Our Vacation to Utah

We had a great vacation in Utah. We arrived late weds. night June 25. so the next day was Brianne's B-day. she got to open one more present, a dress. (she was acting all bashful in this picture and wouldn't hold it up.) Grandma and Grandpa Brown also gave her a card and $20. Brianne said what she wanted to do with the money was pay tithing and get a Bible (she got a triple combination last year) My sister in law Shana and Aisha, packer and Justis are also in this picture.

We went to the SL Hogle Zoo. The kids had a great time looking at all the animal. Kaden's favorite was the arangatang family.
Cousins Packer and Aisha with Brianne and the Girraffes
Easton and Kyler checking out the alligators
Kyler, Daddy and Kaden and the Girraffes
it was really hot that day and we were all pretty worn out after about 4 hours at the zoo. We went down the street to the 'This is the place Monument" where Jared has ancestors who came to SL valley in July 1847. we could only remember one of the names, Horace Ensign, who's name I got a picture of.
Kyler and Daddy at the Monument
Brianne reading a plaque at the monument. After our original plan was to go to Temple square, but everyone was getting tired and hungry, so we went to Red Robin for Brianne's Birthday, unfortunetly they didn't sing and bring an ice cream sundae for Brianne. Then on the way home we stopped and got Slurpees at 7 eleven. (boy it was hot that day)
On Friday the 27th we went up Provo Cyn, stopped at Bridal Veil falls, and had a picnic.

then we headed up to Deer Creek Resevoir for a Family reunion with all my siblings and their families. (everyone was there except for my sister Karalenes family and my sister Erica's family- they came later to our dinner in Saratoga Springs, which is when this picture was taken.) My Brother Neilson took us all out in his boat for the day. the kids had a ton of fun playing with their cousins in the water, while we took turns out on the boat.
Daddy and Kaden on the tube
Kyler, Brianne and Easton
Kyler said he wanted to go boating everyday... except for Sunday.
Jared drove, so Neilson could go Wakeboarding.


On Saturday was our big Brown reunion, this is a picture of my Grandma and most of my aunts and uncles.

the reunion was close to the Mount Timpanogas Temple so we stopped on the way home. Only Kyler and Easton would have their picture taken.
After Saturday I had the camera with me, but never took any pictures. Sunday we went to church with my parents. Then my Sister Brenda and her family came over for dinner. We watched Spiderwick cronicles and played games. we had a great time. on Monday Jared and I got up early and went to the Provo Temple (it's open in the morning on Mondays) then took the kids to go see Wall-E. (Grandma and grandpa even went) Then went to the Lehi Legacy Center and took the kids swimming. My sister Brenda's family came also. Unfortunetly our friends the Norris family couldn't come because their kids were sick, so we never got to see them. Lani called us Friday morning and she just happened to be behind our van with her sister in Lehi when we were on our way to Provo Cyn. how funny is that?!! Well we got home last night and today I'm doing lot's of laundry and getting ready for our 4th of July trip to the coast tomorrow and Brianne's Baptism on Saturday. so bye for now.