Quick Trip

We made a very quick trip to Bountiful last weekend to see Chuck's brother and his family who were in town.


On Saturday we spent the morning at a little manmade lake in Herriman. It was overcast so it felt really quite pleasant which I was grateful for because I didn't pack my swimsuit. The kids had fun playing in the water and building a great water structure with the dads. Chuck was even able to convince Isaac to sit in a little boat and be pulled around the water - amazing since Isaac hates the water. Samuel sat in this little boat when we first arrived and was quickly swept by the wind out to the middle of the lake. Chuck had to swim out and rescue him. Samuel thought the whole episode was fun and wished he could have floated to the other side of the lake by himself. (If you look closely at the top left picture you can see how far Samuel got before Chuck was able to reach him) It was fun to sit and talk while the kids played.

I had to get a picture of all the brothers with their Pilots - how funny that they would all end up driving the same vehicle. I've always loved the Pilot, but I was extremely close to wanting to get rid of it after this ride home - maybe trade it in for a 15 passenger van then the kids couldn't touch each other! Let's just say the ride home was not pleasant. Every one was bugging someone and there was a lot of whining, crying and threats going on. But the best part was when Chuck was threatening Isaac that he was going to pull the car over. Samuel made us laugh when he said, "And then what? What are you going to do next dad?". Good question!


Since we were close to the Copper Mine we decided to take a tour. I've been there before, but you forget how HUGE everything is. I loved watching the movie on how they extract the copper. For a few seconds it made me miss my working engineering days.



Later that evening Chuck's mom had planned a dutch over dinner for all of us up the canyon. The canyon was very beautiful and the kids enjoyed playing in the stream and with their cousins. The only problem was the weather and the food were not cooperating. The chicken was frozen and not cooking fast enough as it began to rain. The guys built a big fire around the dutch oven to try and speed the cooking. In the mean time we were all pretty hungry and were just glad at least the chocolate cake was done. We were all huddeled under umbreallas as it sprinkled on and off. Isaac was so funny because he didn't want to get wet. Chuck had him sit in the stroller and put a big piece of plastic over him. The guys finally decided it was probably done and we dished up the meal as it kept raining on us. Then Chuck got a raw piece of chicken, the rice was crunchy and the carrots were hard. We were all pretty wet at that point and decided to call it good and head for the car. Instead we ordered pizza for the kids and yummy Mandarin Chinese food for the rest of us. It was quite an adventure.

Sunday on our drive home we stopped to visit my best friend from the time I was little all through high school. We were able to visit with her and some of her kids for a couple of hours. We both have our little Isaac’s that are only a month apart. She is a wonderful mother and we had a great talk about a topic that has been weighing on my mind a lot lately - helping your kids find and develop their talents.

Even though the trip was quick we packed a lot of fun in!