Utah Road Trip pictures

We traveled through 16% of the US States while on this road trip (that's 8 states for the non-Math nerds out there): Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado (which we loved!!!), Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico. It was a lot of driving for 2 people to do (and yes, most of vacation was spent on the road), but I'm so glad we could take this trip!!

I'm more of a picture person than a true blogger, so here's some pics from the trip...



Crossing from Wyoming into Utah

The view from Grandma Petty's house

Allison with Grandma Petty at "Ellen's Gate" (my Grandma Siggard's front gate)

Windmills...there were hundreds and hundreds of these along our trip. The pictures don't do them justice though. A factory in Houston makes the blades, so they're hauled along the interstate; each blade is longer than 2 semi truck trailers. These things are massive!!!

Be careful when you're driving in the middle of nowhere...when you get to talking and not paying attention to the gas tank, you might run out of gas. There was NOTHING around us, so good thing we were only a couple miles from my Aunt's house, so she was able to bring us gas. Thanks Artis :)

A picture that I took while we were waiting in the desert. I was proud of my photographic skills

Allison's turn to drive...her legs weren't quite long enough though:)

Allison's setup in the back seat. She was such a good car rider...she only threw a couple fits...

Thanks to Diners, Drive Ins and Dives from Food Network, we found this BBQ joint in Salt Lake. It was sooooo worth it!!

We did get to meet up with my cousin Lisa (who's due in just a few weeks) and her husband Derek while we were in St George. Derek had to take the picture outside Cafe Rio because they don't allow pics inside the restaurant (some kind of lawsuit....). It was so good to get to see them!!

We also had lunch with my cousin Karen in Vegas, but Allison was getty sleepy and cranky and we didn't get to take a picture together :( But I'm glad we got to meet up and hang out if only for a little bit...

In St George at Matt and Emily's house. This was the first time Allison met these cousins, and they had a great time together!! Cayson loved playing with her and patting her on the head.

Cayson put the rag on her head because he wanted her to have "hair"

We got to spend 2 nights at the Cabin (near Cedar City). It was Greg's first time up there. We definitely enjoyed being able to relax and enjoy our vacation time together.

We decided to stop by the Hoover Dam on our way back. Greg was really interested and had never been. It was just a short stop, but the break from driving was nice. We only toured the Power Plant part of the dam because A-I'm married to an Elecrical Engineer and B-the whole dam tour cost like 3 times as much. And yes they used the "dam" joke the whole time on the tour..."I'm your dam tour guide", "Does anybody have any dam questions" just like on National Lampoon's Family Vacation.

WE MADE IT 6 MONTHS!!!

I'm enjoying being able to stay home with Allison for the summer because I get to see her grow and change every day. It's been great :) It'll be hard to have to take her back to Day Care when school starts back up in a couple months...

She is still a tall, skinny baby; she's our future supermodel. At her checkup yesterday, she weighed in at 16 lb 2 oz (only the 50th percentile), but she is 28 inches tall, which is off the charts for a girl her age!! Everything looks good, and she took her immunizations well. She's a tough girl :)

We're busy packing for our Utah trip, leaving in just a couple days. It should be fun :)