Tuesday, June 30, 2009

UTOPIAN UTAH!!!

We are in Pleasant Grove, UT visiting Alan's family, having a blast, and the girls are scoring some SERIOUS COUSIN TIME!

(L to R: Brooke 2, Jane 5 , Emma 4)

Cute little Bruce (2 years).
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We've spent a lot of time outside doing things like Cherry Pickin' at Great Grandma (Emily's) house.

Emma and Jane:
Fast Friends. Dynamic Duo. Bosom Buddies.


We've been picking and eating FRESH PEAS from the vine. What could be SWEETER than THAT?!


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Renee and I took Bruce and Brooke to a toddler cooking class at the Pleasant Grove Community Center where they made Egg salad sandwich Pin Wheels and Monkey Cakes!
As they say in Utah, "OH FOR FUN!"


Brooke's Monkey Masterpiece!
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Pool Time!


Grandpa Byron gives SUPERB wheelbarrow rides!

Chillaxin' in the backyard.

Emma and Jane glued PVC pipes together with Grandpa Byron so the corn can be watered. He always has the coolest projects for them to help him with in the garden.

Nice messy face Brooke! She had a blast today just playing in the DIRT!

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Auntie Renee bought the kids "Kinder Surprise" eggs which Alan and his family ate when they lived in Germany. They are chocolate eggs with tiny puzzles, cars, animals and other toys inside. It was a fun, new thing to experience!

Alan said the eggs brought back memories of cutting class almost every day in junior high in Germany. . . hmmmm. . . . Let's not tell the kids about that, OK Mr. Law School?

We will be here for a few weeks so there will be MORE TO COME!!!

5 comments:

Carli said...

Looks like you having a great time! I hope your enjoying yourselves and chillaxin.

Christy said...

wow, you guys really know how to have good time! You have only been in Utah a couple of days and already have been the talk of the town! ;)haha! We can't wait to join you guys!

Claireese said...

Fun! Brooke is getting so big:)

The Lorenc Family said...

haha! Don't you just love what seeing your kids experience brings back for yourself!? I LOVE seeing these pictures! Utopian Utah is the best post title for this! I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW BIG BROOKE IS!!!! What a cutie!

Carin Davis said...

OH FOR FUN!!!! You crack me up! Your vacation looks wonderful!!!! Next time you come lets have a Petaluma reunion!!!!!