Utah and Road Trip

Hey everyone! Well, I spent the first week after I moved in Utah visiting family.

We bought me a car that we drove to Missouri and then I will drive back to Utah for college. It's way better than my car in Alaska :D. It's a Ford Escort.

My grandma made these blankets for my cousin Mitch and I for graduation. Mine is BYU and Mitch's is University of Utah. It was really sweet.

My cousins Parker and Mitch just chillin' at our grandparents' house.

FOURWHEELING :D
My uncle Bruce took us fourwheeling on his father-in-laws empty property. It is right by this huge field and trail that goes along a river. It was really fun.

Mitch and me

My cousin Kira and my brother Andrew. Uncle Bruce later rolled a four wheeler with Kira on it. They were ok. She was little shell shocked though.

Here is the river that we rode next to. It was really pretty.

My cousins Parker and Austin

My dear old grandparents. My grandma got on saying "Please don't let me fall." Grandpa said, "I won't, dear." :D They are so cute.

Mitch and Parker. Mitch and I sunbathed while other people rode. I couldn't handle the heat and knew I would burn, so I didn't lay there too long. Mitch stayed for a while and got really red.

My uncle Bruce and his son Brycen (spelling? haha)

Haha, this is Andrew. I can't tell if he was hiding from the heat or was trying to get in the shade to see the screen on his Nintendo DS. :D

Mitch's Seminary graduation was on Sunday. This is him and his family. Uncle Calvin, Austin, Aunt Ann, Parker, and Ashley.

ROAD TRIP
On Monday, we packed in my car and started driving to Missouri.

My cat spent the whole time laying at my feet in the back. But every now and then when we were parked somewhere, we set out her litter box. The dog spent the whole time between Andrew and me in the back seat. He felt the need to lay on us all the time...it was frustrating.

This is Idaho Falls. It was really pretty...just on the side of the road.

On the first day, we drove up to Mountain Home, Idaho to see my brother Jeb, his wife Britney, and their baby Teaghan. It was nice seeing them.

My niece, Teaghan

Day two was spend at Yellowstone. haha my shorts look bunched here...I was leaning on the log behind me. :)

Here are some bison in Yellowstone. We also saw elk, bald eagles, and a limping wolf. Andrew said, "Well, this isn't fun. We didn't see a bear." It was really cute.

Here we are at the geysers in the park. They smell like hard boiled eggs, but are really cool.

Here she is...Old Faithful. Not gonna lie, she isn't as big and loud as I expected. It is still amazing that the earth does that and has done that every hour.

Just some really cool hills in Wyoming. This was leaving Cody, Wyoming.

Day three was spend in South Dakota. We visited Mount Rushmore. It was pretty amazing. South Dakota is very pretty. The towns are cute too. They are all old country fashioned...like the Rusty Spurrs diner and hotels named after the old famous outlaws. :) It was fun driving through.

Haha this was in right inside the girls bathrooms at Mount Rushmore. I thought it was funny.

This big sign was in the town that you drive through to get to the mountain. I thought it was interesting with all its advertisements and distances.

On our way to our last hotel, we drove through a HUGE thunder and lightening storm. Cars were pulling over and turning around. Rain was hitting our car so hard that it was really hard to see. Lightening was flashing all around us. The radio said to take shelter. But we drove right on threw it. It was intense.

Well, now I spend the next 2 months in Missouri. We have to paint our townhouse still and our UHaul won't be there for a few more days. We are living down the street from my sister. I can't wait to see her and her kids.

I miss and love you all so much. I hope you are having a good summer so far.