A trip to beach in Gulf Shores...

Summer fun with friends at the beach!

What better way to spend the day but with friends in Gulf Shores!

Lisa catching some sun...

Lots of sun, good friends, and a whole lot of bottled water!

Kenny and Jessica enjoying the shade!

More pictures from our summer trip to Utah...

Jessica working out in the yard in Alpine with Oma.

The kids enjoying the games on Wii.

Jim introducing the kids to his horse and prized Missouri Mule...

Blowing bubbles with Boston...

Nothing beats a little L&L Hawaiian food in Provo!!!

Jessica and some of the fun things she did while in Utah...

Kenny and Jessica posing for a pic in front of the temple doors at the Salt Lake Temple.

Jessica and a very special friend from WX playing in the backyard of one of the best grandmas we know!!!! (You know who you are!!!)

Jessica and one of her favorite friends from WX!

Jessica earned some money helping Oma around the yard while visiting Alpine! I wonder if I can get her to do the same for me in Alabama? Hmmm...the pay probably isn't as good and that's probably why I don't get much help!

At welfare square in Salt Lake we got to sample all different sorts of items produced there by the church. The cheddar cheese was one of our favorites!

More pics from our Utah trip...

Having my sister fly up from Hawaii to be in Utah while we were visiting was a highlight of our trip! Here...Mibi, Lee, and Savannah are enjoying the hospitality suite at the Temple Open House!

Kenny in the background stalking the two girls!!!!

Great family pic after the Temple Open House in South Jordan, Utah! We seriously need to live closer to family! One visit a year just isn't enough!

These have got to be the most beautiful girls ever! Posing for a picture in front of the Oquirrh Mountain Temple in South Jordan, Utah!

Jessica and her favorite cousin heading for a fantastic sleep over with Oma in Alpine!

Enjoying Hooper hot springs in Southern Colorado...

Visiting Arnold's parents in southern Colorado was a fun part of the trip! We went out to dinner and visited the local natural hot springs swimming pool in Hooper!

Kenny and Lisa enjoying the pool!

Arnold and I relaxing in the hot springs! What a great way to unwind from a long long road trip!

Jessica on her way to dive off the diving board!

When the fountain is on the temperature of the water cools down a bit. Once it turns off the water gets really really warm!!!

Grandma, Lisa Nicole and Jessica enjoying the Hooper Hot Springs swimming pool in southern Colorado!

Visiting Temple Square in Salt Lake City...

One of our favorite things to do in Utah is to visit Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City. We never grow tired of the displays or scenery! It gets better and better each time we visit!

Kenny, Lisa Nicole, and Jessica in the gardens just inside the entrance to the Salt Lake Temple grounds.

Arnold and I on the steps of the east doors of the Salt Lake Temple.

The kids had a fun time taking pictures of just Arnold and I this trip. Either they're getting old enough to enjoy a bit of photography or they are just tired of me always taking pictures of them!!!

More pictures of people and places we love to visit in Utah...

Arnold is so cute with all the little cousins! He would die if he knew I posted this one but I thought it captured just how amazing he is with all the children! We should've had a hundred of our own!

Appa hanging out with Nikki...or is it the other way around?

Bonfire behind Oma's house in Alpine!

Checking out the Hacking's horse and Missouri Mule in Lindon!

Blowing bubbles with Boston in Pleasant Grove!

Seeing lots of family and great friends along the way...

Visiting with Doris and her beautiful grandsons in Woods Cross was an exciting part of our visit! We couldn't resist playing in the back yard like our children use to years ago when they were the boy's age! What fun memories!

Our trip to Utah wouldn't have been complete without a stop by the old Woods Cross city building! Soooo...when's the next election?

Jim and Diane Hacking invited us for one of the best Saturday morning BREAKFAST feasts we have EVER had!!! What fun it was for us to sit and visit and hear amazing stories about their mission in Independence Missouri and all the latest happening with their beautiful family!!!

Visiting with a friend of ours from Woods Cross was a fun part of our trip! Camille was good to let us have lots and lots of one on one time with new baby Hadley! We couldn't get over how big Boston had gotten in just one year! We all had a fun visit!!!

Running into one of the elders who served in our Ward in Mobile while visiting BYU! What fun to see these young men back home and thriving as return missionaries!!!

Auntie Mibi and Arnold sharing a "moment" during our family BBQ!

Utah Family Summer Trip...

On the mountain behind Oma's house in Alpine with the cousins!

Oma having fun with Kenny and Jessica!

What a great father/son picture!

I LOVE this picture of Arnold and Lisa Nicole!

Thirty plus hours and Nineteen hundred miles on the road...

Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House...

As a family we attended the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House in South Jordan, Utah. It was the first time my children were able to attend an open house and walk all the way through a temple! Here they are with their cousins!

The weather was cool and you can see the dark clouds looming, but the crowds were light and it was the perfect evening to attend an Open House!

This had to be one of the best parts about the Temple Open House! The hospitality tent! Free cookies and lots of fun displays to enjoy!

Arnold and I in front of the temple by the fountains.

A family photo in front of the temple. I might just have to frame this one!