Trip Downtown as a Family

My "Church Office Building" Man

A little while after we got here we took a ride on the Frontrunner with some of our family to Downtown SLC.

 

 

 

Taking the kids to Temple Square felt different this time...like somehow we feel a bit more ownership of it.  A place that we've been "visitors" in before...but we know we'll have more chances to make "ours".

A Long Car Ride West

 

 

 

It's crazy how much I didn't take pictures of in these final days in Michigan and our adventure driving back to Utah!  All I've got are our mustache tattoos that helped us pass some of the long miles of the drive.  :)

Greg had us drive it in two shorter days with one long one in the middle.  In the week or two after we arrived, when people would say to us, "Oh, so you just came from Michigan..."  Joshua would just shake his head and say, "That Day 2..."  It will go down in all of our memories as the day we barely survived!

Our Michigan Goodbye

It's been a long time since I've last posted...and so much has happened. It makes me too sentimental to go back too far tonight.  But, here is the beginning of updates!  These are pictures taken from the Open House the Andrews had at their home for us before we left for Utah.  So many wonderful people we love!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henry Ford Museum

The trip to this museum we love was especially good this time because of a LEGO exhibit.  Nathan was totally inspired, and everyone loved getting a chance to do some Lego building at the end!

Swimming!

Maybe the biggest perk of the trip for the kids ... swimming at the hotel pool!

Ford Factory Tour

While some kids stayed at the hotel for a nap, Nathan went with Greg, Grandma and Grandpa to the Ford Factory Tour.

Tour of the Ren Cen

A couple days before Thanksgiving we took an overnight trip.  On the way to the hotel, we went through downtown Detroit.  It was our first time going to the GM Renaissance Center ... a huge building in downtown with a glass elevator.  The tour felt painfully long, but the view was great!

My awesome mom and dad!

The kids were so excited to see a car straight out of "Cars 2"!

The Detroit River

On the other side of the river is Canada! 

Corn ... Our Favorite Vegetable

It was really fun to have grandparents here for the proud moment of Joshua's First Grade Thanksgiving Play.  He was the Corn ... a very important role!  We were so impressed, the teacher had had them memorize all of the lines!  By the time it was over, Joshua could recite the whole play for us ... including who said each part ... at dinner. 

Sharing Our New Hobby

Mom and Dad Luthy came for Thanksgiving this year!  One of the fun things we got to do was share our new favorite hobby with Dad.  We went and did some shooting at a beautiful shooting range just north of where we live. 

 

 

Election Morning at Big Boy

 

Greg gets the day off of work on big election days, so we try to make the most of it!  Our tradition is to get up early and vote, and then head to Big Boy for breakfast.  Greg says his body can only take the "potato pancakes" every two years.