5th Stop - Aunt Mryna Lee's

After our day time attempt at driving, we decided to travel long distances only at night. Saturday night we head out from Boise and made it to Ogden. It was about 2 a.m. and we were all very tired. We pulled over and transferred the girls to the trailer where we all slept like logs until about 7 a.m. From there, we hustled to Allen's Aunt Myrna Lee and Uncle Dean's beautiful place in Mapleton. We were treated to a home made roast lunch.

They had church for a good chunk of the afternoon so we visited Allen's Grandpa and Grandma Riddle who live a few minutes away in Provo. We enjoyed Taco Salad and meandering through Grandpa's huge garden. Lexi grazed her whole way through and especially loved the berries.

From there, we went back to the Tew's to visit and meet up with some extended family. The weather was really nice and we were in the shadow of the mountains with a gorgeous view. Uncle Dean has a garden, too, and Lexi kept herself busy destroying, I mean playing quietly with their current crop, while we talked.

Aunt Myrna Lee and Uncle Dean

Lexi found the onions. She was a little overwhelmed by the strong smell. We told her she couldn't pick anything else from the garden or trees.

Hmmm. Wonder what she's doing here?

The apples were not ripe and we told Lexi that what she picked she had to eat. We figured having to down a bitter apple might help her learn not to pick unripe fruit (and listen to us!).

Yeah. She ate the whole thing without complaining. Figures.

Steven and his family came to catch up, too. They have wonderful kids who were very sweet with Lexi. We loaded up around 8:30 to make our way back to New Mexico.