Trip to Utah

Talk about a wonderful time in Utah. We started out visiting Jennifer and her cute family in Pocatelo. She made some wonderful homemade pizza and it was the first time we got to see her house that she has been in for a while now. Lilly and Natalie had their competitive moments when we were there, but for the most part were so fun to watch together. It was fun to see baby Dustin. How great is it to have cousins so close in age? We then stayed with Brigham (mission buddy) in Logan. We had a great time taking the family jet skiing. Tyson was afraid at first but eventually worked him way up to steering the jet ski and loving every minute of it. We were able to attend Stacie's baby's blessing on Sunday. We tried to get a picture with all the girls in matching dresses and everyone ended up in tears--even the mom's felt like crying because of the lack of cooperation. We also got to ride horses. I may have enjoyed that even more than the kids. We then headed to Aunt Kitty's house in Oakly. Cindy came up and spend time with us each night. She is so fun to be around. It was amazing to see some of my cousins I haven't seen in 15 years. It was crazy. Casie's baby Benna tripped me out a couple of times. She and Alivia looked so much a like I couldn't believe it. Let's see there was: Aunt Kitty, Uncle Mark, Uncle Mark's parents, Amy, Josh, Spencer, Josh's girlfriend, Casey's family, Aunt Carolee and Uncle Gordan, Erika's family, along with Nick's family. Uncle Brad and Aunt Lanette and their three youngest came. Oh and we finally figured out how my family and Uncle Mark's family are connected. Don't worry it's a ways back. We fished, went swimming, rode four wheelers and just enjoyed good company.

Bend Trip

We sure enjoyed visiting everyone in Bend this past weekend. We missed Mom and Dad though.

It's hard to believe they have been on their mission for one whole year now. I am just excited for the next six months to fly by. It was the first time Great Grandma Jones saw any of my kids so that made the trip extra special. We drove our new van and boy did that make the trip a lot nicer.