Thursday, August 5, 2010

WARNING: Lots of content. You may be here awhile...

Well here I am again. I suppose it is time to come back from my sabbatical..Not that I was ever the best at posting anyway. For those of you who don't remember me, I am Carrissa.. ;) Anyway, we took a very fun trip to Idaho and Utah. We went to Idaho for 1 week. And then Eric went home and the girls and I traveled on to Utah with my parents where we stayed with my Aunt Ellen for another week. Since pictures tell a lot and I swear my brain and mouth (or fingers in this case) don't often work real well together, here is a little of our adventure through a TON of pictures:

Utah:

My beautiful family on my mothers side. We are almost all here minus my hubby and My aunts hubby.

Lindey enjoying a ride on Uncle Jared's shoulders

This was the first time Shanna had ever ridden on rides before. Here she is awaiting the start of a ride at Lagoon


Hogle Zoo:

Alice and Shanna became fast friends!

The tigers were real active today. You can see him up close! :)
Temple Square:

My dashing soon-to-be missionary brother :)

This is my mom's uncle Gary and the moment he walked in the door and spotted Lindey they were inseparable! Here he is talking to her outside. It was so sweet to watch!
Yes, this is my mom with a huge line of clips clasped together from one ear to the other. Who did it? My dad... Why? Well, it was very, very late and everyone was beginning to feel a little loopy... My mom may never speak to me after putting this picture up. But I couldn't resist. It was too funny! I love you mom!!


Idaho Falls:

Ready for church at Grandma Hellewell's

Chasing the ducks with cousins, Hunter and Cedar
Feeding the ducks


Jackson Hole:

The aftermath of a long week and hardly no naps. My girls were wiped out and exhausted but we had the best of time with family and friends! It was so worth the drive and busy, busy schedule!



8 comments:

Beatrice said...

Love all the pics!! Looks like you had so much fun!!

Ali said...

Lindey is growing so fast! Sounds like a great exhaustive trip- just as it should be:) Thanks for including the clip picture- I love random nights like those!

Annaliese said...

Quite the adventures! I love seeing pics of your Merrill family; they look so different! Except for your parents, they always look so young and exactly the same:)

Jessica :) said...

It was super fun to see you guys when you were here! Your girls are so cute - I can't believe how much they've grown!

Holly said...

Yay! You put up a post! That looks like fun! I love all the pictures of your cute family. The girls are so adorable! Little Lindey just looks like a doll! Hehe, and the picture with your girls and your brother looks like he's your husband, Hehehe! That's exciting he's going on a mission. Where is he going?

Kaela said...

Great pictures! Looks like such a fun reunion!! I looove your crafts below too!!! Cute family, cute kids, cute crafts, cute you, cute, cute, cute:)

Ethatch said...

Great family times....nothing better. Thanks for sharing.

Kristen said...

Yay! What a fun trip. I love all the pictures. Shanna looks so grown up! You sure have beautiful girls. Wish Sydney and Shanna could play together, they would have a blast!