Utah Trip

We went home to Utah a couple weeks ago. It was a very quick trip, much to our chagrin. Three days of driving for a four-day stay. But we sure packed in a lot of time with family.

My youngest sibling, Austin, came home from his mission and it was so fun to see him and show him our growing children. Here we are saying good-bye as we were leaving back for home.

Since we were with family, we decided to bless baby Hazel. We were grateful to share the occasion with family and were happy to have some of the Holmes family make the trip to Utah just for the blessing.

Grandma Sheryl stayed with us at Grandma and Grandpa Gibson's house, which was the best of both worlds for us. Leading up to the trip, Henry kept talking about how both of his grandmas would be in Utah--which was a new and exciting idea. Then we got the icing on the cake with two grandmas--and a grandpa of course--under one roof. The kids were spoiled with lots of love and attention, meaning Dad and I were spoiled with a little break. Brendon got a bike ride in the mountains every day possible. I always had someone to talk with and was able to help cook and clean with so many people being willing to hold Hazel.

We squeezed in some Gibson family pictures which was absolute torture for my two tired toddlers (and husband who hates forcing children to smile for a camera). We played at my sister's in-laws house that had a train, zip line, fire truck, and dogs. We went to see "How to Train Your Dragon 2." The kids relished playing with cousins, which is always something I enjoy watching. Brendon and Grant rode around the neighborhood on their mini motorcycles. And we had lots of fun seeing and talking with friends and family.

Utah: We love you. We love to visit you and to see your breath-taking beauty.

Family: We love you even more than we love Utah.

(Good thing Grandma Sheryl came and took pictures, or else I might not have any. Thank you!)