Utah Trip: BYU

 Our first stop on our trip to Utah was BYU. We took the kids up to Bridal Veil Falls. I was hoping for a little bit more snow. It turned out we would have had to drive up the canyon quite a ways to find that much snow. The kids loved the little patches of snow. They really liked the ice near the falls and that they could slide around on it. After about 15 minutes, we were all too cold.

After that, we stopped for lunch at the creamery Then, we went all around campus. Joseph arranged for the BYU Campus Tours group to open up the indoor practice facility and South Field for the family. Tanner loved seeing those. Next, we wandered to the Smith Fieldhouse and saw the men's volleyball team practicing as well as some track and field athletes. After that was the student athlete building. Tanner could have stayed there all day. He ran into some well-known athletes such as Puka Nacua. The front desk people allowed Tanner and Joseph to go in the athlete's weight room, which was neat for them. We walked through the campus after that. Stopped at the library and ran into a friend from our old ward. She was in the young women's program when Joseph and I served as youth leaders. It was fun! Then, we spent a fortune at the BYU Store.

After BYU, we joined some of Joseph's family for dinner at Cafe Rio. Then, Ashton and I went back down to Provo for the Noteworthy concert. She had a great time there. Amazing talent. Ashton took an interest in the new music building on campus as well.

They have the best big cousin! He is so patient with them.

Maybe one day, we can recreate this picture when they're students at BYU.

Wool socks, long underwear, neck warmers, hats, gloves, and winter coats. We are definitely Texans now.