Well the family has come and gone. We had a blast!
Last Saturday Todd and I drove down and met my parents at the airport. Sunday Scott, Julie, and Spencer got in. We went and visited my Dad's sister, Aunt Cheryl, and her family. Then we went back to my Uncle Jim and Aunt Marcie's and hung out the rest of the night. Our cousins Jessica and Barry came over and my cousin Kim and her family. We were able to look at old family photos and just have fun.
Monday we drove up to Park City. We got to drive aimlessly looking for a bathroom for Scott, walk up and down main street, and experience a heated bench. After Park City we drove through Immigration Mountain and then through Down Town Salt Lake looking for an Artisan Well. We just kept taking turns and finally ran into it. From our experience there's something in that water! We all went and filled up our water bottles. It was quite the experience. After all the excitement we drove out Tooele to visit our friends Don and Alice first stopping by the Great Salt Lake.
Tuesday Todd and I drove back home, while my family stayed a little longer and then met us up in Rexburg later that night. We were able to enjoy our favorite meat pies with chili and gravy along with some good ol' cheese curds!
Wednesday Todd and I had to work so my family went out and did some dinner shopping. On their way home they picked me up from work and then drove up to St. Anthony and Henry's Lake. In St. Anthony we got to see my grandpa Tuckett's house he grew up in and then go to the cemetery were my Great Grandparents are. After St. Anthony we made our way up to Henry's Lake. Along the way there were some little lakes that had ice on them, but you could tell they weren't completely frozen. So when we get to Henry's Lake we're thinkin that it's just going to be normal and not frozen. boy were we wrong! It was completely frozen! Scott and I tried to see how far we could go out, but didn't have enough guts to go too far. Spencer kept skipping rocks on it and then tried to see if he could get a big enough rock to break it. It was a blast! It was also freezing cold! Later we met Todd back at home and enjoyed some Delicious Baked Potato Soup.
Thanksgiving day was filled with cooking, relaxation, visiting, and excitement. We started the day off with some flag football. Todd and our neighbor got some guys together to play. Scott and Spencer weren't quite use to the altitude though. Scott was his usual self playing in jeans, a vest and t-shirt and his everyday shoes! Todd got to play on the opposing team and made the game winning touch down! The rest of the day we sat around watching some Dallas Cowboys and Texas A&M game. We enjoyed a fabulous dinner with our dad's amazing turkey and stuffing! Our Uncle Claude, Aunt Sherlene, and cousin Tana stopped by for a little bit to visit.
Friday was our excursion. We drove up to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. First we had to drive through the Jackson Pass. I wasn't the biggest fan of it and my brothers had the enjoyment of teasing me the rest of the trip. Once getting into Jackson we went to the Elk Refuge Center and saw some swans, mallards, and a hole bunch of Elk. They were huge! We then made our way up through Targhee National Forest seeing some more elk on the way. We also spotted a moose, bison, and a coyote. We made it all the way up to Jackson Lake. It was beautiful. On the way back we spotted some more moose. After making it back to Jackson we were able to see their city Christmas lights and Santa come. On the way home we decided not to go through the pass (which cause for some more teasing from the brothers) and went through a little town called Alpine, Wyoming. We were trying to find some place to eat. The first place we decided not to go to so we found this place called Bull Moose Bar. We walk in and all that was open was the bar. I think that city shut down at 8. So Julie and I decide to use the restroom while we were there. On our way out we heard some guys swearing and kinda think it's Scott and Spencer for some reason. As we go and turn the corner we witnessed a little bar fight. It wasn't bad, but it was a first for me. The guy knocked the other guy of the stool. More could have happened, but we left before anything else could. So we decided to head back to the first restaurant we found which ended up being the best. They had a buy one meal get one free special and we were the only ones in there! After dinner it was time to make our trek back to Rexburg. We finally made it back safe and sound.
Yesterday morning everyone came over and we had some cinnamon rolls for breakfast then they all got ready to drive back to Salt Lake for their flight. We had a pretty fun and adventurous week. There was lots of laughing, reminiscing, coffee, and hot chocolate. Every place we stopped we got hot chocolate and coffee. Some places were pretty good, some not so good. I'm grateful they all got to come up and spend thanksgiving with us. We had so much fun. It will be an unforgettable week to say the least.
Last Saturday Todd and I drove down and met my parents at the airport. Sunday Scott, Julie, and Spencer got in. We went and visited my Dad's sister, Aunt Cheryl, and her family. Then we went back to my Uncle Jim and Aunt Marcie's and hung out the rest of the night. Our cousins Jessica and Barry came over and my cousin Kim and her family. We were able to look at old family photos and just have fun.
Monday we drove up to Park City. We got to drive aimlessly looking for a bathroom for Scott, walk up and down main street, and experience a heated bench. After Park City we drove through Immigration Mountain and then through Down Town Salt Lake looking for an Artisan Well. We just kept taking turns and finally ran into it. From our experience there's something in that water! We all went and filled up our water bottles. It was quite the experience. After all the excitement we drove out Tooele to visit our friends Don and Alice first stopping by the Great Salt Lake.
Tuesday Todd and I drove back home, while my family stayed a little longer and then met us up in Rexburg later that night. We were able to enjoy our favorite meat pies with chili and gravy along with some good ol' cheese curds!
Wednesday Todd and I had to work so my family went out and did some dinner shopping. On their way home they picked me up from work and then drove up to St. Anthony and Henry's Lake. In St. Anthony we got to see my grandpa Tuckett's house he grew up in and then go to the cemetery were my Great Grandparents are. After St. Anthony we made our way up to Henry's Lake. Along the way there were some little lakes that had ice on them, but you could tell they weren't completely frozen. So when we get to Henry's Lake we're thinkin that it's just going to be normal and not frozen. boy were we wrong! It was completely frozen! Scott and I tried to see how far we could go out, but didn't have enough guts to go too far. Spencer kept skipping rocks on it and then tried to see if he could get a big enough rock to break it. It was a blast! It was also freezing cold! Later we met Todd back at home and enjoyed some Delicious Baked Potato Soup.
Thanksgiving day was filled with cooking, relaxation, visiting, and excitement. We started the day off with some flag football. Todd and our neighbor got some guys together to play. Scott and Spencer weren't quite use to the altitude though. Scott was his usual self playing in jeans, a vest and t-shirt and his everyday shoes! Todd got to play on the opposing team and made the game winning touch down! The rest of the day we sat around watching some Dallas Cowboys and Texas A&M game. We enjoyed a fabulous dinner with our dad's amazing turkey and stuffing! Our Uncle Claude, Aunt Sherlene, and cousin Tana stopped by for a little bit to visit.
Friday was our excursion. We drove up to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. First we had to drive through the Jackson Pass. I wasn't the biggest fan of it and my brothers had the enjoyment of teasing me the rest of the trip. Once getting into Jackson we went to the Elk Refuge Center and saw some swans, mallards, and a hole bunch of Elk. They were huge! We then made our way up through Targhee National Forest seeing some more elk on the way. We also spotted a moose, bison, and a coyote. We made it all the way up to Jackson Lake. It was beautiful. On the way back we spotted some more moose. After making it back to Jackson we were able to see their city Christmas lights and Santa come. On the way home we decided not to go through the pass (which cause for some more teasing from the brothers) and went through a little town called Alpine, Wyoming. We were trying to find some place to eat. The first place we decided not to go to so we found this place called Bull Moose Bar. We walk in and all that was open was the bar. I think that city shut down at 8. So Julie and I decide to use the restroom while we were there. On our way out we heard some guys swearing and kinda think it's Scott and Spencer for some reason. As we go and turn the corner we witnessed a little bar fight. It wasn't bad, but it was a first for me. The guy knocked the other guy of the stool. More could have happened, but we left before anything else could. So we decided to head back to the first restaurant we found which ended up being the best. They had a buy one meal get one free special and we were the only ones in there! After dinner it was time to make our trek back to Rexburg. We finally made it back safe and sound.
Yesterday morning everyone came over and we had some cinnamon rolls for breakfast then they all got ready to drive back to Salt Lake for their flight. We had a pretty fun and adventurous week. There was lots of laughing, reminiscing, coffee, and hot chocolate. Every place we stopped we got hot chocolate and coffee. Some places were pretty good, some not so good. I'm grateful they all got to come up and spend thanksgiving with us. We had so much fun. It will be an unforgettable week to say the least.
3 comments:
I loved our trip, I have never laughed so much in my life. It was so fun seeing you kids have a great time. I love you Mom
Me too!! Had a blast. I am so glad I got to see where the Tucketts lived before moving to Texas and I really enjoyed meeting all the aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. We had a lot of good laughs and made many wonderful memories! Love, Julie
Yeah we had so much fun! Todd and I are still laughing about things that happened!
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