Memorial Memories=0)

Drake, Lee, Adree, and Cara gazing at the ceiling in the visitor's center at the S.L.C. temple
Adree, Ainsley, Drake, and Seth in front of the Rhinos (the back of them anyway!=0)
Lee and I , zoo style!=0)
Adree and the camels (over her shoulder)
A couple of worn out boys in the car on the way home=0)



So, a good call was made on the Lambsfold front and we decided to take a few days off and go visit my sissy and her family in Utah county. It was lovely! Not only did we enjoy getting to go and spend time with our family, we also enjoyed a significant drop in temperature! You know, that was almost worth it right there! Just kidding! I had to work until just after noon on Saturday and much to my surprise, Lee got a wild hair and cleaned out his "work" vehicle (his Trail Blazer, with climate control, leather, XM satellite radio, and a whole lot more room than my silly PT Cruiser) and had it almost all packed by the time I got home. Just having a better vehicle to travel in made the trip go by so much faster!=0) We arrived at my sister's in Saratoga Springs (out in the middle of fields and green and a much more appealing to the eye view than an endless sea of red rock and sand, or so I think anyway!) at about eight.=0)
On Sunday Morning the kids entertained themselves and everyone got ready at a leisurely pace, so we could attend Sacrament meeting at 1 and then took a short trip to Salt Lake to Temple Square. The kids loved the visitor center with the Christus, especially Drake who loved the painting of the galaxy on the walls and the ceiling! After we got back we had a barbecue with turkey burgers (chicken breast for Lee) and our cousin Michael Lebbon came over from Provo with a couple of friends. We had a good time visiting with him and catching up on everyone in his family and ours.
Monday we gathered up all the kids and a small picnic and trekked back to Salt Lake to visit Hogle Zoo. Apparently, everyone else had the same idea as us because it was packed and parking was at a premium! Despite being quite crowded, the kids (and the adults too) enjoyed looking at the map and seeing where they wanted to go next! We pretty much let the kids lead us around to the various exhibits. =0) It was really fun!=0) Lee treated the whole gang to a Chinese buffet in American Fork that evening. Afterwords, Cara and I took a quick shopping trip to Ross while the guys looked around in Best Buy. =0)
Yesterday, we said our goodbye's and took our time going home making a couple of stops along the way. I think that's the way to travel, give yourself plenty of to get home and stop when you feel like it! Thank you Sissy, for letting us invade your home and spend some time with your family!=0) What a way to make some Memorial Memories!=0)