Thursday, August 8th-Sunday August 11th: We had to show the house that day, and pack, so it was sort of a stressful day for me where I neglected the children and made them watch TV so I could get everything done. We left to go see our puppy while the house was being shown, then came back and put the kids to bed at 8 like normal. Then, not like normal, we woke everyone back up at 11:30 and headed out to the airport. Sweet Rachael H. came over and went with us, then drove our van back so we didn't have to leave it parked for 10 days at the airport. Our flight left at 1:30 a.m. It was a very long, and rough flight. I was hoping and praying the kids would go back to sleep like right as we took off. HA HA. Funny I know. Anyway we landed in SLC around 8, Utah time. Eric, Jeni, and Andy were there to meet us at the airport. Andy and Shalee let us drive their car around and even provided 2 car seats for us. It was SOO nice of them. It saved us a lot of money and hassle. We were so grateful. We went back to their house (A & S) for a pancake breakfast. Again, they are so thoughtful. We were all super tired. After breakfast we got in the car and drove the 2.5 hours to Rockland, Kenny's home town. We hadn't been to Rockland in several years (I think Christmas of 2009 actually). It was good to be back and visit. One thing I love about going there is it's in the middle of nowhere. Seriously. And it feels like time just slows down (almost stops :) ). It's very relaxing. The kids just run around and play outside with no fences, or yards, or worries about weird people or cars. It's just really nice. Shariane and her kids live there with Scott and Carolyn (Gpa and Gma Weston), and Mike is home since school was in break, also Jeni and Eric and Andy and Shalee came with their kids. So it ended up being like a pre-mini-reunion. And the next day Rick and Shalean came with their kids too. We had some good redneck fun. We shot clay pigeons, rode the Ranger around A LOT (the kids were mildly obsessed), played in the sprinklers, got the back hoe out and made a big slip 'n slide with a giant piece of plastic and a hose, and just enjoyed being together. The only problem was we were all having a hard time adjusting back to the desert. I had forgotten how very DRY it is in UT and ID. Tyler always get bloody noses when we go back, and we were all getting a little sick from the adjustment. That, and the time change of course. Always some new things to get used to when we travel. But we were so happy to be there and spend time with family.
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| Dance party watching themselves on the tv |
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| Bryn really loved this tire swing! |
We stayed Friday, Saturday, and went to church with everyone on Sunday. Then we packed up and drove down to Draper, UT. To be continued...
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