Utah: Plain City

We left Eden and made a stop in Plain City to visit my Aunt Maureen (who lives in my grandparents' old house). It was fun to show the kids the farm that I spent lots of time on as a kid. We stopped by the local park that is named after my Grandpa who was the mayor for several years. Then we made our way to Murray and had dinner at Ben's parents' house. Some of his siblings and their families came over for dessert which was fun.

Utah: Relaxing in Eden

On our last full day in Eden, all the guys went on a bike ride somewhere in the mountains and were gone most of the day. The rest of us went swimming and relaxed at the house. In the evening, I drove up to the top of the mountain with Ben and Simon to see the sunset again. Then we all stayed up late talking and playing games and eating leftover pie.

Utah: Pineview Reservoir

We spent a day at Pineview Reservoir, trying to cool off in the water, playing in the sand, kayaking and having fun with family. That evening we had a surprise retirement party for my parents. We had all collaborated on a music video (Chicago's "You're the Inspiration") so we watched that and then we had pies from Kneaders. As an added surprise, their mission call had arrived that day at Jen's house. The person collecting the mail opened it and took a picture and texted it to my parents so they were able to "open" their mission call with all of us there which was really fun. They are going to the Ecuador, Guayaquil mission (serving in the temple)!

 

Utah: Eden

We had an awesome mini reunion with my family in Eden. My parents rented a beautiful home for us that looked out over the valley. It had access to a pool which the kids loved. But mostly they loved spending time with their cousins. On the first night they put on a play for us. A few of us drove up to the top of Powder Mountain to watch the sunset and the panoramic views were amazing.