Our boys actually finished a summer project

Clark and Spencer got a cut out and glue together model castle from their grandparents (after a trip to Europe).  They began this project just after school got out and they have worked on it all summer.  We have one week left of summer break and they finished it!    Good job, boys.  It looks awesome.

Family vacation to Utah (although sometimes I thought maybe it was Tatooine)

We took our family vacation this summer to Utah.  We went to visit Jen's parents and family in Springville, Utah.  

While we were there we did a lot of fun things.

We met with other cousins and toured temple square.

This is Trevor, Grant, Laurel, Claire, Clark, Spencer, Johnathan, Nathan, Lance and Logan at the children's area in the Church History Museum.

This is Spencer with Spencer W. Kimball. 

Grant with Heber J. Grant

and Clark with J. Reuben Clark

The next day we headed South to see the landscape and our first stop was Arches.

It was a hot, sunny hike to the Landscape arch.  We toured the other famous arches mostly by car.

 We next made our way to The Valley of the Goblins, which was a great park with amazing places to explore and climb all over.

All of our kids turned out to be excellent climbers.

We spent the night in Goblin Valley in these awesome Yurts (think somewhere between a cabin and a tent, but furnished and air-conditioned.)

We stayed up late to take in the starry show

The next morning we hiked up the Little Wild Horse slot canyon.  This too, was super fun.

After that adventure we got together with family again for a day at Payson Lake

Clark turned out to be a darn good kayak-er.  This is him way off on his own.