Moments from Midway

For several years now we have been having a fall

get-away for all the extended family that could make it.

in the past we have gone to Jackson Hole, but this year

we decided to try Midway to eleviate the longer drive.

The jury is still out on whether or not it was a good idea...

but judging from my pictures...I think it was a success.

(warning: this contains picture overload)

We rented a home by Soldier Hollow so we drove the

Alpine Loop to Cascade Springs and then took

the road to Midway. Beautiful drive that drops you

down into the Heber Valley and the house was great!

And the weather....couldn't have been better...

In betweeen Conference sessions,

there were lots of walks and hikes that took place

unfortunately my camera didn't make it on several of them!

And there was the trip into Heber for lunch at the

Dairy Keen "Home of the Train".

We won't talk about what all went on there,

but suffice it to say that it looks like we

had more fun than we did!

Adorable Greta!!

Actually, the kids had a GREAT time!

The Homestead was having a Scarecrow

Festival, so we all got to enjoy that.

So glad that Paige and Brig made the HUGE

effort to join us

(and believe me, I KNOW it is a HUGE effort on her part!)

Us girls did our annual Christmas gift project and NO...

we did not consume all that vodka!

Brig and Sully...the Newbies...worked on

solidifying their BFF status.

And it was discovered that a little fishing

truly is an activity for ALL ages!!

Check out the scenery!!

What did we do before Baby Bjorn's??

And here we are practicing a little family "togetherness".

Dustin and Abe were successful in bringing home dinner.

Sorry Abe...I didn't get a shot of your gorgeous

rainbow trout!!

And a little playground time with a

breath-taking backdrop!

The home we stayed at requested that everyone

remove their shoes before entering. This was

the pile at the back door and there was a similar

one at the front door!

We checked out on Monday and made our way down

to SLC for a quick visit to Gardner Village and the

Witch Festival. L-O-V-E this place this time of year!

And the Lamoreaux crew wanted to see it before

heading back to St. George.

Overall it was a great get-away but we learned a few

things from this experience.
Stay tuned for next year to see if we improve upon

our gathering skills.

But ask any one of the kids and they will tell you

they had the time of their lives....

So really, what else matters???

I'm gonna chalk this one up to a success!!