.we woke up early and drove the 12 hours to utah.
.i have to say right now, my kids were AWESOME. we made ONE stop for them (lunch, were we took about an hour to let them play and eat)...otherwise all other stops were for gpa needing to pee, he is worse than the pregnant lady.
.otherwise the kids were happy, and there was no crying/whining/fighting. it was great. i was SUPER happy with their behavior, and it gave me hope for our trip in 2015 when we will have to drive 2 full days just to get to utah, and another day for washington. (and i may be doing it alone).
.when we got to utah, we emptied cars, started laundry, debbie and roger made dinner and dealt with the kids while andrew and i vacuumed out my parents car and took it down and washed it by hand, as well as ran it through a carwash.
.thursday- i dont remember exactly what we did. i think we hung around the house, ran some errands and just took a day to gather again, and not be in a car.
.friday- marked 5 years since andrew proposed to me. we headed up to roger and debbie's cabin. i cannot believe the transformation they have done since i was last there. i should of took more pictures. we had an absolute blast. roger had rented a 4 seater--plus they have 2 four-wheelers up there. the boys had left early in the morning to drive to heber and pick up the 4 seater at 8am. debbie and i left at 8am with the kids and headed up, grabbing breakfast on the way up. roger and debbie took the kids right when we got there. their carseats strap right in the seat. the kids LOVED it, exact getting dust in their eyes....i swore i packed their sunglasses, apparently not.
.once they got back, they watched the kids, and me and the boys went out. it was fun, however, the bumpiness and the seatbelt constantly tightening on my pregnant belly wasnt extremely comfortable. at one point we were going down with a drop off on one side...and of course it was my side...derek got close just to piss me off (he was driving at the time)...andrew said, "you dont have to drive so close to the edge" derek responded with "im letting you get a close look" where i chimed in and said, "i can give you a close look of my middle finger" as i proceeded to flip him off. yes- for those of you who dont know me well, this is SO me. especially when i am looking down at a 40 feet drop off just because derek is in control and making me antsy. gah.
.we got back and ate some lunch and hung out. the boys took off again in the 4 seater, and i took the chance to take my kids on the four-wheelers. i would leave one at the cabin with debbie, and take the other on the four wheeler. we would drive down to the bridge and look at the water, and see the cows. the kids loved it. it really is beautiful where there cabin is. i took the kids 3 times each. once we got back, for our last ride, it was time to start packing up, and get the 4 seater back by 4. it was a fast trip, but really fun and enjoyable. once back home, we showered, and took off to my aunts house. i havent seen my aunt sandy for almost 3 years. andrew worked on her computer and got it working for her, as well as her wii for her grand-daughter. andrew took the kids home and i went with my mom to pick up my dad. it was nice to spend a little time with my mom.
.saturday- was my sister(s) baby shower at my aunt's house. that morning i quickly put together their presents from my mom, made some banners, picked up gift cards for our "winners" for the baby shower games, and grabbed lunch with my baby sister. (she was staying at andrew's parents house as well--forever grateful for debbie always being willing to open her home to my family/friends). i hurried home, got ready and took off picking up my other sister and my mom and headed to bountiful to my aunts house to help get everything ready before the shower. my awesome mother in law watched my kids (again) and brought them up with her when she came for the shower. i had set up for all the guys to go golfing together. andrew, my dad, my 2 brother in laws, andrew's dad, andrew's brother and andrew's cousin. they had a blast while us ladies all were at the shower. we got back late, tired. we headed to bed.
(I got the cute idea from a girl in my ward)
.sunday- we had church. it was good to not have a super early session, because i was SUPER tired from the busy weekend already. we enjoyed church, as always, and came home to another delicious meal that debbie prepared. we hung out at the house, lily and heather and kevin came over and the cousins went wild, playing together.
.monday was our last day with daddy before he flew home to san antonio to start working again. debbie and heather, being the sweet people they are, insisted that andrew and i just get away for the day...and they would watch my kids (again). They had planned to take the kids on the "train" (tram) downtown, play in the water, get some ice cream and come back. The kids had a total blast! They still talk about this "train" everyday. Andrew and I headed down to provo area. We were planning to "recreate" some memories of our wedding day/ and the day he proposed to me. we went to macaroni grill. this was a resturant we really love. (sadly, it has changed a lot and wasnt the same)...but this resturant is where we had our luncheon after we got sealed in the temple. debbie wanted it to be a place that was "us" and since we loved this place and went often when we were dating...that is where it was. than we headed to sundance. where andrew proposed to me. we bought tickets to ride the ski lift up the hill to the "run" that andrew proposed to me....called wedding ring. we walked up to load on the lift, just as they shut the gate and said it was temporary shut down due to weather conditions. we walked around, and than decided to get refunded for our tickets because the weather was just getting worse. i was feeling awful. the mixture of the cream on my pasta, and my pregnancy was NOT mixing well. we headed back to the quiet house, and took a nap. let me tell you. it was blissful. to just cuddle with andrew and sleep with no yelling. we had made plans to go to dinner with debbie, heather, kevin, tyler, and the kids. we tried a new place and it was really good. i was craving zupas, so i had a few bites of andrew's dinner, but got zupas afterwards. we ran a few errands before heading home.
.tuesday morning i woke up early and took andrew to the airport.
(Daddy kidding the kids goodbye before heading to the airport)
.part 2 of our utah trip coming soon. stay tuned.
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