Our Trip To Utah

We headed out early Friday morning at 4am! We wanted to leave early in hopes that he would sleep part of the way and so we wouldnt get there too late at night. We ended up getting to Utah around 7:30pm that night. I was highly impressed with how well Cameron did on the car ride. I will admit I gave him benedryl once each way at nap time to help him get some good rest, but he did really well on his own.

Here he is at 4am ready to roll to Utah.

Nickys Baby Shower

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I was able to attend my cousins baby shower which was a lot of fun! I havent seen her since my wedding which was almost 5 years ago. She is my only cousin that is close to my age and thats a girl. We played together a lot as kids and I have many memories with her in them. It was great to see her and Im so excited we are having babies so close together. We are due only about a week apart! I cant wait to see pictures of her little girl!

Family Lunch

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We were able to meet up with some of my moms side of the family for a family lunch! It was a lot of fun to see them all! We got to spend a bit of time with my aunt Jenny while we were there and we have seen her a few times over the past few years. But I havent seen my moms cousins Bonnie and Amy since my Great Grandmas funeral just before Cameron was born. Amy and I were both pregnant last time we saw eachother so it was great to meet her little girl and Im glad she got to meet my little boy! It was great catching up with them.

SLC Real Game

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On Saturday, our first day in Utah, we went to the Real soccer game against the Sounders. It was a lot of fun! We went with my brother and sister in law Jon and Susan and their 5 kids. Here we are walking into the stadium...

Cameron and I watching the game. Even though he looks distressed he did have fun.

We even got to see a performance from David Archuletta. This is the best picture I could get, you can see him up on the screen, way up there, I know he is small. It was cool to get to watch him. He was doing a make a wish for a little boy who wanted to sing with him. The little boy way so cute singing the song along with him.

Hanging Out With Cousins

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cameron took an immediate liking to Emery. She is in kindergarten so she is closest to his age and hom the most since she goes only half a day. He loved playing with her. Every morning he would wake up and ask "Wheres Emery?" or "Wheres Angel?" which is their cute little dog that Cameron attacked at all moments chasing her around like crazy. Im sure that dog was SO glad when we were gone!

Tessa showing Cameron how to play the piano.

Dax and Cameron played with the nerf guns a high percentage of the time we were there. Camerons Aunt Susan bought him one to bring home for his birthday before we left.

Emery showed Cameron how to take care of a baby. So here he is toting around Emerys baby. I asked him what his babies name was and he told me "Baby Connor" which I thought was really cute. Silly kiddo:)

Soccer Games

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Our neices and nephews play soccer and we were able to attend a few of their games while we were there. Cameron had lots of fun watching them. In fact he has asked me a few times since we got home if he could watch Dax and Tessa play soccer. Isnt that cute?

Tessa on Brets shoulders after a game, thats my strong husband:)

Bret carrying Cameron back to the car after Dax's game.

Cameron and I watching the game.

At Tessas game Cameron wasnt in the mood to just sit and watch. So we played with bubbles while we watched. He insisted on blowing the bubbles himself even though he couldnt really do it.

Cameron and Emery running through the bubbles Bret was blowing. They did this for almost an hour!

Emery showed Cameron how to roll down the hill. He loved it and had lots of fun rolling!

Temple Square

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A few days before we left we made sure to visit Temple square. The whole time we were in Utah Cameron was amazed at how many churches and temples there were. He asks to see the temple sometimes now and I have to explain its far away and we cant. He loved the temple and the temple grounds. Especially all the flowers and the water fountains.

I love this statue, its so beautiful.

Cameron playing at one of the many water fountains on the temple grounds.

Bret, Cameron and I, and of course Connor:)

Cameron was fascinated with all the flowers! He spent a good deal of time wandering from flower to flower smelling them all. We had to watch him careful cause he kept wanting to pick them too.

He also really enjoyed the reflection pool. He had to put his hands in and splash for a minute. I wished that it wasnt so busy, there were a few weddings going on. I wanted to get a good picture of the temple with its reflection in the pool but it was too crowded:(

The Salt Lake Temple. So beautiful as always. If you look close you can see a bride down in one of the door ways. Its always fun to see bridal parties and remember back to when I was married. Although Im always thankful its not me doing it again!

We had such a fun time in Utah! We always love visiting there and seeing family. Thank you to Jon and Susan for opening up their home so we could stay with them for a week. We were very lucky to make good time and we got home on Sunday at 5:30pm which was nice because it gave us time to unpack and wind down a little before going to bed. I was very happily surprised that Cameron did so well both drives. Im thankful for it, thats for sure! We cant wait to go back again!