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07/26/15 Grand Canyon, Pioneer Day & yummy cookies!

Andy's Angel's at the Grand Canyon
(We were pretending we were Charlie's Angels from the 1980s show)
07/26/15 Seems like it has been a busy week. 

Sunday of course we went to Gma and pa's for dinner and the usual hang out.  

Monday we went to Aunt Laura's house for family night.  She made cookies with Katie (Katie is doing a little mini class this coming Thursday and we wanted to get her some extra tips from the pro!)  We had pizza and peanut butter cookies.  Yummy of course. 

Tuesday was the usual. Girls did volleyball, I worked. Seems like Dad might have had a story to cover...can't remember. 

Wednesday we went to Dawn Wright's house for her mini class - she taught about making mixes and not using soy and preservatives and stuff you find in the mixes you buy at the store. Kind of a back to the basics cooking class.  She had a big display of dips and chips and tacos and stuff...like a whole meal set up.  Plus fancy laminated handouts with measure spoons and stuff.  She did a good job. 

Thursday we went to the Grand Canyon.  We left in the morning and it takes about 3 hours to get there. We stopped in Jacob Lake and got cookies (those big fat fancy ones grandma brings back sometimes.  They are pricey...like $2 each or close to it!!!)  But they are Gooooooood.  We continued on to the grand canyon and had a picnic (we brought lunch meat, bread, chips etc with us) and then hiked around a little.  We went out to Bright Angel Point trail...short walk that takes you out to a point where you can get some pretty good views and Cape Royal trail.  Another fairly short hike with beautiful views.  We were in the park a couple of hours walking around and seeing stuff.  We drove over to Kanab afterward and ate at Al's -- it's like Granny's in park city.  A hamburger and shake joint.  It was yummy.  We had packed overnight bags and were thinking about staying over but the girls wanted to come home for 24th parade and stuff so after dinner we climbed back in the car and drove some more!  It was a long day but it was good.  And we felt like we got plenty of the grand canyon in too!

Friday - Pioneer Day -  Holly and I walked in the parade, Katie cheered us on.  Then Katie and Holly ran the fishing booth for 2 hours.  It was HOT!  Luckily they were in the shade but it was still HOT!  They got home about 12:30 and had some lunch and then we went to gma and pas and did a water fight and made cookies and played games all afternoon.  Then we took the girls home and Dad and I went out with gma and pa to Costa Vida.  We did a a little shopping afterward and then came home and chilled. 

Saturday we cleaned and hung around the house most of the day.  Then Julene texted and the girls and I went swimming for a couple of hours at WCCC.  Dad smoked a pork shoulder.  Dad tried to mow the lawn but a big giant rock got under it and flew across the yard and shut the mower down.  He got it to work a little but it was super weird.  He looked under and the blade had bent!  So we quit until Tuesday or Wednesday when the new blade arrives!  We had cookies and homemade rootbeer and fire works at Laura's last night with all her kids and kids and Wendy's family and us.  Gma and pa were in the temple and didn't come.  It was pretty casual...everybody just sitting around talking while Dallas and Taylor lit off lots and lots of fire works. The kids were running around and enjoying things too. 

Today Gma and pa are having olive garden (they picked it up last night...had a gift certificate from their work and wanted to share).  I think Laura and Wendy and us are coming.  Not all Laura's kids tho...maybe just Taylor and Kennedy. 

So if kind of felt like vacation/family week!  It's been fun but I can see that in our not too far off future we are back to the old grind!  I think school starts August 13 and Holly and Katie both start new schools this year.  Holly - Fossil, Katie - PVMS.  WOW summer went fast!  

Spiritual thought for the week: “We should not be merely an influence - we should be an inspiration.” -- Anonymous

Love you!  Hope you have a great week!  Can't believe you are at your 1 year mark!!!!!  so cool!  Happy Hump Day!
xoxo mom

























































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