Trip to Utah

We made our annual trip to Utah last week. It didn't start off too good. We were all piled in the van, and it wouldn't start. So, after a couple of tries, it started and we drove straight to buy a new battery. We drove all night to get there, which we will never do again. It was pretty rough on Jeff with the rest of us sleeping.

Then the day we got there Jeff's family had a campout at a place called Currant Creek up past Strawberry. But first, Jeff and I slept for about 3 hours, then had to get up to go. As we go outside, the van has a flat tire. So, needless to say, we were a little slow getting to the campsite. The road to get in was very rough and rocky. We were worried about our van, but it made it. And the boys were so tired, they fell asleep, even through all the bumps.

Then as the guys were setting up the tents, it rained on us. Not all the tents had all the parts, but everyone had a place to sleep.
The kids had a lot of fun just being with their cousins.

The lake was nearby and the kids loved the kayaks.

The rest of the trip was visiting family and Jeff helped his mom around her house quite a bit. This is just a nice evening outside, chillin at Nana's house.

The weather was great! We really enjoyed the evenings since it was 116 degrees the day we left Arizona.

Then, coming home, we had car trouble again. About 150 miles outside Phoenix, our air conditioner went out. We were rather hot for quite some time. After a while, it started to smell and then make a terrible noise. (we blew the compressor, or something, which got so hot it melted something next to it and had pieces of metal all inside). A rather expensive trip.

It's always nice to go, but it's always nice to come home too.