JULY!!!!!

July is my favorite month of the year, especially when I am able to leave the unbearable heat of Arizona and travel "home" to Utah!  I love bringing my kids here to experience all that Utah has to offer, like the beautiful mountains, the cool summer nights, and the best thing is being able to spend time with our family.  The boys love their grandparents, aunts and uncles, and cousins, and spending time with them is all they want to do while we're here.

I am going to do this like I did last year...day by day. 

It's the easiest way for me to keep up on the blog, and it's also easier to remember all of the details if I update daily. 

We left Arizona at 4:45 on Monday, July 2nd.  It was an unusually late start for us, but I had a doctor's appointment that morning, and Kevin had to work.  The boys helped me pack, clean the house, and get the car loaded, and when Kevin walked through the door we packed up and headed out!  We had smooth sailing the whole way, and while it was a super long drive, it seemed to go pretty quickly.  Kevin was a trooper to stay up and get us to Grandma and Grandpa H's safely.  We pulled in around 3:30 a.m. (Utah time) and crashed into bed. 

Kevin, Tanner, and Ty got up at 7:00 a.m. to go golfing...I don't know how they did it.  I was completely exhausted!!  Crazy boys!!!

When they got home, I convinced Kevin to take me to one of my favorite Utah places to eat...TACO TIME!  I thoroughly enjoyed my crisp bean and crisp meat burritos!  YUMM-O!!

Later that day, a huge wild fire broke out in the mountain above Alpine.  It was fascinating and very scary.  Many people were evacuated from their homes, but miraculously, the only thing burned was an old barn. 

We went to bed pretty early, considering that we were all so completely worn out.  It was a great day!  I'm so happy to be here!!