A QUICK TRIP TO UTAH 10/7-10/2011

While parked in Lake of the Springs, we left our trailer and drove our truck to Provo, Utah to spend the weekend with Kevin and Megan for the blessing of Pineapple.  We had some rain in the preserve the two days previous to our departure and found that it fell as snow in the Cascades we went through on our way east.

 It made for a beautiful drive through the mountains for the first 80 miles of our trip.

 We drove part way there and spent the night in Wells, Nevada and then arrived Saturday at Lehi, Utah where we spent the evening at Megan's parent's beautiful new home with lots of her family that came in from all over the country to be there for the blessing of Pineapple.
Naturally, there were ample arms to hold Pineapple, mainly the two grandmothers and one great grandmother, as you see in the next three pictures.

  And of course Batman, being two, had to do all he could to change the focus from little sister to himself.  He was quite good at it......

 ...much to the amusement of us all.  Grandpa McGhie always finds joy in his family!

 We were well fed by Megan's brother and sister-in-law, Derek and Hannah.  They were in charge of dinner that night.  We were fed original Korean dishes.  Yummy!!!  Hannah is from Korea and is quite the good cook!!

 It seems as though every family gathering has its traditions.  With the McGhies, it is back massages.

 With the Cowleys, it is Kevin wanting to wrestle his mother.  He is much more gentle than he used to be!!

We stayed the night in dive of a motel because it was homecoming night for BYU and every room in town was taken.  We had to drive south and find the first place that had a room.  Oh well, it was just for one night.  The next morning we were witnesses to a hit and run accident in the parking lot. 
But, we later had a good time at church and Pineapple's blessing.  Afterwards, the family all gathered for pictures to document the event.

Us and them.

After church, we went back to Megan's folks house for lunch and more time together.  We then left about 4:30 PM and drove west to Wells, where we spent the night again.  We slept 10 hours!  Then Monday, we drove the rest of the way home to our trailer, spent the night and the next morning, moved the trailer to a better site, on the hill with a better view and better cell phone service.
This is the view out our front door.

Out the front door and to the rear.

Out the front door and to the front of the trailer.  There was a severe forest fire here 15 years ago and the brush is just starting to grow back and a few trees are beginning to take hold.  It is so quiet here that the noisiest time is in the evening when the crickets start to chirp.  We love it in this spot.

We will be here until Oct 19.  Then we will head west to Santa Rosa area to visit more family!