Idaho (& Utah) Trip 2011

We recently returned from our trip to Idaho. It was good to spend time with our family and friends. I was even able to spend a couple of days in Utah with our friends from BYU.

This year our trip home was extra special for several reasons. It was the first time in over 4 years that my whole family had been together, which made a great opportunity for a family photo. It was also Bubba's baby blessing.

We were also able to spend some time with Karlenn and her family before they left for China.

We were also able to witness Dylan's baptism before they left the country. Brianna was especially grateful for the chance she had to be with her Grandpa Spracher.

I was going to do a complete post about the trip, but seeing how most of our other siblings have already blogged about the events (see blogs by Jenny, Mindy, Warren/Becky, Natalie, etc.), I thought I would just post a couple unique pictures from our vacation.

Bri and I were able to check off another baseball stadium from our list... kinda...

Bubba would fall asleep every time Bri tried to hold him:

Warren and Greg doing some sort of choreographed fighting:

Jakob and Dylan being themselves:

Richard being a sea monster (Richard is one of the most photogenic people I've ever met, so it is rare to get a picture of him without a perfect smile. This was one of those rare moments.):

We couldn't determine who was more excited for this year's parade, Milo or my mom:

The one-legged sharp shooter:

Monkey pooping from wall position:

Milo getting the camera strap caught on his diaper:

Maxwell scared for his life atop the climbing wall at Blastoff:

Gage and his lizard tongue:

And Kylie scolding the selfish goats:

We had a great time seeing everyone. As always, it went by too fast. We'd like to thank everyone for taking time out of their busy schedules to be with us. It is the most precious week in our whole year and we can't thank you all enough for making it so memorable.