Utah in July

Mom, Versii, Paxton, and I flew down to Utah on the 4th of July to attend my cousin Amy's wedding the following weekend. (Dad and Josh drove down on Thursday.)

We all stayed at Grandma's house.

That evening we watched the neighbor's fireworks. Versii was not a fan at all and wanted to go inside, while Paxton was so excited by them, he was clapping and wanted to run right up to check them out...which of course he could not do.

One of the biggest excitements would have to be Grandma's "happy clock" (Pictured above in the top center.) Every hour it chimes a tune and the clock face rotates apart to reveal hot air balloons circulating around. Versii was obsessed to say the least. We tried to be there every hour to watch it. And when it was through, he would instruct say, "You sit there and I'll sit here to watch it again." ---Then we would have to explain that we couldn't sit there and wait. Maybe one day we will have our own "happy" clock.

Also pictured above is Versii with Grandma's chocolate powder. He is obsessed with chocolate milk too. "Mommy, NO stir it round, NO shaking!" He's such a particular kid.

While in Utah, we took advantage of passport program and used our OMSI membership to get in free to Discovery Gateway Children's Museum. We went twice. The first time we forgot the camera back on Grandma's kitchen counter. They have a real life-flight helicopter on the rooftop and both Versii and Paxton loved it! Versii's other favorite was the Little Tikes truck that he's driving (above).

My cousin, Amy, got married on July 10th in the Manti Temple.
Amy made a beautiful bride! The wedding was amazing, the food at the luncheon was delicious and the reception was so much fun! Who doesn't love a candy buffet? Versii ate an entire bag of M&M's!
I had so much fun seeing so much of the family I rarely have the chance to see.
Plus, on the drive to Manti, I finished reading "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner", which was a great book!

We had a great time in Utah!
....Except, I did get a nasty sunburn while I was outside after the wedding. And then between the wedding and reception I put sunscreen on that it turns out I'm allergic too. Rash on top of sunburn is not fun!