Utah 2020

Tuesday morning July 7 we left Lake Powell and drove to my parents house in Heber City. We spent the next week and half relaxing and enjoying our time in Utah.

Thursday we spent over 6 hours at Boondocks with unlimited laser tag, go carts, bumper boats and miniature golf. The kids had fun at with the arcade games and some pizza for lunch.

Dave flew back to California on Saturday and I took the boys back to school shopping. Most of the shopping in California has been closed so it was nice to be able to go into stores and try on clothes instead of ordering online and hoping they fit.

Monday the kids enjoyed swimming at the Wasatch Aquatic Center with Cousin Logan we spent a couple nights with us at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

 

Tuesday we headed to Splash Summit Waterpark in Provo. We had a the best time and the kids weren't ready to leave even when the adults called it a day. With a little help from Logan the boys learned they loved water slides. Even Colin wanted in on the rides but was still too little.

                           Afterwards we made a stop a the BYU Creamery for dinner and a treat.

The Kids really enjoyed playing Killer bunnies this visit. Even Colin wanted to play and ended up winning this round. He was so excited!

             Thursday we spent some time at the Museum of Ancient life at Thanksgiving Point.

After our time at the Dino museum we went to Provo for a Visit With Grandma Caldwell. Everyone always looks forward to our time at her house.

 

Friday Afternoon Dave flew back to Utah and then drove us and the boat back home Saturday. We had such a wonderful vacation.

Lake Powell

Many of our plans for this summer were changed because Covid-19 shut everything down. For the past year our family has been planning a Griffith reunion to Disneyland. we were suppose to go at the end of June but since it is closed everything had to be cancelled. Nathan had worked really hard this past year earning money so he could buy himself a light-saber from the specialty shop in new star wars land. We didn't want our whole summer ruined so as soon as we realized our original plans were not possible we switched our focus and decided it was the perfect year to take the family on a trip to Lake Powell. Dave has been wanting to go for a while and I have such great memories going there as a kid with my cousins. we invited Kerri and her family and made reservations for the 4th of July weekend. And it did not disappoint. We spent 3 days exploring the lake and it was beautiful and fun. 

                                               View from our room at the resort.

       

         We spent one our days with Dave's Aunt Jan and family at their house boat. The kids had a blast swimming and playing in the sand. We tried out paddle boards, jet skis, a water slide off the house boat , and a giant tarp slide down the sand dune where the boat was beached.

                                        The kids loved to swim every chance they got!

Day 3 we headed up a narrow channel and then hiked to see the Rainbow bridge. it was over 100 degrees and the kid were not thrilled that we made them hike but the end view was worth it. After wards we found a small cove to swim  in and cool off, then headed to Dangling Rope Marina for a ice cream treat.