Echo Island, Coalville, Ut

Echo Island is the Camperworld campground that is closest to Salt Lake. It is just above Park City. It was pretty full the week we were there. As we walked around, there was only one other camper that was not from Utah. It is a lot different than going to the Coast-to-Coast campgrounds where there are people from so many different places. There are also a lot more families.
We didn't feel lonely this time, though, because Sarah's family came and stayed a couple of days with us--her husband Ryan and kids Jenna, Luke, and JT. It was fun. I hadn't had a grandma fix for several months, so I was ready to see them.

It is amazing how much the kids can change in a few months. Jenna will be in kindergarten next year. JT is really starting to talk. Luke is very determined in everything he does.



We all got to celebrate Terry's birthday while the kids were with us. It was a couple of days early, but that's okay. He finally caught up with me in age. There are two months that I am a year older than he is and it can be a miserable two months! We got him a cake and he got a screen tent and a new white shirt for Church.



It has been fun having our tandem bike with us. It gives us good exercise, is economical, and is a good conversation starter. Ryan and Sarah took a little spin on it. When they came back, Ryan was in front because Sarah said he wasn't doing his share of peddling! I get accused of that all of the time, but it certainly is not true!
The weather turned nice enough to swim. There are now two pools at Echo Island. The old one has a slide. The new one is larger and there is also a new hot tub that holds 16 people. They told us there were 141 camping units there over Memorial Day, which is more than the actual number of sites. If you are a member of Camperworld, they have to find you a place to park, whether there is an official site or not--in the parking lot or someplace. It is nice because you know that you will always have a place to park.
Our grandkids, including Jenna, are little fishes in the warm water.

There is a fishing pond that they stock. Only children under 12 and seniors over 62 can fish in it. Of course, having grandchildren visiting always gives Terry an excuse. He kept putting "fish candy" on the hooks and the kids caught fish. (You were only supposed to us artificial bait and no powerbait.) He soon had all of the kids fishing around him asking him to help them catch a fish!