Good Friends

Another great thing about visiting Utah is that we get to see our good friends the Arveseth's who used to live in Connecticut. We have really missed them since they have been gone. Daniel and their little girl Abi were best friends in CT and have had such a special little bond. They remember each other and talk about each other even though they have been apart for so long. When they see each other again they seem to pick right back up where they left off. Daniel sure loves Abi and we sure love the Arveseth's!

Hillary and me: I was able to go to her baby shower while we were in town!

Daniel and Abi being silly.

Nana's Garden

Daniel loves exploring in Nana Susan's garden and sampling everything that she has growing. He helped her pick a little bit of everything. By the time he was done he had some tomatoes, carrots, onions, corn, potatoes, and grapes!

Susan

Nora and Nana Susan

The sunflowers

Random Utah Pictures

We went to a great little bakery called The Sweet Tooth Fairy

Cute babes

Peekaboo Julius

Kat and I have had fun cooking together: We've been making Brazilian lemonade a lot. It's usually made with limes but sometimes we use lemons. So good!

Daniel and Nora playing on Kat's porch.

Daniel and Uncle Ken do cheers before they sip their drinks. It's so funny.

At the park.

Nora loves pots and pans. We always find her in the kitchen sitting in them. One time we went in and found all three kids sitting in a pot or pan.

Bridal Veil Falls

One afternoon we went up the canyon to Bridal Veil Falls and splashed around. It's so beautiful.

Utah

Family picture at the Hickley building on campus.

Nana Susan and Nora

We love BYU mint brownies. Daniel asks for them frequently.

Daniel, Susan, Shannon

Playing in the pond with Nana Susan.

Susan and Nora

Utah in September

We've been in Utah this month. Shannon is doing recruiting for his firm at BYU the beginning of September and then again the end of the month. We all came out with him in the beginning and then I have stayed with the kids until Shannon comes back at the end of the month. It's been great staying with my sister Kat. I can never get in enough time with my sisters. It's also been so great to see Shannon's mom. Daniel and Nora love getting to spend time with Nana Susan. We miss Shannon so much though and it will be great to see him again soon!

We visited Pioneer Park in Salt Lake.

Pioneer Park

Pony rides: Daniel didn't want to but Nora got a turn.

Daniel learned how the pioneers washed their clothes. We'll be hiring him out now.

This Is The Place monument

Temple Square

He couldn't resist putting his toes in.

Daniel and Daddy

Detling Family Day

We decided we wanted to start having a family holiday every year where we just spend the entire day together doing fun things. This year was our first one and it was a big success. Breakfast was great - whole wheat blueberry pancakes made by Shannon. He even made Daniel a "D" pancake. We took our picture by our family banner. It was a little soggy that day so we did a lot of indoor things but it was still great. We ended up played some ball, making sugar cube castles, racing toy cars, bowling, making cucumber boats, popping popcorn on the stove, and making homemade ice cream. It was so fun not having any distractions and just spending it together. Daniel can't wait for the next one. Next year I think I want to add a family service project and as the kids get older a family testimony meeting.

Picture by our family banner.

Sugar cube castles

Floating the cucumber boats down the stream.

Bowling

Making ice cream: The day before we all went to an orchard and picked peaches - so we made homemade peach ice cream and it was so good!

We had our family day the same day and Shannon and Nora's actual birthday's. That night we had cake and let Nora get dirty again. Poor Shannon had to use a fork to eat his cake. :)

Nora got much more into "eating" her cake this time around. Maybe she took pointers from Julius.