Fantastic Fillmores

Our trip to Utah was quick - we got in late Friday, woke up early Saturday, and played with friends late that night.  Then we went to church on Sunday and we left straight from the parking lot to home!  But we still did a lot!

After my triathlon, we came back to my parents' home.  Actually, my dad took our kids home - me, my mom and Ben stopped off at Cabela's on our way home.  The kids got to spend a couple hours at the pool and they loved that.  My parents had something going on that night, and so we went down to Provo.  We wanted to eat out at Macaroni Grill - but it was completely closed down.  Such a bummer!  So we ate (after getting menus and then leaving The Pizza Factory) at a being-remodeled Olive Garden - the ambiance was less-than-ideal, but whatever.

After dinner we went to see our friends the Fillmore family.  There were four of us families that were all great friends here in Montrose.  We Maxwells are the only ones left here!  The Fillmores left first - they moved to Seattle about 6 1/2 years ago.  We haven't seen them since.  But they were getting in to town on Saturday night (the mom, Brandolyn, is going to BYU's education week) and so we went to their grandma's place soon after they got in.  We talked the Fillmores in to hiking the Y.  It was fun and a good adventure.  We loved spending time with Golden and Brandolyn - and their kids!  We topped it off at the BYU Creamery - although most of our family was still full and just got a drink.  :)  It was good and we stayed up too late with them - but it was worth it!

 At the start of the hike!

Six of the eight kids up at the top - little Lucy and Nora were still making their way up.  :)

We love friends and Provo!