.tuesday morning i took andrew to the airport early in the morning to head home and work while the kids and i stayed back for an extra 3 days to spend time with family. when we say early...i mean early. his flight left at 6am....so i had him there around 4:30. i came home and slept a little longer, than got up and got me and the kids ready to head to my sister's house to spend the day. (thanks debbie for always letting us use your pilot).
.tuesday was the ONLY day that worked best for me, older sister- ronnie, my mom, and my little sister-bre to drive an 1.5 hours south to brigham city and go to maddox for lunch. OH.MY.GOODNESS. maddox is a MUST and SO delicious. the rolls, the steak, the mashed potatoes...its all absolutely delicious. We loaded the car with 4 adults and 4 kids and drove south. it was a sight. on the way south, we stopped in roy to get ice cream at Burger Bar and drive past my mom's childhood home and stop at the cemetery and see my grandparents grave sight. it was a total blast. we order rolls to go, and spent the rest of the day hanging out at ronnie house. we didnt stay too late because i had to take bre, lehi and maverick back with me so they could pack and i could take THEM to the airport EARLY wednesday morning.
.full car- (front) bre and me.
.(middle) maverick (bres baby), dallin (ronnies baby) and Ronnie.
.(back)-parker, grandma, brooklynn.
.enjoying rolls with raspberry butter.
.wednesday morning- i drove to the airport again (again, thank you debbie for letting us always use your car)...came home, slept a little longer. got ready to head to my sister's house again to hang out. i knew i wouldnt be seeing my mom for another 6 months and my sister even longer...so we spend most of the remaining time at my sister's house. we went shopping, we ate at zupas (YUM!) we went to the park, we played with chalk outside, we swung in the hammock, just enjoyed being together.
.ronnie taught brooklynn how to roll down the hill last year.
.my mom is down this HUGE hill with b, kicking the soccer ball.
.my cute mom standing in line at costco blending in with the other kids, getting a sample for my kids.
.bubbles at aunt ronnies house.
.swinging in the hammock with mom, parker, brooklynn, and me.
.thursday- we spent the morning with debbie and cousin lily. we took the kids down to the splashpad, than they played with play-doh outside with debbie, they played in the grass, they played with their spray bottles, they had lunch outside, rode bikes, etc. They just had a lot of fun with grandma and lily.
.later that night, we went to my sister's to say good-bye. we had zupas for dinner (yes, im obsessed, and yes, i had it probably 3-4 times while i was there). of course i had to send a picture to andrew to tease him (nuts about berries, and Wisconsin cauliflower soup.) we went back to ronnie for a bit. i, cried when i had to say bye. my mom cried, and b cried ALL the way home because "she wanted grandma to come to our house" and she "didnt want grandma to be sad". we got home and i finished packing, and loading it up in the car. gpa got home from his work trip, and the kids stayed up late playing with him.
.friday- we got up early (like 3am) and left the house around 3:30. I was nervous to deal with the kids on my own, and also deal with a layover. but i was thankful for the kids, they were great and slept the entire second flight, and was quiet and good the first. we grabbed jamba at our layover, walked to the opposite end of the of airport (where our connecting flight was)... i fell in love again with my phil and teds stroller, and was SO thankful we bought it.
.our trip overall was LONG. we were gone for a month (me and the kiddos)...but we had a complete blast. we have realized we live a really far away from family, so our trips will probably be LONG every time we visit to make it worth it (to spend time with family, and to make it worth it financially). we also realize we will probably be driving in the future. flights are SO nice, but SO spendy when you have to buy 4 plane tickets. but we LOVED our time with family. we miss them dearly, but when we do get to see them, it makes it the time very very special. we are excited to see family in just 9 weeks and 6 days....when baby brother comes.
.thanks summer vacation 2014. you were pretty great to us.
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