More pictures from Utah that I wanted to post.

Crue's cousins were very patient with him since he was the youngest. I'm always amazed how at times children can be so patient and understanding with each other. Crue's cousins were so caring and I was so grateful for that.


This is Mill Dam. Not sure why it's called 'Mill Dam' cause there isn't a mill or a dam. Though that probably was one of the the curse words my parents used when they found out Doug and I went there....frequently. Just kidding mom and dad... about you cussing... NOT about Doug and I going up there, A LOT! (My parents have the love and patience of Saints!) It's a mile or two up the canyon from my parents house. I'm not good with judging distance so it really could be 1/2 to 12 miles away. I took my kids and some of their cousins to go wading and find frogs. This was something that my brother Doug and I did a lot when we were little. In fact on one occasion Doug decided to ride the river back to town on his tube with out telling me. Of course the tubes we were using were snow tubes, we improvised a lot as children since we were the youngest of five. I did a lot of praying and crying that day just to find Doug later at the bridge in Orangeville just meandering along! Yeah...when I found he wasn't dead, I wanted to kill him! Anyways, the kids were having fun here but Crue's cousins are older and fearless! Needless to say, Crue followed them everywhere and I was once again freakin' out at the Mill Dam! We only stayed there for 3 minutes. I then took the older kids down to the bridge that's close by my parents house and left them there while I took the younger kids back to grandma's.


The kids brought some frogs home from the creek. The frogs new home became one of those big plastic turtles that you're suppose to put sand or water in but they quickly escaped. Luckily, Grandpa use to be a tracker/bounty hunter and he was able to find one of the frogs hiding in his neighbors overgrown field. Grandpa was the HERO!! He HAS and WILL always be a HERO to me !! By the way, notice the UTAH hat!!! Dad's always a fan! Thanks dad, that makes me happy!! GO UTES!


The night before we left, I got this cute pic!


Crue fell asleep while Grandma was holding him. He loves her soooo MUCH! She was pretty busy taking care of all of us while we were there! Hopefully our next visit won't be as crazy!