Summer Vacation '09

For our vacation this year we decided to tour Utah. We purchased a pass from http://www.saltlakeconnectpass.com/. They are a great way to do a ton of stuff for very little money. It also included lunch at the Lion House. We went to the Thankgiving Point Dinosour museum, the Gardens, and the Childrens park area there. Then we went to Discovery Gateway. The kids loved this. We were there for hours. It was Elli's favorite place by far. The especially loved the balls and the water place.

The Aquarium in Sandy was Fantastic. It was the best one that I have personally every been to as far as fun for kids. It was uncrouded and you could pet sting rays and fish as long as you like. The kids love to play in the pretend coral area.

More Pictures From our Vacation

More Picts from Discovery Gateway

More from our vacation

Discover Gateway

On Saturday, Sept. 5th Katie turned 8 and was babtized on her birthday. It was really neat. She had 2 sets of Great Grandparents attend and two sets of Grandparents, and lots of Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins. Katie really enjoyed her day. Her Great Grandpa Teeples spoke and wroter her a poem. After her baptism we went to the patk and had a birthday party her with friends and family.

Elli Updates

It is the 6th of Juy today. Elli is 1 now. This morning she brought me her sandles and sat down so that I could put them on her. Then she headed outside to play with the dogs and cats. She is so sweet, but can be so demanding also. She yells at me when she wants something and just kind of makes happy noises when she is content. She started walking at 11 months, and is doing great now. She explored non-stop all day long.