Utah Trip Photos

July 2nd, 2007

We returned from our week-long vacation in Utah last night. It was a great trip. Click on the slideshow to play through the photos, or you can visit our Picasa album.

We left on Friday morning and drove through Montana to Rexburg, Idaho where we met up with my sister Cindy and brother Phil, with all their family. They were staying at a friend's house so we played soccer in the back yard and went to a playground at a nearby school. We hadn't seen Cindy and Dan's family since we moved from Kansas in 2004 so it was a nice reunion.

Saturday we drove to Blackfoot, Idaho to visit with a cousin of Kayla's mother, then on to Provo to pick up Megan. She accompanied us down to St. George where we spent several days visiting with Grandpa and Grandma Green. We had some great hikes in Zion National Park as well as Snow Canyon, where Hyrum went on his first desert hike and explored a lava tube. My sister Amy met us in Zion and we had a fun day together. Grandpa led an expedition up to Hidden Canyon that included some amazing views.

Wednesday we returned to Provo and camped out at my brother Ryan's house. His wife Sarah is having a baby in August. Ryan and I had an excellent bike ride out to Utah Lake on Thursday. We also visited with cousins in Springville. Friday we spent in Salt Lake, ending up at the house of Kayla's Aunt Lila and Uncle Mark. Uncle Mark took the boys on a trailer ride with his cool recumbent bike. Then Saturday we spent with my brothers Matthew and Ryan and their families up in Grantsville, Utah. Kim's parents have a great homestead with a basketball court, and between bike rides we played basketball, soccer, and ate Matthew's spaghetti. Sunday was an all-day pull to get home. Although Utah was nice and sunny, we were glad to see some trees again!