The kids loved seeing all of there cousins. Here is Con and his cousin Ryley having a donut eating contest.
Grace took a while to warm up to Grandma. She even took Grace on a ride in the tractor. It was really sweet.
Nauvoo was the highlight of the trip. The spirit was so strong while we were there. Here is a pic of the kids on the steps of the Nauvoo temple.
Grace was fascinated with all the statues. I love this one of Joseph Smith.
Carthage was amazing. I couldn't help but cry as we saw the very hole in the door that killed Hyrum. Plus we saw the Joseph Smith movie they play in Utah, and it is an outstanding movie, and all of us including Halee and Austin were bawling by the time it ended.
Chris' sis Brande who is my age, and so sweet let us stay with her in Branson for two days. We felt so bad because we caught the flu while we were there. :(
Here is Chris with all his siblings minus his brother from Utah. What a wacky and fun group.
We celebrated Halee's 10th b-day while there. It was the biggest b-day party ever! Happy b-day Halee!!!
Here is Christian with his cousin Christian who is only 3 months older, and they look and act so much alike!
We took the kids to an amusement park called Silver Dollar City. It was so fun!!!!! The kids LOVED it!
Halee spent hours in the pool and sun. This pic really cracked me up.
Country living was fun, but I could have done w/out the bugs!!!!
We had a great time, but there is no place like home!!!!
