Our summer in Utah

Our journey begins....flying standby to Utah

Hangin' with the grandparents...

Enjoying the mountain air with sisters and cousins...

Seeing the Temple...

Sprinklers!

Time with the Gonzos...

Ryan's Family

Fun times with Aunt Kathy...

Ryan finally made it to Utah....

More fun at Grandma and Grandpa's house...

Beezer's Birthday Bash!

Lunching with sisters at Dear Lizzie

More photos to come....

Where in the world is RR?

My Neices: Lizzie, Haili, & Stephie - beautiful, huh?

August has been crazy, busy.

The Rays are currently holding up in Utah. Our marathon trip started about a few weeks ago. We just can't get enough of the MOTHERLAND! We decided to stick around for a couple more weeks.

Are you curious what we have been doing? Ryan has been on the golf course more than I thought possible. Is it really normal to golf 36 holes in one day...day after day? I get my thrills shopping with my sisters. The twinnies are in heaven - playing non-stop with cousins. I manage to get all my work done too. I am tired just thinking about my busy, long days.

My favorite things about Utah are drive thru ASTRO BURGERS, Smith's Free Playland, Rod Works, Tai Pan, and Citrus Grill. I don't know how I am going to live without them once I leave.

A trip to Utah is not complete without a trip to the doctor (Ethan has another ear infection!), Cafe Rio and our annual family reunion to Homestead.

Don't you worry, more updates and photos to come....I will get around to it.... we are too exhausted to download our photos at the moment.

miss these mountains too!

9 Days in Utah

A week ago today, the twins and I ventured to Utah sans Daddy. We flew Jetblue (courtesy of Amber). It was the easiest flight of my life. The kids were so well behaved -- I think the TVs helped too.

Amber met us in Long Beach because we had a connecting flight in San Diego. We were flying "standby" so we had some not so normal flights. We missed our first flight and ended waiting for 6 hours to catch the next flight. Those 6 hours were probably the most fun I have ever had. We spent our time in Old Town and shopping at Target (I would like to visit every Target in the US). The kids were a dream come true during those 6 hours. No tantrums, no whining, no grumpies.

The week of cousin-sitting begins. This is breakfast every morning...

This is what I would see in my rear-view mirror -- 4 sets of eyes looking at me ... or the DVD player...I could never really tell. Car rides weren't too bad. We watch movies while driving around. I think I have listened to "The Incredibles'" like 10 times.

Castle Park

Every Night was Movie Night

Gardner Village

My mom spent a couple days with us. It was nice to have the extra help and spend time with my cute Mom! She also treated us to some delicious fudge. I can always count on mom for that!

When we weren't watching movies or playing we were cleaning.

Hogle Zoo

Cherry Hill, Cherry Hill

Pioneer Day

Nightly Baths

I had a great time being with them all. We did a ton of stuff...but don't let me fool you, I did not do this all by myself. Little Miss Haili was a HUGE help. I kept telling her she would be able to do all of this by herself. I can't believe she is only 11 years old.

We love our little Gonzos. My kids are really going to miss Beezer, Masy Moo, and Haili Boo.

p.s. my first night here I ate Cafe Rio - YUMO!