Our Utah Adventure: Part 2 - Grammie and Papi's in Salt Lake

Another Long Post

The timing of this trip couldn't have been any better... Becca was having her baby and Grammie and Papi Wirthlin were coming home from their mission in the same week! Perfect timing for our visit!

Although the time was short in Salt Lake with the Wirthlins... it was well worth the effort. It was wonderful to see family and spend time with Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Dallin has told me that we need to "go live by cousins! Why did we come to this house? I want to be by my Grammies and Papas." We feel the same :).

Grammie and Papi Wirthlin with the kids

Having a blast in the pool.

I don't know if you can really tell what is going on in this picture or not... Abby is swimming to John while Dallin is jumping over her at the same time. What he calls "jumping" is more like diving head first to me. :)

We were having such a great time in the pool... and then, or course, our adventurous Dallin cut open his chin by jumping backwards into the pool... OUCH! He was amazingly tough though.... when he came up he was holding his chin,... I looked at it.... realized there was a gash... called John and Dallin immediately said, "It's okay, Dad." Needless to say it wasn't exactly okay... it looked like it would need a few stitches. So, off to the emergency clinic we went. Luckily they only put some DermaBond on it... we are hoping it heals up okay soon.

After the days trauma... Dad headed for his hammock :).

Swinging in the Woods

Can't you just feel the love?

Grammie Wirthlin has this great bowl with polished rock eggs in it... Connor was definitely a fan.

Not too happy that brother is trying to get in on the action.

Racing cars and Hanging Out

Go, Speedy Crawler!

A little Sunday Drive up Big Cottonwood Canyon.

We ended the day (Sunday) up at Aunt Carolyn's for a family dinner and celebration for John graduating Dental School. She was too sweet to go to all the effort - Our special presentation, yummy food, awesome decor... everything was wonderful. But more importantly it was great to be with family. We sure to miss these guys.

John and Mark working on the ice cream maker.

Dinner preparations... don't those steaks look great!

Maryann and Jeralie - Mother and Daughter

Do you think they are related?? :)

Abby and Lizzy

Alexa and Connor

Sarah and Connor

John and Dallin on the trampoline.

Dallin and Christine

Abby and Bella

Morgan and Connor

One happy kid ... headed to the airport with a car full of balloons :).

We are so grateful for everyone's efforts to get together again for our sake... especially after such a long flight home and vacation in Hawaii.

Thanks to Jeralie and Richard (Grammie and Papi) for allowing us to invade on their homecoming peace and quiet. We loved seeing you and spending time together. We can't wait for Christmas... to be together again.