Happy 4th Of July

We spent the 4th of July up in Utah. We were able to spend a week enjoying the weather and family and friends. My in laws have a 3 bedroom condo in Provo so we had a very nice place to stay. On Monday I flew in to Salt Lake with Alexis (Ryan drove to Utah with Peyton and Hailey). We went and visited my sister Rachael at work and then went to the church history museum with my brother Andrew. The girls had a great time in the children's area of the museum. We then drove to Provo.
One of our first stops on the trip was of course the Cougar. The girls loved walking to it and climbing on it. This was Alexis' first opportunity to meet the Cougar.
On Tuesday we went to BYU. We walked around the bookstore, got a treat in the cougareat, and of course went bowling. The girls loved every minute of it. We also visited the Bean Museum and the Earth Science Museum. There are so many fun places to visit at BYU.

On Wednesday we spent the day in Salt Lake (I forgot to take pictures). We met up with my sister-in-law Michelle at Temple Square and walked around. Then we went to Liberty Park where the girls enjoyed the splash pad and playground equipment. We then went to Andrew and Michelle's house to have a BBQ with Rachael. It was such a great day.

On Thursday we went back up to BYU to go bowling again but it was closed because the lanes weren't working. So instead we went to the cougareat and enjoyed some food and treats. Later that evening we went to our friends house for a BBQ. It was so great to see Beth, Eric, Matt, and Stacey. We have so many great memories with them during our years at BYU and it is always nice to be able to catch up. They all have 3 kids around the same ages as our girls so the kids had a great time also. They even made up some dances and performed them for us. It was so cute.

On Friday my sister Rachael came to hang out with us in Provo. We were able to go to Seven Peaks and enjoy some time on the water slides. My cousin Laura and her family (visiting from Connecticut) happened to be there on the same day as us so it was great to spend some time with them. The girls loved the water slides and can't wait to go back.

On Saturday Ryan finally got a chance to do some fireworks with the girls. I don't know who was more excited. Here they are with all of their fireworks.

My brother Andrew, his wife Michelle, their son Drew, and Rachael and her boyfriend Steve were all able to come have dinner with us before we went to watch Stadium of Fire. Alexis enjoyed giving Drew lots of hugs.

Here is a picture of the girls watching Ryan do fireworks. My brother Andrew also helped light them.

Our little fireworks.

Rachael and her boyfriend Steve enjoyed watching the fireworks also.

The girls love their Aunt Rachael.

Here we are waiting for Stadium of Fire to start. We ate lots of Popsicles and just relaxed on the grass while waiting.

The girls loved holding sparklers.

Here we are waiting for the big fireworks to begin.

Here they are. The fireworks were fantastic and lasted a long time.

My nephew Drew was mesmerized by them.

On Sunday we started packing up and just enjoyed our last day in Utah. The girls really wanted to wear their new BYU shirts they picked out at the bookstore.

And of course they wanted to take one more walk down to the Cougar. We had such a wonderful time and the girls didn't want to leave. Peyton wants to spend 2 weeks in Utah next summer and I think we will try to. Thanks Mom and Dad Ferrell for allowing us to stay in your condo. Happy 4th of July!