Utah, Graduations and Colorado oh my!

So I had posted something earlier about our whirlwind of a few weeks, and decided that Disney World gets its own post, because its Disney world, but everything else is going to be lumped into one big post. So here goes. My sister-in law Lori got all the girls in the family tickets to see Wicked in Salt Lake. Because the kids and I were flying back into Salt Lake after Disney and the show was only about a week later we decided to stay at Kelly and Lori's for that week. The kids had a blast playing with cousins and their cousins' cousins (Lori's sister Stacey's kids), watching the landscaping, Doing a Home Depot project and enjoying the warmer weather (it snowed in Afton while we were there). And Wicked was AMAZING! Lori is a great cook and host and we had a great visitation (visit/ vacation, get it).

Hunter building his wheel barrow at Home Depot

Maybe not a big fan of the orange apron?

Hunter got to help tear out the driveway

Everyone at Wicked

Then two weeks later we had my Sister Shannon's college graduation from The University of Colorado. She has a degree in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (MCDB for short). She's planning on maybe physical therapy school or Dental school after a year or two break. Because my Brother Quinn's high school graduation was only two weeks later, my Grandpa would be there and its an 8 hour drive to Colorado, the kids and I stayed in Colorado for two weeks while Justin headed back to finish up the school year.

Everyone at Shannon's Graduation

Everyone at Quinn's graduation

While we were there for two weeks we tried to do all the things that you can't do when you live in a small town. We went to the Museum of Nature and Science, the WOW Children's museum, the Zoo, swimming, the park, the farmer's market, Jump Street (a GIANT room of trampoline's and blow up things), Chuck E. Cheese's, out to eat. The kids had a blast. Shannon and Great Grandpa came along to all of it. We even managed to squeeze in my good friend Ashleigh's wedding and my Grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary party!

The kids watching a peacock at the zoo

Hunter and Shannon Sampling something at the farmer's market


Natalie pushing Hunter in the stroller at the zoo

Hunter pushing Natalie in the stroller to the park

Wow, that's a big lion

Swimming at Dave's( Shannon's boyfriend) pool

Hunter at Chuck E. Cheese

Shannon, Great Grandpa, Natalie & Kelli at Chuck E. Cheese

Hunter in a bubble at WOW

Natalie in the wind room at WOW

The "tickle monster" is chasing the kids at Jump Street

Taking a rest from jumping at Jump Street

Looking at the "bone dinosaurs" at the museum

Hunter and his imprint at the museum

just "monkeying around" at the museum

Hangin' like mom at the museum

"my do it too"

Grandma and Pa cut their 50th wedding anniversary cake