Josh and Melanie's!

We had such a wonderful time in Salt Lake visiting Josh, Melanie, Taige and Tia !
We.......me, Molly and Mom....left about 7:00 am on Friday. A little later than we'd hope to leave , but pretty good for us! We drove through to Utah without a hitch and actually had a very merry time of it. About 7:00 pm we pulled up to Josh's house and were soon greeted by his family.........and what a great family they are!! None of us had seen his new house and we were so pleased to see what a lovely place it is........the yard is amazing, built out over a beautiful little canyon with a stream running through the bottom. The house is just perfect for them......everything has been remodeled and the layout of the house is wonderful. Sooooo, we all sat out on the patio enjoying the view of the lake , the sound of the birds and the bowl of chips and salsa! We were joined for dinner by Heather, Melanie's sister. I love Heather ...what a great personality! Soon dinner was over and it was time for cake and presents since it was Taige's 9th birthday! What a treat the evening was for me.......Tia and Taige are so precious.
The next morning we were up early and after a breakfast of delious muffins we headed out the Taige's Tai Kwan Do.....spelling??????......and watched him test for his orange belt. It was pretty fascinating stuff......I've never seen much marshal arts stuff.
As you can see in one of the above photos, the test was successful and he broke another board, this time by kicking it......he's one step closer to his black belt!
Now we were on our way to the Dinosaur Museum, but first we made a stop at an old favorite of mine which they don't have in California........Taco Time!!! All my kids know what I'm talking about!........the best crisp bean burritos in the world!!!!
The museum was pretty fascinating......and very entertaining watching the kids reactions to the exhibits! Of course, my crazy son ,Josh, added his own brand of humor to the situation!
Since it was Taige's birthday weekend he got to pick a restaurant for dinner , as my Mom wanted to take everyone out. He chose Sizzler.........Sizzler????? Actually, it was very good, but the conversation was even better. We snuck out early .....4;30am....the next morning and drove practically straight through to home. We got to Auburn about 3:00 pm. It was so hot when we got out of the car.......around 102' down in Sacramento. Jim drove down and picked me up so Mom and Molly could head on down there! It was quite a bit cooler up here, but still felt really warm......but there really is .......no place like home!