Kaleb standing on a log at the Smith house in Palmyra

Kaleb standing on a log at the Smith house in Palmyra

colton hanging out in a dump truck

colton hanging out in a dump truck

Saturday, August 29, 2009

We started and ended our trip with seeing the Gruwells. We stopped aong the way out in some truck stop in Nebraska. We saw Matt and the girls. Then we stopped in Buffalo before they moved. We saw the whole family then. It was great to see them. I wish we had more time.

We went to temple square and ran into some other Hydes. How funny. Cute children.

We went to look around and have Dad tell us about the buildings that Grandpa Yound and Great Grandpa Young designed. It was so great to listen to Dad talk about his dad and grandpa.
Mark and I stood in this spot 12 years ago by ourselves. Now look at four boys later. Who knew it would end up this great. Cute husband and boys.
This is the best shot we could get because our boys were diving in the water. I think we should of told Kayden that you throw money in, not dive into the water and get money out. I just pretended he was not my son. Just walk away and then they start yelling for you. Doesn't work that well.
The Hydes flooded Memorial Grove for family pictures. We wore red and white and then changed into Red Sox gear for the real family picture. We stayed in Red Sox clothes and went and got icecream after at Nielsens. I was at the end of the line and the cashier asked me what was up with all the Red Sox shirts. I told him we were from Massachusetts and we were getting family pictures. Little does he know that most of us dress this way all the time. We are not all together at the same time though.

Mom and Dad Hyde celebrate 50 years of marriage. We celebrated with dinner at the Lion house. It was fun and delicious. Let's hope we all make it to fifty years.

We went to This is the Place park. The kids rode horses. Made leather things. Went to a bank and lots of other pioneer things.
All of the kids loved the train ride. They wanted to keep riding the train.
The Brigham Young statue is in the background. I tried to tell the children how awesome it was that they were descendants of Brigham Young and what a great prophet he was and on and on. They did not care that much. I hope later on in life they will appreciate their great heritage.
Grandpa with the boys. Everyone loved Colton and Cooper. Colton called Grandpa "Grandpy".
The kids never cooperate for pictures. Sadly, I think this is the one everyone is in.

Sparkler fun. The kids loved going sparklers. Tosh you missed a great firework show by Mark and Tyler on the 24th.
Cute boys. These boys had so much fun together. They would just go off and play.
The kids lured Tyler and Malary into the water slides and had a great time.
Cooper sitting in a pile of tubes. Cooper adjusted well to the water and learned to swim on the stairs.
Some of the cute Young girls. Look at Mom looking as young as ever. We all hope to look likeher when we grow up. It was so fun being with Angie and Natosha and all the family.