Quick Trip

At the end of June we made a quick trip out to Utah and Idaho.  Nathan had a conference in SLC, and his parents were getting home from their mission.  We also headed out because Nathan's Grandpa was really sick and we wanted to come and see him one last time.  Unfortunately Nathan's Grandpa passed away while we were on our drive, but we were able to be there for the funeral and to see his Grandma.

  

On our Trip out there was a lot of this going on in the back seat.  Total craziness.

E did a  lot of this while we were driving.  We made it in 2 1/2 days (not recommended) and she finished about 4 books.

We pulled into my sister's house in Orem Utah late Sunday night.  Early Monday morning (7am)  H ended up with one of these after taking a dive over the arm of the couch.  She had it on for 3 weeks.  We were hoping it would slow her down some, or at least make her a little more cautious, but unfortunately that wasn't the case.  She was as rambunctious as usual.

We were very excited to see Nathan's parents.  They had been gone for 3 years and it was fun to see them as they first pulled up.  We had all 22 grandchildren waiting in front for them.  It was also fun to watch all 6 of the grown up kids watching down the road for their parents.  I was glad Nathan was there to participate.

Grandpa being bombarded by grandchildren.

Grandma receiving a big hug from E and her cousin.

The funeral was really good. It was very interested to hear all about Grandpa Shirley's life and what he accomplished.   We attended the Rexburg 4th of July parade and made it to the Idaho Falls fireworks.  We had a lot of family time and the children loved playing with their cousins.   Overall it was a good trip (even with most of us getting sick, and H breaking her arm).  We loved seeing family, and made it to some great events.