The kids LOVE playing with her kiddos. We don't see them nearly as often as we would like too, so having this time with them was a blast! The next day we woke up and continued our travel to Salt Lake. Now we had a full on caravan....me, my sister, and my brother! I am such a nerd and asked to stop to take pictures along the way. The mountains in Veil are so beautiful - I couldn't pass them up. We also stopped at a rest stop to take advantage of some picture spots. 
I got this great picture of mom and dad. I think this is one of my favorites! What a great lookin couple! The ride from Denver to Salt Lake was long with lots of stops, but we finally made it and met my mom's side of the family for a "mini" reunion!
We had dinner and of course I broke out my new favorite card game - LIGRETTO! It was hilarious....I'm sure the poor waitresses thought we were crazy! It has been a long time since I have seen some of my cousins - so it was great to spend time with them!
Sunday was a special day for us....we like to call it "Katie Day". March 15th marked 10 years since my sweet little sister passed away. 
It was the first time since a year after she died we were all together on this day. There is just something about being at the cemetary that makes you feel closer to her. It was very special. A friend of Katie's also came - so it was fun to share stories with her and even learn things we didn't know about from her college days. 
Sunday night was a blast at my Aunts house. Their whole family and my family got to spend some time together. We pretty much "grew up" together. We would be at each others houses daily! It's crazy to think that our kids are now playing with each other. Here we are, all grown up. Monday was a fun day in Salt Lake.
My kids had never been to Temple Square or the Conference Center, so I wanted to be sure they had the opportunity to see that. They loved being in the Joseph Smith building looking out the window. They felt so close to the temple! 
We also drove them by "East High School." We all know why that is significant!!! 
The home of High School Musical!!!! The kids were shocked that it didn't look the same, but still were determined to do the high school musical jump off the wall! We also drove around to visit my parents old homes. (homes they grew up in). The highlight for me was to drive by the old house I grew up in. I could have sworn that it was bigger when I lived there! :) It was baby blue when I lived there. Could that have made it look bigger??? My parents took Cody to Disneyland for the rest of the week, so the other kids and I relaxed and ENJOYED!!! We filled the week with visiting old friends, a tour at BYU to try and brainwash Jordan (I think it worked), feeding horses in Midway, visiting an art museum (Paige was in heaven) and hanging with my awesome cousins!!! 
My cousin Alli gave us the royal treatment! Thanks Alli for all you did for us. Chase fell in love with her rotweiller dog, Emma - now he wants one!!! It was a great trip for all of us with many great memories! The kids keep asking when we can go back!
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sounds like you guys had a fun trip to Utah! Cute pictures!
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