Father's Day Weekend

Okay, so I'm only a week behind. What's wrong with that? :) Last weekend, to finish off my wonderful (not) two week vacation, I went to Provo. Every year is our Family Reunion up there at my Aunt's house. It is always so much fun. Food, Family, Auction, the whole thang. So, of course, it rained, again. We continued on as though it was a beautiful day, which it was (regardless of rain). We had wonderful food, great conversations, and of course a fabulous auction. The kids and I went up with Granma and Granpa Warren. We went up Friday pretty early, and went to my cousin's baby shower. She did pretty well on the gifts she received. We've all waited 10 years for her to have a babe, and with a little boy on the way, we are all way excited. Congrats, Summer, we love you.
Saturday was the Reunion, and then home on Sunday. Quite a quick trip.We came home and gave Adam his father's day gift, and we were happy to be home. I think all of us were completely exhausted. For the last week, Adam and I only want to sleep, not to mention we haven't been to the gym for 3 weeks. Time to get back to our normal lives.
Sorry there will still be no pics, for we have never found the camera, but we did have a good time, and can't wait until next year. :)

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...

Okay, so we went to Salt Lake City for one whole week. Every day has a new story...
Day 1: We left St. George to head to SLC. The drive (with kids) took 6 hours; we were ready to be there. Stopped by Jared and Deb's to drop the trailer off and go to hotel. We check into hotel (Grand America)at about 11 pm. We go up and go to bed. The hotel is amazing. However, I am worried because I don't want to spend my WHOLE day there, and it is suppose to rain tomorrow.
Day 2: Adam, off to the food show early in the morning, left me to make the decision. I decided to go out and get McDonald's for breakfast. It only sprinkled a little rain, so off to Liberty Park. Way cool park. Back to the hotel and out with Adam and kids for dinner. The night turned into a nightmare (I won't go into details--things better left unsaid). Finally got to sleep and the kids to sleep.
Day 3: Adam was back from food show to hotel by checkout. Between Adam and Karson and me, we got all our luggage to our vehicle in one trip. Then, off to Discovery Gateway. Not what I expected. $25.00 to walk in their doors, and parents pretty much just watch the kids. Karson had a pretty good time, though, so I guess that is all that matters. We ate lunch, played more and were off the Grandpa Christensen's house. Rained pretty good this day. Luckily, all our activities were mostly indoors. Grandma and Grandpa fed us a wonderful dinner and off to bed
Day 4: I am already done with the rain. Off to the Hogle Zoo. The day was perfect. No rain. The kids had fun. We got to ride on the Carousel and Train. The animals were all very cool to see. Granma DeLayne came and brought all of Karson and Ady's cousins, making it that much more of a good time. Shortly after we got there, Uncle KT and his family came, too. Finished the trip to the Zoo with the train ride and head for home. Lost the camera in the parking lot, and this is why I will not post pictures of our trip. Still looking for camera (I almost cried). Barbeque at Jared's with Brats and Beer. Both are delicious!s
Day 5: Sad, because I haven't found camera, yet. But, off to the bike ride. Adam and I aren't feeling so well, and Ady seems to have a cough. The Gift of Life ride was fabulous, until... Well, the last stop, from Coonyz to the Filling Station. It rained so hard, it felt like glass hitting me in the face. Adam and I were drenched. Karson and Ady stayed with Uncle Jared and Danny and Aunts Kim and Debby and all their cousins. They went ice skating. I bet they looked so cute, and had so much fun. Off to pick them up and get to G&G Christensen's. Uh, Oh. we are stopped for an hour waiting for a terrible accident to be cleaned up, moving at the same pace as a turtle, we try to be patient. We make it, finally, and hurry to get ready. We head on over to the Filling Station. At this point, Adam's fever has kicked into high gear, and I'm just not feeling "quite right" Around 2 am, we finally make it back to Jared and Deb's for a night of rest.
Day 6: The most important day for Karson. LAGOON!! Still no camera, I'm starting to doubt we will find it. We head back to G&GChristensen's house to pick him up, and Ady is not well. Adam is not well. Karson doesn't look well but says he is, and I'm still not feeling "quite right" But, off to Lagoon we go (Ady stayed with G&G). We get to Lagoon around noon. Karson is having a great time, but Adam and I try to take it easy. Granma DeLayne takes Karson for awhile, so Adam and I can ride rides together. The rain starts in at about 4:30 (sprinkling), but by 5:30, it was hard enough and cold enough that Adam ran to the truck to get our jackets. I changed Karson and me into pants, and then we all decided to just go home (raining pretty good, now). We have free meal tickets and want to cash them in first. With no place open, we end up with dessert. Adam went to fetch the truck. I woof down my funnel cake, throw Karson on my shoulders, put two drinks in my left arm, and hold the funnel cake with my right, and run for the truck (in the rain). We head back to G& G Christensens. Grandma makes us soup (which was delicious)Karson is out already(by 7pm). Adam's fever is still going strong, so he sleeps in trailer. I get up once (sick) and twice with Ady. Karson runs a fever all night, and Adam up all night in the trailer with his fever.
Day 7: Get us out of here!! Still no camera, forget it, it's gone. With the whole family sick (and I mean EVERYONE--cousins, mom, dad, nephews, neices, brothers,--everyone) we are going home. With a quick nap in the morning, we are off. Not so long to get home. Once home, Adam and Ady go to doctor right away. Ady with the bronchiolitis again and Adam with a mild case of pneumonia. We get our scripts, a few groceries, and head home to get better.
So, as you can see, it was the best of times, and it was the worst of times. Not one of our best trips to SLC for sure. I am only praying when I go up again this Friday, the weather will better and we will experience a better time. Don't get me wrong, I really did have fun (mostly), I was just really ready to get back to my own.
I do want to give a few thanks:
Jared and Deb for taking the kids on Saturday and letting us stay in your trailer. And, of course, the barbeque
Danny and Kim for taking the kids on Saturday and taking us home on Sunday:).
Granma Delayne for taking us all to the Zoo, for letting us use your car to put stuff in, and just for EVERYTHING!! Without you, our trip wouldn't have been the same.
Granma and Granpa Christensen for letting us stay in your house for so long, and nursing us back to health (or least trying to). All of your love and support (and medications) are what helped us get through every day while being sick.
Anyone that I may have missed here, I haven't missed in my heart. I do thank everyone for the good times that we did have. I am writing a lot because I do not have pictures to share, and I am sorry for my rambling. We are looking forward to the next time. Yes, there will be a next time. I don't see this trip as a failure, but as an adventure. And one hella good story to tell :)

The New Me...

It was just time to change (even if just a small change). I went from one extreme hair color to another. I was once very dark, and now I am extremely blonde. I was actually surprised at how well it turned out considering how dark it was before. I really like the color. Thanks to Michelle and her mom for doing such a great job...