814 miles

Just got back from a great trip. Lots of miles covered. Lots of family seen. Dax's brother (Matt) and his wife (Abbey) graduated from USU on Saturday so we made quite a trip of it. Friday eve, we met Dax's folks in Bountiful. Got up early Saturday and made it to a much needed haircut appointment in Logan with the only person I've ever found who could handle my wild mane. And believe me, I've been to MANY hair stylists. This was our first trip back to Logan as a family since we moved and we enjoyed it a lot. We took advantage of the nice shopping opportunities there and loved sharing Matt and Abbey's special day with them. They have worked hard and we loved being able to celebrate this huge accomplishment with them! We are so thrilled and excited for them to start a whole new adventure.


While I was that close, I took the kids up to Idaho to see my sister and her family. One funny moment was when I sat Mack up to eat and here comes one of the boys and climbs in the high chair next to Mack. Then the other boy comes and climbs onto the chair I was sitting on and leans on my back to try and get a better look at the food I was serving. These boys love to eat! They kept staring at me with their big brown eyes and signing that they wanted to eat. So cute! Preslie and Hunter just love being at their cousins' house and I love to see them make connections with them. I don't have cousins my age so I really want my kids to have these relationships. We had a wonderful visit and it was hard to leave. I have really missed my family lately. It is hard to only see some of my siblings 1 or 2 times per year. I especially miss my sisters because they are my best friends and have beautiful children that grow up too much between visits. Ok- how cute of a dad is this to paint his little girl's fingernails? Love this family!



Monday night I drove back to Bountiful to see Dax before he left for Southern Utah with his parents for the week to hunt turkeys with his dad. Tuesday morning, I took the kids to see my mom for a couple hours, and then it was home again, home again, jiggety jig. I had pack meeting that night and I made it just in time.

Had to add both of these pics of my kids with Dax's cute parents. Hunter is mid-sneeze in the first one and I thought it was funny. I meant to get a pic of my mom with my kids, but it was such a fast and furious visit, I forgot. Very important to do this. I don't have more than a couple pics of me with my grandparents and I wish I did.

Super fun weekend. Will be back blogging in a few days after I do all my mountains of laundry and put away the mountains of stuff I brought in from the car. :-)