The last two weeks of July me and the kids, while Cort stayed home to work and study, escaped the heat and headed north. We spent one week in Utah and the other in Oregon. Our first stop along the way was in St. George when we spent the night. And the Pizza Factory was a must for sure while we were there. That's right I took all 5 of my kids by myself out to dinner. I'm basically super mom. ;)
After dinner we went and checked into our hotel and did a little swimming that night and again the next morning before we left for Salt Lake.
Avery practicing her float
I ❤ these kids. 5 kids on one full size bed. Nice and cozy!
Utah was so much fun. As it always is.
First night there went out to eat with the Hafens who we hadn't seen in almost a year. Taylor and Paige so happy to be together again!
Here are some other highlights from our trip while we were there.
Spent one of our days there in down town Salt lake. 2 moms + 8 kids = fun times for sure!
I love to see the temple
Salt Lake Temple Visitor Center.
LDS church museum downtown. Playing with the pioneer toys was a huge hit.
Pretty girls
Did some Swimming with the Peterson cousins at Grandpa's house that Saturday while we were there and then had a picnic in his backyard the next day. Love Utah in the summertime. The weather was perfect.
We stayed at Tyson's house while we were there because my dad was remodeling his kitchen. Loved being there and spending time with him and Mikail and being so close to family and friends there in Herriman.
Trying to pass the time at Tyson's while Avery took her naps was a little tricky. But we got creative. Massage anyone?
Or how about a friendly game of chess?
Avery was a horrible sleeper at night while we were there. After trying for over two hours one night to get her to go to sleep she finally fell asleep on the floor.
My sister Whitney rented a bounce house one of the last days we were there and that was so fun. The kids loved it. Always a good time with Whitney.
We met up with My friend Leslie at a park one day too while we were there. So good to see her again. We have basically known each other forever. Here's our youngest kids playing together.
After a week there Cort finally flew up and we left early the next morning for our 10 hour drive to Portland Oregon where we spent 5 fabulous days with our good friends the Buchanans there.
The girls Hanging out in the car while waiting for lunch in Boise along the way.
After about a 11 hour drive we finally made it! And these two and the rest of everyone couldn't have been more happy to be together again.
Our first day there we Made a quick stop at the Lake Oswego Farmers Market on our way to the coast. Seriously could it be prettier there?!
First stop once we got to the coast Seaside Aquarium to feed the seals
Audrey's mom house was a dream. So much to do and explore.
Got us some real fresh fish and chips for dinner that first night. Yum!
And then took our oldest girls for some shopping on the Seaside Boardwalk.
The Next day we headed over to Cannon beach about five minutes away. Star fish and tide pools galore!
Plus some real good fun on these bikes we rented. While the kids played us adults enjoyed some clam chowder right there on the beach. Couldn't think of a better way for us to have spend that day.
Our last night at the coast we had s'mores by the camp fire and the girls had their final camp out in the backyard.
We spend our last day there at the lake in Lake Oswego.
We left for home the next day. Always so hard to say good bye. We had plans to stop and break up the drive but when Avery broke out in huge welted hives after about 5 hours of driving we decided to take turns and drive 21 hours straight through. We went though California on our way home. The last four hours were brutal, but we made it. Such a fun and wonderful trip. Now back to reality this week. The kids start school in 3 days. Eek!
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