Utah

During our Christmas break, we made the 10 hour drive (not too anxious to do that one again anytime soon) to Salt Lake to visit my sister Jessica and her family. Along the way, we stopped in St. George for a quick hello to Joseph's grandmother, and then stopped in Provo for a nostalgic visit to BYU. We also also visited the gravesites of our deceased grandparents. We made it to all of them except my Grandma Wright, who is buried in Ogden, UT. A few days later, Jessica watched the kids so that we could do a session in the Salt Lake Temple. We were married there about 8 1/2 years ago, but haven't been back since. It was a memorable day and probably my favorite event of the trip. Thanks Jess!

Joseph and the kids with Grandma Lundeen and her husband in St. George.

Quick stop in Hurricane, where Joseph's Grandpa Lundeen is buried.

Much needed stretch near the cemetery before the remaining 4 hour drive to Provo.

Lovely view of the Y. We bought T shirts at the BYU bookstore, and then took the kids to the bean museum.

After our tour of BYU, we visited three more gravesites between Provo and Salt Lake. This one is my Grandpa Tracy Wright, whom I have never met. The kids were a little confused at his name. David said, "Wait mommy, but your name is Tracy." Yup, it sure is.

My great-grandparents: Joseph Alma Wright and Kindness Ann Badger Wright just happened to be nearby.

The next stop was Jessica's house. I feel bad that I didn't get a picture with my sister. It was so fun to be with her. We took a girls night out to see the Ballet West's the Nutcracker while the men attended a BYU basketball game... another highlight of the trip.

The boys up close to the Salt Lake temple. David was careful not to step on the stones.

Family picture

Our last day, we drive into the canyon with the Bradys to play in the snow. Despite the many episodes of crying, cold children, we managed to make a snowman and have a few snowball fights.