Utah Adventures

Well we made it back from Utah! My kids were so good for me on the plane both ways! I am always nervous to be the one with the out of control kids, but luckily they did great and I stayed sane:) I will try to remember 6 weeks ago and start from the top!

We arrived in Las Vegas first so Quincy and I could do the Tough Mudder race. We got there Thursday morning and the race was on Saturday so we just played for a few days:) My father-in-law and Quincy drove to Vegas and got there Thursday night. We went out that night to the Stratosphere to ride a few rides, to the Bellagio fountains, and wandered the strip until 3am (my time). My mom was nice enough to stay with the kiddos. The rest of the time we swam and enjoyed all the activities at Southpointe.  The kids were spoiled! My mom took them to the movie and of course gave them all the snacks they wanted.  They knew who to go to if they really wanted something! Lindsey came all the way from Missouri to be there! We haven't seen her in awhile so it was nice to have her there and in Utah for a little bit too:)

I started to get an ingrown toenail the day I got to vegas and it was the worst the day before the race. Luckily it didn't bother me too bad.  Race day was SO fun! I was so glad I had Quincy to do it with me! We had lots of fun together! I would definitely do another tough mudder! Probably not anytime too soon because they are pretty expensive. My clothes that I wore still smell like swamp water even after like 5 washes! I ended up throwing my shoes in the garbage, they were at the end of their life anyway.

Dave and Qui at the top of the Stratosphere

Bellagio

Beck swimming with Grandma Lisa (1,2,3 JUMP)

Zoey and Auntie Qui

The crew minus my mom (taking picture) before the race

Got our numbers

Our cheerleader!

Getting some good luck:)

Artic Enema! SO cold!

This is such a good pic of Qui

Kiss of Mud

Aunt Linds and Zoey

Electric Eel... This was the worst obstacle in my opinion:)

The kids were so tired! They both did a great job though!

Once we got to Utah and got all settled the craziness began! We did SO much stuff that I can't remember all the details, but here is a list of most of the things we did: Zoey haircut, lots of hiking, lots of just visiting with grandparents and great-grandparents (the kids sure miss them), watched grandpa Dave play alumni basketball, Riley's graduation, 30k striders race, Hogle Zoo, Park dates, Mothers day festivities, Temple trips, Crystal hot springs, Fishing with grandpa Wallace, Real Salt Lake game with good friends, many pickle ball games, Kaysville trampoline park with soccer friends, out to dinner, dinosaur park, Beus to feed the ducks, went to the farm for horse riding and smores, lots of tramp time at the Hydes, frisbee golf & golf with my brother, front runner and gateway shopping, Discovery gateway, Fire house tour with Cole and Misty, and of course the Ogden marathon to wrap up the trip! Here are all the pictures of these activities! We had SO SO much fun and can't wait to go back in October for 3 months:)

Seeing Grandpa Wallace at the airport!

Bird song hike

Hiking in north Ogden (Jump off)

Aunties!

My little climber

"see my trick mom?!"

Brigham City Temple

Peach City with Grandma Lisa

Crystal Hot Springs... They loved it!

Love these two more than anything!

At the Zoo

Love their faces!

Believe it or not Zoey really was in a good mood this day! She was mad in this pic that the polar bears were sleeping:)

The whole crew at the Zoo

First time fishing with Grandpa Wallace and Great grandma Bon (Bop as Beck calls her)

Beck and "Bop"

Zoey's first fish! She was SO excited!

Beck wasn't sure what to think about the fish

Leaving with 3 fish!

One weird child:)

Shannon and her cute boys! Miss doing stuff with her!

Camille and her cute family! 

Such a fun night at the RSL game! Zoey got spoiled by Grandma Lisa with an RSL Jersey!

Love these girls! Been friends forever!

One of many visits to the pickle ball courts with my dad:)

You can guess who the winner was....wah ha ha!

This is the life...popcorn and a movie!

Trampoline park

Beck and Jagger! Love Jagger's pose!

Collin and Zoey being silly

Soccer buds!

Dinner @ Ruby River with cousins and Grandma!

Breakfast with Great-Grandpa Clark

The Famous horse! 

Zoey and Lauren!

Great Grandpa Kendell and Grandma Beverly

Spoiled kids! Late night Farr's run:)

Typical day at the Hyde household

Watching Grandpa Dave play basketball

Riley's graduation! Proud of her!

30k striders race in the Valley

I was dying!

Ran into good ol' Brett Hales at the race! He is basically famous... he took 3rd overall in the Marathon! 

Brooke and her adorable baby Jaxson@ Dinosaur park

Zoey and Brynlee... Remminds me of Brooke and I when we were little 

It was just a tiny bit sunny!

Beus pond! They loved the ducks!

Compliments of my dad for his girls on Mothers day (DELISH)

Mothers day dinner at the park

The whole crew minus Jason, Maddie, and Bosten

My trouble maker at his best... Lipstick was everywhere!

He loves babies! Feeding baby Bella! Cousin Love:)

At the farm!

Love this picture with their great grandparents! (Beck is a cheeser)

It took Beck a minute to get used to the idea of getting on the horse

Riding the pony

Beck loves Sunny... A little too much:) Sunny is a good sport!

Frisbee golfing in Riverdale with Uncle Eric!

Fell in the mud on the first hole so no pants! Had to let them dry! Zoey didn't seem to mind! 

First time the kids had been on frontrunner

At Discovery Gateway! So much to do!

Zoey had a blast pretending to check me out! Very professional:)

Beck the Baker

Tour of Cole's fire house! VIP treatment:)

Zoey trying to show her muscles and Beck being cheesy as always!

Quincy's endowment day! So proud of her! We are going to miss her!

Tramp adventures:)

End of the Marathon! 3 hours and 28 minutes later!! Couldn't walk the next few days! I will post more Marathon Pics later.

 I am so grateful for so many friends and family who supported me at the marathon and in the rain! I seriously get teary-eyed thinking of how much we are loved and supported in every way! I couldn't ask for better parents! I also couldn't ask for better in-laws or friends! I feel so blessed to have them all in my life!

Zoey getting ready for her first kids k!

Doing a warm-up dance for Grandpa Dave!

This is my favorite! After all her hard work! She had so much fun running with Quincy!

My least favorite part... the goodbyes:(

Saying bye to G-grandpa Clark and his GIANT dog!

On the flight home! Sleepy kids all over me... I think I prefer it that way:)

I feel like my kids grew up so much in the time we were in Utah! Jason was amazed at how well Beck was talking when we got home! They sure do love their grandparents and aunts and uncles! They learn so much from so many people when we visit! I love my kids! They were troopers going to both my races and traveling from place to place with me. They were so good on the flights too, which is always nice for my sanity:)