We have had an eventful summer so far, and it's only the second week in July. :) Chris had knee surgery on the Friday before Memorial Day. It was quite rough the first couple of weeks (for all of us) but he is recovering well and glad to be somewhat back to normal. Tomorrow will be his first week long trip away from home in 6 weeks! It has been nice to have him around more often to help out...especially at dinner and bedtime. I'm sure we will all struggle a little this week while he is gone?
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After laying around the house for so many weeks, Chris decided he was up for a family outing. I had bought a pass to the Ogden Dinosaur Park on Go Deal Go, so we headed out for an adventure. I have never been to the Dinosaur Park...it was really fun! I highly recommend it if you haven't been there yet! They have lots of life size dinosaurs to look at, a great playground, and my kids loved the digging for fossils area. It was a lot of walking for Chris, and he suffered a little later that night, but we had tons of fun!
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Knowing since April that Chris would be having knee surgery and it might be tough to travel with the kids this summer, we decided to take an easier or more laid-back family trip to Southern Utah. We had the opportunity to visit Chris' grandparents, see "The Little Mermaid" at Tuacahn, swim at the hotel, and hike at Zion's National Park. Although it was hotter than we had hoped, we had a great time and enjoyed being together away from home. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the weekend...
On our drive home from St George we stopped in Sandy and celebrated Whitney's birthday with my family. Whitney was thrilled to get some new shoes, clothes, and $money$ for gifts!!
More on Whitney's birthday later.... :0)
