Utah Trip-Alpine

After we left Midway we headed to Salt Lake to visit with Great-Grandmother Gerstner.  The kids loves going to to visit with her.  She always has fun snacks and things for the kids to look at and play with.

 We always love to look at fun old pictures

 The kids love grandma's big leather couches

 While we were there David asked his grandmother to share her testimony of the gospel with us.  She bore a very sweet and wonderful testimony.  She has lived her life so very faithfully and has always been an example of Christlike, pure love. We love you grandmother!

 That night we met up with Chad's family for a picnic in the park.  Then we headed back to their house for a visit.

 On Sunday we gathered on my parents driveway after dinner and watched the kids play.  These are my favorite times--being outside in the SUMMER! We definitely can't do that here.

 I think my brother Jeff is trying to convince Evan that Evan likes him.

 Jeff is good to try and take time with each of my kids and make a connection

 Halfway through her ice cream sandwich Anna changed her mind and wanted a popsicle.

 Jeff photo bombing a picture of his daughter Grace

 What little boy dreams are made of--riding on grandpa's tractor.

 The other kids hopped along for rides too.  Here is William

 We had to pry his hands off the wheel when it was someone elses turn

 S'MORES NIGHT!!!

 This may have been a bit messy for Natalie

 Oh yeah

Sticky hands are the best to clap with!

 The girls love to spend time on the basketball court

 We all love to spend time visiting

 Evan loves to give sticky kisses!

 Grandpa's big project this summer has been putting in a putting green on the side of his house.  A HUGE undertaking but he finally completed it!

Scott is always good at playing with my kids and getting them laughing

 

Vivienne is helping Chad out with his putt

 Chad likes to be super goofy and just wait for people to notice...

 Evan finally started branching out and letting other people hold him!

These girls learned they can just wiggle under grandpa's locked fence

Can these girls get any more beautiful?

We almost always go bowling with the family while we are there.  Fat Cats has $.99 games in the summer!  We also went to the new children's museum and the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point and I spent a day in Logan with my friend Alison.  It was a fun-filled trip for sure.