{Rachel & Jessica}: I will always have friends like them! {Rachel}

On Friday {a week ago} Jessica, Joseph, Julie,Reed, Kate, and I all left school early to start the trek toward Pine Valley Utah. I have never been to either of Jessica's grandparents {That is partly because one lives in Oregon.} house so it was fun to finally see where "Pine Valley" is! We have had this trip planned for months:
Friday- Go to Touachan and watch Aladdin
Saturday- Go to Zions National Park
Sunday- watch the Brigham City Temple dedication
I had so much fun and took a TON of pictures for you. I put them all together in little Pic Frames {Thanks to my awesome cousin who first introduced me to the app} so this post wasn't a million miles long. I will go one event at a time...

Road Trip:
First things first... we had to drive 4 hours to Pine Valley! I really don't know how Jessica's family drives anywhere between 4 and 10 hours to see their grandparents! Some of the pictures are from the trip to Zions and some are from the Payson- Pine Valley trip.

1. Reed and Joseph going crazy on the long drive!

2. 2 Happy friends driving to Zions!

3. 2 Happy friends driving to Pine Valley

4. Us playing "Jello" on the twisty roads

5. Me sitting on the floor of the truck enjoying my yellow fruit snacks

6. The 2 nerds @ Zions (I will explain the Glasses later.)

The drives where defiantly long, but we played games, ate treats, found weird ways to sit, and took pictures. In #5 I was sitting on the floor of the truck between the back seat and the back of the drivers seat! I had a really numb bum after, but it was the perfect spot for a little nap!

Aladdin @ Tuacahn:

Aladdin was awesome! Last year we loved "The Little Mermaid" so when we heard they where doing Aladdin we had to come watch it! I thought it was great! In the show there is a little part where they couldn't act it (when Aladdin goes in to the cave to find the lamp) so they made a 3D movie instead! This is where the glasses came in to play. (And after we all popped the lenses out and used them for nerd glasses!)

1. The Program

2. Reed and Joseph enjoying their Nerd glasses

3. Our big group of 14 people! (Both families+Grandma and Grandpa)

4. My Dad enjoying the spot light!

5. Me with my sweet glasses

6. 2 Happy friends ready for the show to start!

7. The stage

8. Jessica with her sweet glasses

9. Me on the awesome Aladdin stairs!

I thought the show was pretty dang awesome! I also loved the Aladdin stairs. If you have a chance to see the show I would totally go, you would love it! P.S. Do you see where I got the title of this post now?

Zions National Park:

As of now I have been to all of the National Parks in Utah. In Utah Studies we have been learning all about them. It was fun to see some of the things that we had talked about in class. I also loved how it looked like Lake Powell without as many trees and no water! I think all the National Parks are similar, as in red rocks, sand stone, etc but the best thing is going to see all these beautiful things with my friends and family!

While we where driving through the park we looked at the sceneary and drove through a 1+ mile long tunnel in the rock mountian! It was so cool! Here are some snap shots of the scenic drive:

Is that pretty or what?

On a hike that we went on there was 2 water falls. The hike was called "Emerald Pools" and that is the perfect name! It was like a little loop in the canyon and the waterfalls came down in 2 different spots, and formed a little green pool. It felt super good to get a little wet after walking in the heat!