Summer Vacation

We finally made it back from our long summer vacation, but it has taken me a few more weeks to find the time to catch up on our blog. Starting back in the first part of July, we began our trip by making our way to Utah and Idaho. It was exciting to get away from the heat of Mississippi, only to discover that it is also hot in Utah during the summer. The first day was over 100 degrees, but it actually felt almost pleasant due to the lack of humidity. After that first day or two though, the weather was just beautiful.

Our first stop in Utah was to visit Philip's side of the family, and we were fortunate enough that the whole family lives quite close together. Scot was able to ride his first horse there, something that he wasn't too sure about. But he did enjoy riding the pony later in the trip, maybe because it was a little more his size. Scot also enjoyed his first water park, and although he was limited to the kiddie pool, that was a lot of fun for him. He was able to pee freely along with all the other kids in that warm pool. Scot also got his first opportunity to be in a swing, something that we now look for when we see a park. Scot had the chance to meet a few of his great-grandparents, and of course get spoiled by every one related to him in Utah.

After almost a week in Utah, we drove up to Idaho to meet my brother and his family along with my parents. It was almost a complete family reunion, so we quite enjoyed that. When we first got there, Philip and I were excited to have instant baby-sitters so that we could finally get to the temple. Rexburg has a new temple so it was much easier to attend there than have to drive almost three hours to get to the one closest to us in Mississippi. Once my parents arrived from their drive across the country, we were able to go camping in "the hills" of Rexburg. Coming from hot and humid Mississippi and then to hot and dry Utah, we were shocked how cold the hills got. The night we slept in a tent, Scot actually had to sleep with us under all our blankets in order to keep warm, and instead, Phil froze against the side of the tent! What a good dad! Mostly, we were excited to let Scot meet his cousins, especially Daisy who is just 3 months younger than him. We are glad that Scot will have cousins so close in age.