This year our family was very blessed to take a 12 day vacation and visit family in Utah and Idaho. It was one of the vacations that we never wanted to end and that we would remember for a long time.
Our first day we drop to Elko, NV and stayed at this motel that looked "alright" on the outside, but we were pleasantly surprised when we saw how nice our room was and how comfortable the beds were. We were on a restricted budget so the Hilton was not on our list.When we arrive to our Hotel, we turned on the TV and heard, "Massive Thunderstorm alert in Salt Lake City and Windover and crossing I80; 70 mile/hr winds, Take cover". Next we heard, "Grasshopper invades Lehi, Ut neighborhood."(That was where we were headed.) Then next we heard, "Micheal Jackson passes away at age 50." The first thing I thought was, " This is going to be a very interesting vacation." We were already stressing about traveling with a 2 year old, but thankfully we didn't encounter the massive storm and we saw very few grasshoppers in Lehi. IN Elko we visited a large park and Tyler met some new friends. A 4 year old girl took on the role of Tyler's mother and made sure that he was safe and secure on all the play sets. Tyler took to her too and when it was time for her to leave, he walk after her like he was leaving with her. When he realized that they had to go their separate ways, he was a very unhappy boy and our little park visit was over.
When we arrived in Utah, we visited the Salt Lake City Temple Square. The last time we had been to Utah was when Eric and I were engaged. It was such a beautiful sight. The Salt Lake Temple has always been one of my favorite temples and being in Temple Square was a majestic experience.
We toured the visitor center and tried to see all the exhibits. Tyler was a very active boy and after spending 3 hours in the car, he could not wait to release his energy. Keeping up with him was a little difficult, but he did let us spend at least a couple of seconds in each area.
The Christus in the visitors center.
The one time Tyler was actually still was at the water fountain where he just sat and wanted to play with the water. We met a very nice Elder who was serving with is wife at Temple Square. He took our picture and told us some wonderful stories.
Afterwards Tyler did not want to leave and getting back into the car for another road trip was hard for us all. 
Tyler refused to leave so he hung out with the groundskeepers mobile.
So far our vacation was very pleasant.
Our first day we drop to Elko, NV and stayed at this motel that looked "alright" on the outside, but we were pleasantly surprised when we saw how nice our room was and how comfortable the beds were. We were on a restricted budget so the Hilton was not on our list.When we arrive to our Hotel, we turned on the TV and heard, "Massive Thunderstorm alert in Salt Lake City and Windover and crossing I80; 70 mile/hr winds, Take cover". Next we heard, "Grasshopper invades Lehi, Ut neighborhood."(That was where we were headed.) Then next we heard, "Micheal Jackson passes away at age 50." The first thing I thought was, " This is going to be a very interesting vacation." We were already stressing about traveling with a 2 year old, but thankfully we didn't encounter the massive storm and we saw very few grasshoppers in Lehi. IN Elko we visited a large park and Tyler met some new friends. A 4 year old girl took on the role of Tyler's mother and made sure that he was safe and secure on all the play sets. Tyler took to her too and when it was time for her to leave, he walk after her like he was leaving with her. When he realized that they had to go their separate ways, he was a very unhappy boy and our little park visit was over.
When we arrived in Utah, we visited the Salt Lake City Temple Square. The last time we had been to Utah was when Eric and I were engaged. It was such a beautiful sight. The Salt Lake Temple has always been one of my favorite temples and being in Temple Square was a majestic experience.
We toured the visitor center and tried to see all the exhibits. Tyler was a very active boy and after spending 3 hours in the car, he could not wait to release his energy. Keeping up with him was a little difficult, but he did let us spend at least a couple of seconds in each area.
The Christus in the visitors center.
The one time Tyler was actually still was at the water fountain where he just sat and wanted to play with the water. We met a very nice Elder who was serving with is wife at Temple Square. He took our picture and told us some wonderful stories.
Afterwards Tyler did not want to leave and getting back into the car for another road trip was hard for us all. 
Tyler refused to leave so he hung out with the groundskeepers mobile.So far our vacation was very pleasant.
1 comment:
Very sweet. I love all of your pictures. You were in Lehi by my sister Tricia. She wrote about the grasshoppers. I remember when Corcoran was overrun by crickets about 15 years ago. I can deal with grasshoppers, but not crickets and their chirping. :)
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