So we just got back from a two week trip to Utah. It was quite a trip--it involved hitchhiking, lost credit cards, delayed flights, reckless driving to a wedding, and more. Also, tons of fun! See below for more details! :)
It started with a delayed layover flight from Denver. Our flight didn't leave Denver until 11:30 pm, which is 12:30a.m. Texas time. Which means Caleb had a lot of time to play. He refused to go to sleep--too much excitement. He had a great time pulling our carry-on luggage (he insisted he have zero help) and riding (or, I mean, sprinting) the moving sidewalks. He had quite the audience watching all his antics. He looked hilarious sprinting the moving sidewalks in the middle of the night. He went from one to the other over and over and over and over. He was quite the party animal and didn't go to bed until 4am our time. To his credit he was not grumpy at all and was even good the next day too.
Our next adventure took place in Provo. We met my brother Kip and his (then) fiance Bridget for lunch. I paid for my meal and left the credit card on my tray. I remember seeing Caleb grab it from the tray, but that's the last I remember of it. Later that day, we realized it was nowhere to be found and had to call and cancel it. I guess if you are going to lose a credit card, what better place than on BYU campus, right?
Later that day we left for Riverton to attend Chris's dad's wedding. We left in plenty of time. Plenty of time, that is, if you don't get lost. We had printed directions from online since we weren't familiar with that part of Utah. Well, apparently there is a similar address somewhere in
Draper because our directions were totally wrong. We kept calling people trying to figure out where we were. With a lot of speeding, a few running of red lights, and a couple near accidents, we made it there about two minutes before the wedding was supposed to start. We had a great time. Once we made it there. The wedding was a Hawaiian luau theme and Sheila even made Hawaiian shirts for all the grandkids. After the wedding, they had a celebration which included little pools to swim and water activities. Caleb's favorite water activity was to take out water bottles and throw them back into the container that was keeping them cold.
Things went a little smoother for awhile. We went to see our friends Kirby and Heidi in Franklin, ID. Caleb got to ride a four wheeler and a riding lawn mower for the first time. They also raced Kirby and his two boys Rusty and Bryce around the backyard--one on the four wheeler, one on the lawn mower. Caleb was most disappointed when the rides and races were over!
Caleb also got to ride his first water slide. It was a mistake to take him on it early in our trip to the pool. The minute he got off, he was pointing and running toward the stairs to ride again. I lost track how many times he rode it, but once again, he was very disappointed when the fun had to end.
We were also able to attend our niece, Halee's, baptism. Everything went well for the baptism. The whole trip, we enjoyed visiting lots of family from both sides and lots of friends. And of course, we have to go out to eat when we visit everyone. Our favorite place to eat in Logan is Firehouse Pizza. They have the best focaccia bread and a dessert called a Fazzookie which is a hot cookie served in a skillet just out of the oven with ice cream on top. We hit this place several times during out visit to Logan, UT. :)
Of course a visit with family is not complete without lots of game nights. And game night is not complete without lots and lots of treats. Note the amount of junk food in the pictures. :) And of course, we have to be sarcastic when photographer Chris asks us to smile for a picture. :)
The moral of the story is to laugh when things are good and laugh when things could be potentially frustrating! It makes for a good story later!!