And one more thing...

It's late on Sunday, but I feel the need to finish up last week in bloggerville...as we start a new and busy week tomorrow! I am grateful for a restful Sunday. But, the busyness doesn't end. After two weeks of subbing for the jr. Primary chorister (not liking that ever!), Amanda has to speak on Sunday in Primary, I have to sub in Primary for the 6 year olds, Mike & I both have to speak in Sacrament Mtg (after 3.5 years...they finally got us!) and in the back of our minds, we are still working out details for the Ward Campout and our High School Reunion. All the while, planning to enjoy the Pioneer holiday this week and as much family time as possible!

With that intro, let me tell you about cousin day for last week! Cozette decided to take her kids to the zoo, so we tagged along! We missed the other cousins, but we had a good time. We started with the carousel. Quite cute little animals and it's powered by solar power (the zoo is QUITE environmental if you haven't noticed). I have a darling picture of them all waiting in line, but of course it's horizontal and I can't get it to stay vertical.

Brandon was all about getting on the boy lion. Elyse and Sydney are behind in the peacock seats, but later changed to the monkey and girl lion right beside Brandon. Amanda was on the Panda! Amanda Panda! Too cute!
We packed a lunch and had a little picnic. It was quite warm, so we did treat the kids (and Moms) to some ice cream later.


On our way out, the train ride! It was really crowded. Apparently, a lot of people ride the train on the way out! Amanda, Kate, Sydney, CJ (Coze's nephew), Coze & Elyse...and Brandon.

Then, we got a call from Daddy about going boating that night! We were all up for it and called the Westenskow's. They were already going (and camping), so we just met up for a fun night of kids tubing and Amanda wakeboarding again! We are so proud of her getting out in the cold air/water and trying to do this again! She's a pro!

Brandon driving the boat! He was so proud!

Saturday, we ran some errands in SL, but then ended up at the State Capitol (which we recently remodeled) and then took a walk down into City Creek Canyon and Memory Grove. I have never been there before! It's really pretty and there were 3 different wedding parties getting pictures taken (kind of a different crowd, too). The kids soon found a steep hill that they could slide down on their bums. It looked so fun that Mike & I did it, too!