A Short Trip to Utah

It is tough when you have kids in multiple places and want to be able to spend time with them all. A while back, Steve and I decided that we really didn't want to wait until the summer to see our sweet little grandson Alan out in Utah. We hear reports of his happenings from his mom and dad and see photos of him and even Skype with him, but it just isn't quite the same as being there. To add to the mix, we have three children out in Utah plus a son-in-law and a soon to be son-in-law. We decided we would take a quick trip west.

It was such a fun time.

We played with Alan,
met Bronco Mendenhall at Costco, went skiing at Sundance,

went to church with Em and Janelle, and ate Sunday dinner at Steph's.

My parents came down from Idaho and we also got to go out to dinner with uncle Bruce and Aunt Jennifer. Emily even took us all to dinner at the Cannon center one night with her dining plus dollars. Very fun.

We saw lots of snow in the mountains and it even snowed one night in the valley.

The kids here in New Jersey were real troopers taking care of themselves for the most part with some help from our friend, Heather. They got a surprise on Saturday morning when the power went out due to heavy rains and wind and they had to rough it for almost 24 hours. Way to go, guys. Thanks, Aunt Tracey for the pizza! We were very happy to get the word that the power was back on Sunday morning.

Even though we hated to leave the crew in Utah, we knew it was time to come home to our kids here. We are so thankful we were able to spend some time there and establish some great memories.