Johansen Cousins in Utah

We spent a couple weeks in Utah in July.  Its a good time for kids to spend time with cousins.  We were with our Johansen cousins in Park City and in Bountiful at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

Hummingbird at Scott's house.

  After family dinners the old folk usually sit on the deck and the kids disappear downstairs to watch tv and play games.

Jamie, Cassie, Thanny, Lily, Holly hanging out at Grandma's.

Blake and Ione

We were lucky this time to be there for Holly's 8th birthday party.  More cousins singing = more fun.

Holly's 8th birthday

 My mom and I took some of the kids up to the This is the Place Monument in SLC.  Boy it was a hot day.  I think the statues below are of Brigham Young having a visitation from the martyred Joseph Smith.  Brigham said, "This is the right place." Then Joseph said, "Yeah, but it sure is hot and there is no shade. Maybe since it's a dry heat it will be OK...."

A meditative moment for Nathaniel at the statues of Brigham Young and Joseph Smith?

Shuttle train at the "This is the Place Monument"

Touring the pioneer house with Grandma.

Pioneer donkey.

Grandma, Ione, Lily, and Nathaniel on a pioneer street.

Apparently pioneers played giant jenga games.

Ione scratching the pot bellied pig.

This is the Place monument, SLC.



Lemon, bluberry/raspberry, and watermelon flavored tongues (I mean, snowcones).



Lily and Nathaniel in Mueller Park Canyon.

Jamie, Lily, and Blake in Park City.

On the left: Chris, Jennifer, Kristen & Ione. One the right: Davis (red) and Nathaniel (yellow) ready to go down the alpine slide.

Lily, Blake, Jamie, Holly and Nanette survived the alpine slide.