Since we were already in Utah for Grandpa’s funeral, we figured that we may as well stay a few extra days to ski. We stayed with my cousin Connie, who had four unused bedrooms in her basement.

Saturday, March 12, we drove down to Orem to take Uncle Ryan out for a late birthday lunch.

Raine’s finger was looking pretty bad, so we found an after-hours clinic to get some x-rays done. Sure enough, it was broken. The nurse also pointed out in one of the x-rays where you could see the growth plate, that Raine is still growing! She estimated that Raine would likely be 5’11” or possibly even 6′.

Sunday, March 13, Connie was out of town visiting her oldest daughter most of the time we were there so we hung out with her husband David and the kids loved on her dog! Sunday night all of her local daughters came over for dinner along with Uncle Wayne and Aunt Genan.

March 14-16, skiing at Brighton.

Carter got pretty daring the second day and decided to make a couple runs down a black diamond.

Raine got pretty daring and made a few runs down this double black diamond!

The last day, Carter discovered the terrain park with beginner jumps!

We flew up to Utah for Grandpa Dewey’s funeral just before Spring Break. Since the Dewey family home was sold at the end of last year, after Sue passed, we had to find our own place to stay. We ended up staying right next to Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City. While Daddy was off with his siblings, we walked over to Temple Square.

We had lunch at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building

The temple is undergoing major renovations

After lunch, we did a little window shopping at City Creek Center. Carter wanted ice cream, even though it was freezing cold.

That night was the viewing. The kids didn’t want to stay at the viewing for more than a minute, so we took Katie’s kids and went to dinner and a movie. They sang karaoke the whole time.

March 11 – Grandpa Dewey had full military honors at the graveside service. It was really special.

After the funeral, the family had a luncheon back at the church. The kids found a basketball and started playing. Somehow, Raine managed to break her finger!