We left on Friday after Cody was done with school and I was done with 3 of the kids dr. appointments for Utah to celebrate my mom's 50th birthday. We got there late at night, and woke up the next morning to homemade breakfast! We had ice cream cake, gave my mom a set of nesting dolls (that each of her kids make their own), went to DI where I found great deals on snow bibs for Hailey and Xander, went to Valerie's lacross game, watched my dad build a huge fort/tent out of a real WWII parachute for the kids, went on a mini date up the canyon on my dad's Harley to see the leaves, went out to Rodizio's Brazilian Steakhouse to celebrate Cody getting sworn in, went back home to listen to my dad tell the kids the story of how he was chased by a purple gorilla in Sarasota while he was a deputy in the tent, went to Walmart with Valerie to get diapers, stayed up late talking to my mom,... and that was just Saturday! Sunday morning came, and we had to get ready to leave, but first... Valerie made everyone hot chocolate, she painted the girls toe-nails, we went to the Timp Temple to have Xander tell us a lesson on Temples, where he let us know that it is a Holy Place... Heavenly Father and Jesus' house, and if we don't get married there, we won't be together forever. We then told them about baptisms for the dead, and then headed off for Prescott. On the way, we stopped at the dam for Lake Powell, got out and stretched and let the kids have a potty break, and looked at the beautiful scenery that God made for us. It was a great trip home. I love that we live closer to Utah! It was such a great trip! And as always,... too short!
Brielle LOVES my dad, and he sure loves her! She's wearing a shirt that says "Papa's Sidekick"
This is the WWII Parachute my dad made a fort out of for the kids... Hailey is holding my parents latest,... Tank (Teancum)
Our mini-date... the views were breathtaking!
This picture of my dad telling the story doesn't do it justice... the kids were laughing their heads off and my dad was soooo animated... it was hilarious!
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