Utah Vacay 2020 with the WHOLE LaFeber Clan!

Our happy place :)

 The Texas, Utah, and Nevada LaFeber's all reunited this summer in Utah and we had a BLAST! It was so fun watching the kids be reunited with all their cousins and having the time of their lives! It was a nonstop party from sun up, to sun down and nobody ever complained ;). Even Isla got nonstop attention and very little sleep but she was so in awe of all the people and didn't mind one bit!

All the girl cousins lovin' on Isla :). She had so many little Mommy's on this trip!

 The kids got to have a sleepover with their cousins at Uncle Nick and Aunt Jenn's house. The boys stayed up all night cruising the town for babes (everyone but Austin is a teenager now) and playing Gatorade Pong hehe! Austin thought he was so cool hanging out with the older boys and they were all so sweet with him! Meanwhile, Evie and the girls all made a giant fort downstairs and slept in that together after they had a spa night! They did each others nails and facials. It was adorable! My heart was so light and happy watching the kids make such precious memories with family. We haven't seen the Texas LaFeber's in years so this was a treat!

Austin staying up wayyy past his bedtime and playing gatorade pong with the big boys :)

 We stayed in Layton with Grandma and Grandpa Ronnenkamp the first half of the trip and enjoyed playing out in their yard every day! I'm serious. We were outside from sun up until sun down, enjoying the grass and playing with the kids. We played crab soccer, hands up stands up, and all sorts of other games we made up. I even finished a book out under the shade of the trees! I can't even tell you how nice it feels to enjoy grass after coming from a Vegas summer.

Fun at Grandma's house!

It was so nice having help with Isla so I could play with the older kids! We sure love Grandma!

Grandpa Steve got out his old army helmet and canteen from the Vietnam war and Austin was in heaven!! He is obsessed with guns and the army! It was so sweet seeing them bond over this :).

Grandma must be comfy because Isla fell asleep on her A LOT!

Playing games outside in the yard. This is the life!

Even though half the family was in Salt Lake staying with Nick and the other half was in Layton staying with Josh's parents, we all got together daily. We went to Rodizzio for dinner one night and it was the first time we've gone out to eat since the pandemic began. We all had to wear masks everywhere we went but it felt so wonderful to feel free to live again. Free to eat, free to travel, free to enjoy family. People are still dying from Covid-19 but we all decided it was worth it to see each other again.... and it really was! I could have died happy after this trip! Luckily that didn't happen though ;). We also got together each night and played either at Nick's house or at a park. We went to Sugarhouse park where the kids played on the playground and in the creek and North Canyon Park where we ate KFC Chicken and played ultimate frisbee and football. We also spent a day at the Layton Duck Park wandering around with bags of bread feeding all the hungry ducks. The weather was beautiful and wandering around by the creek was so peaceful and wonderful. We also all went over to the cemetery to say hello to Papa Art and reminisce about all the memories we have with him when he was alive. This was very different having the whole family here and not him, so we let him know how much we miss him.

Dinner at Rodizzio!!! We were all in heaven! This is the girls table.

And this is the boys table! The parents got our own table ;)

Fun at the duck park!

Isn't it gorgeous?!

We also splurged and got treats at Twisted Sugar :)

Fun at Sugarhouse park! Austin isn't in the picture because he fell in the creek and was soaking wet hehe!

Yard games :)

I wish I could freeze time and live in this moment forever.... Laying in the grass with Isla, the kids chasing Josh around.... it was perfection.

 Visiting Papa Art at the Bountiful Cemetery.

It breaks my heart that Isla is the only grandchild that Papa Art didn't get to meet :(. But I'm sure they were pals in heaven!

Aunt Jenn getting some baby love :)

Macy is the oldest girl cousin (since Kate is on a mission) and she was so sweet with all the little girls! She did such a great job coming up with game ideas and playing with all of them.

The second half of the trip was spent in a giant lodge in Park City that we all put our money together and rented out so we could be under one roof together. It wasn't quite what we expected (the air conditioning didn't work and the water smelled like sulfur), but the kids were completely oblivious to all of that so we did the best we could to just enjoy each other under the circumstances. The cool part of the house was that it had a playground with a pirate ship and a movie theater and a hydroponic greenhouse and over 5000sqft to run around! The kids were up til 3am playing and back at it early in the morning. It was loud and it was amazing! Uncle Nick brought his boat up and we all went boating at Rock Port. It was a blast! Evie surprised us with her bravery by going surfing with cousin Porter and all the kids had a blast on the tube! It was seriously a nonstop party and I just wanted to soak it all up. The laughter, the joy, the companionship with family. Oh how I have missed all of this! Quarantine has stolen so much of our joy and I didn't notice how much I was missing it until we had it again!

Lexi and Isla :)

Whitley and Evie were little pals! They're almost a year apart but Whitley is super shy and Evie is anything but shy, so they were two peas in a pod!

Brandon was the fan favorite! All the kids were jumping all over him and he was so cute with them.

We went over to Olympic Park and watched the skiers practice. The older kids did the tubing while the younger ones played on the playground. It was hot and we had to wear masks because we were in public but it was fun and we got ice cream afterwards before we headed back to the lodge for dinner :).

Grandma's happy place :)

I love my Mother In Law more than words can say!

The kids played all day long on this indoor playground!

How many people can you fit into that hot tub?! Asking for a friend... ;)

Austin was so happy to find other boys who love video games!

Uncle Nick's boat!

It was a hot day and the water felt so cold and invigorating! We all had a blast jumping off the boat and swimming around in the water!

Brandon and Austin tubing!

It was fun getting to spend time with Uncle Tony and Aunt Stacy. Our kids don't remember them much so we were so happy to make some memories with them!

Grandma and Grandpa showing their wild side!

Love my boy!

Evie being her wild self! This girl has no fear and it is amazing!!!

  We were so sad to say goodbye to our family that Sunday as we all packed up to head to our own homes. The kids now refer to their cousins as their best friends and I think we all agreed that this needs to happen more often. The older kids are going on missions and it is important for us to see each other more before they all grow up and move on. We took a gamble on this trip that we wouldn't get sick but it was well worth the risk!