In the morning, I took the kids to church and we had a picnic on the lawn with our friends in the congregation.
After church, I visited with my cousin Alexander and played basketball with him. He beat me in horse every time. It was so fun to get to know him more. He’s really thinking deeply about his life and what he wants to do with it. I was very impressed with his maturity, introspection and desire to make progress in his life. He has a lot of valuable life experience to lean on at such a young age and it was fun just to get to know him more. While we played basketball, the kids played in the yard, including Clarissa, who built this house out of random objects.
After spending time with Alexander, the kids and I went shopping at Smith’s and then we went to my dad and Suzanne’s house where I made tin-foil dinners. The last ones I made with Todd turned out super well, and I was excited to do it again. No meat, just chopped vegetables, olive oil and seasoning. Then we all left, picked up Lily in Orem, and made our way to Goblin Valley. I was thrilled that we visited the San Rafael Swell on the way. It is one of my all time favorite landmarks. Look at the drama and motion!
When we arrived at our yurts, the kids played while the grown-ups set-up and watched the kids and I cooked.
The tinfoil dinners turned out delicious!
