worth it and so fun!