The boys got haircuts early on this week - Dan really did a great job - they kept wiggling around and squirming away from the clippers - but he got it done - and they look so handsome!!
Wednesday, bright and early, we headed out to Idaho. We made a quick stop at Little America for lunch and heard about a huge accident blocking the road and so we were able to take a detour and avoid the traffic and get there not much later than we had expected.
The next morning, Olivia and Aunt Sarah watched the kids so Dan and I could go with Gene and Ann to the temple. It was a wonderful morning! After, I went with Gene and Ann to the quilting store to pick out the fabrics for James' quilt.
Then the rest of the family started arriving! It quickly became rather crazy!!! We had planned on going camping - but because of a lot of fires up in that area - the camping area was closed and so we had to just hang out at Grandma and Grandpa's house - but really - with that many people around, it's never boring!!
We had two recent birthdays to celebrate - so there was lots of cake and ice cream and dollar store gifts!
Saturday was a big day!!! Things started out a little crazy - Anna's baptism was going to happen in the church building near Grandma and Grandpa's house - but the font was padlocked and no one could find a key - so we ended up holding the baptism at their community pool. It was such a neat experience - the weather and the pool were just gorgeous and it was wonderful! Certainly one Anna will never forget!
After, we headed to the church building for the confirmation and the program. The cousins all sang a musical number and here Anna is with the priesthood members that were in the circle for her confirmation - so neat to have them all there!
That afternoon - we went to a park by the river and had lunch and made bows out of pvc pipe and arrows out of dowling. The kids LOVED playing with their bows and arrows!
Then we headed to the river to play in the water - the water was FREEZING though - so only the kids were crazy enough to brave it (mostly)
Here's my little warrior princess.
Dan managed to get ahold of the camera for a minute - so there's a rare picture of me (proof that I exist!)
It was such a fun week - so many memories made and so much fun being with family! There was tons of food, lots of singing and playing and goofing off. We made s'mores over a charcoal stove since we had no fire pit, we had fun trying to match baby pictures to their subjects, learning middle names and watching the kids become best friends again.
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