The Last of Our Vacation Telling

Okay, how about one last vacation post? I know, I'm a bit tired of them too, but let's just get over it all in one fell swoop.

One day, we met my sister-in-law and cute nephews at the Gateway Children's Museum. The girls had a great time, and it was so nice to catch up with Jenn and see the boys. Why is it that kids seem to grow twice as fast when you're not around? Here they are being news reporters:
Everyone concentrated very hard on having a great time. Their favorite was making a ramp for a ping pong ball to go down. They spent forever on it. Very cute.There was concentration all over the place. Lots of new things to learn and do.It was great to play with them. If only we could live a little closer.

Later that day we stopped in at the Clark Planetarium. It was pretty interesting. King read a bunch of information and the rest of us wandered around the gift shop and took some pictures. Then, we wandered over to Temple Square. It was lovely. We were hoping to run into our friends who are serving a church mission there, but they had already gone home after their shift.

Later that night, we headed to our friends' house. Monica and I went to college together, and now love to watch our girls get along so well. We had a great visit with them. Lots and lots of giggling and whispering. We went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House with them; our second time. We loved it again. We also drove up to the Draper Temple that is minutes from their home. It was also lovely. From their house, we went to one of our Family Reunions. King and Cinderella flew home a few days later, and Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and I went to the Oakley Rodeo for the 4th of July with our fabulous friends, Rob, Kristy, and kids. Actually, it was their grandpa that got us tickets and generously let us tag along. We loved every minute. Well, maybe not every one, some of those bull riders nearly gave me a heart attack. Scary. But, the girls were in heaven, and every time I glanced over at Snow White, her face looked like this:She loved it. The next morning, we even walked down to meet the horses at the end of their driveway. It was so great to see our friends, even though it was a short visit. Yet another family we wish we lived closer to. And, I think we'll just wrap it up there. This concludes the pictures and telling of our summer vacation. (Finally.) Just barely in time, too. School starts in a mere four days. Aaaaaah!