Utah Trip: The End

The last part of the trip was mostly spent decompressing. We had a few things that we did with just our family, but we also spent a fair amount of time just relaxing with whoever was still around. We met up with my brother in Provo. He knows all the good Mexican joints, and took us to one in downtown Provo. My burrito was the size of a small infant, but I easily ate the entire thing....and the chips and guacamole. It was so good! And I still haven't found anything in St. Louis to compare...

We also checked out the newly refurbished Bean Museum while we were there. It has come a long way from the musty room full of taxidermy! It looks like a legitimate museum now! I was impressed.

We took the kids to BYU one of the days. We saw the Museum of Art, the Fine Arts Museum, the enormous kids section at the library (they were duly impressed), and of course the Wilkinson Center, where we let them pick out shirts. Got to start them early! ;) 

The kids went bouldering one of the days with Paul. I'm not sure this was the intended hike, but the boys found a way up, with the dads scrambling up after them. 

We took the ski lift up near Sundance. There are no seat belts, just a metal bar across your lap, so Lydia had us in a panic the entire ride up. 

She really enjoyed herself though!

The older (and more prepared kids who packed hats/sunscreen) hiked further up to the top of the peak. 

We visited some friends, and Paul's brother's family in Daybreak. We also sent Benjamin off with Grandma and Grandpa and his cousin Andrew for a fun day out. They're doing this special outing with all of their grandkids when they turn eight, which I think is a great idea! 

We finally said goodbye to those who were still around, and packed up the car.

We headed south to Goblin Valley, and got there in the middle of the day. It was really hot, but well worth the effort! It is such a cool place! 

 The rest of these were taken with my good camera. I need to be better about pulling it out all the time, because the quality difference is seriously night and day.

 After Goblin Valley, we got to Grand Junction, Colorado and stayed there for the night. We got a decent dinner, swam in the pool, and rested before hitting the road at 4 am. I'm grateful that Paul likes to do most of the driving! That drive home was LONG. But we made it, and we're glad to be back. We finally feel like we're getting settled, which is such a nice feeling after being in transition for so long.