{Utah in October: Day 2}

Saturday:

The baby blessing was held in the morning and after a visit with all the family from Hawaii and a yummy breakfast we headed out to Snowbird. We had never done the activities up there and the weather was cold for us desert people but perfect for some outdoor fun. Plus Autumn was in full bloom in the mountains so we got to enjoy the changing colors!

First up was the Alpine Slide...E wasn't too sure about it so he road down with Uncle K the first time and then once by himself at the very end.

But truly the first ride was the ski lift up to the top of the slide. Our boys had never been on one before so this was an adventure in itself!

 K with Uncle B

E with Uncle K (who isn't too thrilled about the height)

Then everyone was headed on down!!

K all by himself

 E with Uncle K (and E was in control of the speed)

 Next up was the ropes course for E and the zipline for K. (E was to light for the zipline and K was too fast on the zipline so we couldn't catch a picture of him!)

Then E did the climbing wall while we waited for K to come down the zipline.

 And the E and L headed back up for another slide down...I think they giggled all the way up not believing we were letting them do this "on their own!"

It was a great visit and we love getting to spend time with our family!

{Utah in October: Day 1}

All of our Apo family met in Utah for our nephew's baby blessing. We left Thursday night to get an extra day with our families and have some fun!

Friday: "hiking," lunch and roasting marshmallows, and that evening most of the adults went to the BYU/USU game while some of us stayed home with the kids and went to Ikea (a must every time we hit Utah).

E was climbing this wall before I even realized it and was halfway up! He loved it!

Sandwiches, Smores and a stream to play in at lunchtime made the kids happy!

{Visitors}

This weekend we had our auntie and uncle with us and G&G Apo were in town with all our extended Apo family and as a bonus we had A's (our cousin) birthday party too.

So we all had an early lunch at her favorite Chuck E Cheese and played some games.

It's always more fun with more people around who love you!!

{the Tradition continues with a twist}

So we had our annual Apo Bowling day when everyone was here in town...with a twist.

And one of our uncles added a great twist....get a strike get a dollar. I think our Uncle K didn't realize that money is a great incentive for kids and adults....who knows how much money he paid out but in our family E got 6 dollars and K got 3. I think he will have to move to quarters next time!

{First Swim of the Summer}

As our Apo family arrived in town for E's big day we took a day to celebrate our Grandpa's birthday. We went to a local pool, rented a cabana and spent the day poolside. This was the first pool time for the summer and resulted in K being sunburned for the first time this year and the last.

We love having our family here and spending so much time with everyone!!

{Shark Reef}

This weekend both of N's parents are in town for the arrival of thier 8th Grandchild (and our niece). So we went with them to the Shark Reef and spent the afternoon with everyone.

The boys haven't been there in a few years so it was a great adventure for them. They give you a "wand" that tells you about each ocean animal as you travel through the reef. They listened to each and every description and learned about each animal in the reef. They are full of random knowledge again.

This is the fish that is attracted to shiny things like jewlery. Luckily Grandma had on her bracelets so the the fish kept turing around to get a close up look of them. We made a fish friend while we were there today.

There is also a touch pool there full of sting rays. The boys and Grandma were fearless and we sat there for a good amount of time hoping to get to touch all the sting rays in the pool.

It was a great afternoon out with the fam.

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