Our Utah Trip

The longer I wait to post this blog the harder it gets! I spent a lot of time putting together a little slide show on Photobucket with all our pics from the trip...but then I couldn't figure out how to get it on here so I gave up ... now you're going to get a long string of pictures from me so get your scrolling finger ready!

The day after we got to Utah we met at the Salt Lake temple for Cheryl & Greg's sealing. It was amazing to be in the temple with my baby sister! I was weepy and near tears the whole time. I'm so proud of you Cheryl!!!!

Here's our side of the family with Cher & Greg:
That night we had a BBQ at my sister Jennie's house. She has the perfect yard for our big family! The kids had a great time running all over the place! My mom gave Corbin a late birthday present. He LOVED it!
Here's a picture of my family at the BBQ - it's rare to get us all in one place at the same time! (that's all my siblings, mom & dad and grandma)
And my little family:After the BBQ we headed down south to Castle Dale where my parents live. Did I mention that I LOVE being home? It's the most wonderful feeling in the world to be in my parents house! So safe, content, peaceful...wonderful! Besides, it's a tiny little town so everything just slows right down! I love it!

Here's Jenalyn on the swing on the back deck with Grampa Jerry:
Corbin after church on Sunday:
Bedtime story with Grandma'Nee:
Sweetest picture in the WORLD (taken by Aunt Cheryl):
Cheryl & Greg came down on Tuesday and we went to the Manti Temple. It was AMAZING! I think the Manti temple is our new favorite. It helped that my dad ran into an old friend from high school (go figure, huh?) so we got a little tour and got to see one of the spiral staircases. That was awesome!
On Wednesday we drove out to Moab and hiked to Delicate Arch - 3 miles round trip. It was a pretty good hike!
Jenalyn hiked the whole way up on her own two feet! I was so proud of her!
It was too much excitement for Corbin - he zonked on the hike back.Of course he woke up when we got back to the truck for a game of Peek-a-Boo:
Friday we drove back up to SLC for Cheryl's baby shower. It was a LOT of fun. We did a baseball theme, complete with hot dogs, nachos, popcorn, peanuts and soda pop. My mom did an amazing job planning it and pulling it off :) It was a LOT of fun!

Here's Jenalyn and her cousin Leslye getting ready for the shower:
Cheryl opening her presents. This is the quilt that Aunt Dale helped me make. It was my first patchwork quilt - I think it turned out pretty great!
Cheryl being dramatic after opening that huge load of gifts *giggles*Jenalyn had a GREAT time at the shower. Uncle Jerald's house is awesome! Here she is with her cousin Alex. Alex is so good with the little kids!
On Saturday we got together with our MoB friends:
Then Saturday night we played games with Rachel, Mark, Cheryl & Greg. We had a great time! Jason doesn't usually like Cranium, but we both agreed it was one of the highlights of our trip...too bad I didn't get any pictures of that!

So there you have it...our trip in a nutshell...almost 2 weeks past-due *hmph*