Marchbanks Family Reunion!

We just spent a wonderful 4 days together with our family at our 2nd Annual Marchbanks Family Reunion. Jenny and Nate were in charge this year and they decided that this year we would do a "staycation". Jenny was in charge and she found an amazing bargain! We purchased "Salt Lake City Connect Passes". They were $20 and it gave us admission to some of the major Salt Lake area attractions! Hogle Zoo, Clark Planetarium, Discovery Gateway Children's Museum, Living Planet Aquarium, Snowbird Tram, and many more. Right now you can buy the passes for$20.00 for two days! One day you even get lunch at The Lion House Pantry (a $10.00 value). Check out this link! http://www.visitsaltlake.com/connectpass/ Utah's best kept secret! (try to find a cool day to go!)
Our first day we started at Hogle Zoo! Then we went to one of my very favorite little restaurants in Salt Lake for lunch... Gormandise Bakery! So yummy! (I might add that the air conditioning was FABULOUS!) Then we headed home for dinner at a park by Nate and Jenny's. They set up a "hill billy waterslide" and we had a blast! Yummy food and the view of Utah Valley was spectacular! (More day's to follow!)

Hogle Zoo...here we come!

Amy ~ Audrey ~ Becca

Heading on our way around the zoo!


The crew.....

Grandpa and Oaks


Macie found a squirt bottle! We all needed it!

The kids....

I wish I had someone to push me around in the stroller...

Here are the kids at the Bird Show

Benny don't eat your cousin!

Watching the birds fly over... such synchronization!

Miss Millie

Cooling off a bit! It was so HOT!

Sadie ~ Macie and Oaks cool off!

Macie checking out the monkeys


Blue Shaved Ice! Yummy!

These two have great taste in clothes...don't you think?

On the train....

We are sweating to death! The breeze on the train...will feel good! IT WAS SO HOT!

Hold on kids! I remember riding this train when I was a little kid.
Now we are off to lunch at

Gourmandise.... The Bakery!

This is one cooler full of treats! The have a great menu and their food is so delicious! Sandwiches, salads, pasta! This is our favorite place to eat during the Miss Utah week...

Audrey teasing Becca

Granny and Sadie!

Benny and Trey....

The Hill Billy Water Slide!
Jenny and Nate set this up for the kids! So fun! they were going to fast down the hill it was hard to get pictures! We laughed our heads off!
If I can figure it out... I am going to post some video of it! Hilarious!

The slide....

At the top ready to go...


Ryan kept the water flowing...

Oaks catching some air!

Crashing.....

Taylor

Sadie
With this crew we are really lucky we didn't have anyone get hurt. A few scrapes and bruises... but nothing serious! It was so fun! Thanks Jen and Nate!