Kansas Comes to Utah!!!

Where to start.... We have had so much fun the past few days while friends from Kansas (The Ottaways and Sarah Quinn and Joshie) came to potentially run the marathon, but we lucked out and got the whole weekend to show off wonders! We started well, I started Thursday night when I got to head down after work, Josh and Sarah didnt show up till noon Friday. But, that didnt stop Jan from showing the Ottaways a good time all day Thursday ie Brigham Young home, Temple Visitor Center. How about the Little Mermaid at Tuachan on Friday night!

We found our selves getting photos with some of the actors here be KING TRITON

One of our few hikes we did in ZIONS this Josh is explaining the route and as you can tell, we are intently listening :)

Another thing on our "to do" was family photos, we made it up Sunday to the mountain, Papas pride and Joy and had TOOO much fun. Ridding horse, shooting clay piegions, ridding fourwheelers, hiking to Navajo Rock (lovers rock) and Eating YUMMY dutch oven dinner!

Here is the Sam and Jan Larson family photo of 2011, on the porch of Sam's Cabin. We might not be the biggest family out there but we are competing for the best looking :)

Its only tradition the trio photo! -Sammi-Sarah- Joshie- I just love them even if they do challenge me to a Nertz game every time we are together :)

We took a day and toured Zions, we spent a lot of the time actually in rockville and Springdale, we watched a movie on the big Imax theater ate a yummy late lunch and finally made it into the park to hike a few hikes even while the sun was down!

The Ottaway family... Luther Emily and Abby! They are just about the nicest, smartest family I have met! Loved every minute they were here in Utah! Cant wait to see them in December!

Papa Sam showing Abby how to rope the dummy at the cabin Sunday, she went home with A LOT of new experiences for sure! So, glad Abby loved Utah!!!!

Abby Josh and I on one of our hikes in Snow Canyon on Saturday. It defiantly proved its desert heat with 90 degrees for a few days.

It was a great break from work for a few days, and it was a full schedule trying to fit everything we could into the time we had! Thank you friends for coming to UTAH, I cant wait for you to come back again to do all the things we didnt fit into our time! Cant believe how much fun we had running around southern utah!