Park City Get Away

Time to catch up!  Early in the fall, Casey and I went to Park City for a little weekend get away (we did bring Lincoln, but he was a good baby for us).  I LOVE these...they are a most important thing for us.:)  We stayed in a nice hotel and had fun swimming laps, then soaking away our troubles in the hot tub.  We did a little shopping at the outlets, then took a drive through the Sundance area to get a close-up look at the fall colors.  Wow!  One of the most beautiful sights I've ever seen!   We also did a little hiking. I came home refreshed and with a renewed appreciation for my children and responsibilities.

  

Yellowstone

We decided to take the family to Yellowstone for the first time, and had a great time!  

                             "Old Faithful" (ironically we had to wait quite a while for it to erupt):)

                                  Traffic was stopped for about an hour.......because of this guy!

                               We stayed at a fun cabin in Island Park at "Mack's Inn"

                                   We hiked to the lower falls...it was amazing!!  What a view!!!

                                                   We stopped for a picnic by the river. :)

Luke turns 8!!

This is Mr. Luke William Olson.  He had a fantastic birthday this year!!  First, he got a brand new bike...and his dad rode to school with him that morning!  A few days later, he had the best birthday party EVER!  He had a "water war" party with LOTS of little boys!!  A few days after that, he got to be baptized.:)  It was a wonderful, special day with many family members.  We love you Luke!!

Rapunzel

These pictures are a little out of order, but I didn't want to forget to include THIS post!  Back in May, Emma  was Rapunzel in a "Tangled" play!  She memorized a lot of lines, and even got to sing some solos!  She did a fantastic job and made us so proud.:)  She makes us proud in general because of who she is.  She is a beautiful, smart, helpful, kind, sweet girl.  She even made some fliers, and got herself a job walking dogs this summer!  We love her and feel so blessed to have her in our family.

14 wonderful years...

I am such a lucky girl!  14 years ago, I married this handsome guy.  I am a better person because of him, and because of the good and hard times we have gone through together.  I'm not sure how it's possible, but I love him more and more each day.  I'm so grateful Heavenly Father led us to each other! :)

Easter 2012

We started our Easter celebrating off with a little egg decorating fun!:)

Pearl's masterpiece
Emma's masterpiece
Claire liked the stickers best.:)
And here are all of the finished creations!
Saturday, we had a family Easter egg hunt in the backyard with the Hintze family and Uncle Weston. After every last egg was found, we had a picnic lunch. Had a great time!:)




Sunday morning we discovered that the Easter bunny had come...oh the joy and excitement!!!

We enjoyed our church meetings, and pondering on our Savior and the wonderful gift of His Atonement. We had a great ham dinner with Jessie, Erica, Weston, and his friends Amy and Emmerson. That evening I was able to participate in a wonderful Easter cantata put on by our stake. Casey attended with our neighbors, Alex and Jacquie.

Spring Break 2012

Well, I must say this is one of the most amazing and unique places I have ever seen! It's a place called "Goblin Valley"...and you can see why.:) We all loved it, and had a blast climbing and exploring(despite the cold temperatures and wind). Simply breathtaking.

One of the best parts was the cable tv at the hotel! This picture is just after smimming.;)

We spent a little time at a local park in Green River and had a picnic lunch.
Next, we headed to a dinosaur quary...here's a pic I got from the car window along the way.

After several hours of driving, we found out the quary was CLOSED that day.....but we saw this interesting little animal along the way.

So we headed home, taking the scenic route. We came upon this beautiful little creek, and stopped for a while.



We had a great time and made some wonderful memories!