On Friday, June 10th, we picked Doug up from work around 3:30 pm and headed out to Utah. With Nathan being 4 months and never had a bottle, we weren't sure how this trip was going to go. We were thrilled with how well he did. I tried to give him a bottle, but he wouldn't have anything to do with it. It was okay though because whenever we stopped for gas, I would pull him out and feed him. By the time Doug had filled up the van and took the boys in to the bathroom, I was close if not done feeding Nate.
We made it to Doug's parents house in 21 hours. We thought this was really good time considering the extra feeding stops.
Most of Dougs family came over Saturday night for a bbq while we were there. The boys had so much fun with their cousins.
Everyone also enjoyed seeing baby Nate for the first time.
I think Nathan just enjoyed being out of his car seat!
The boys love that there is always someone to play with at Grandma and Grandpa's house.
Emily and Danny had a great time pretending to fish off of Grandma's porch.
The boys always love getting to sleep togther in their sleeping bags.
On Sunday morning we drove down to Salt Lake and dropped Doug off at the airport so he could fly home and work the following week. I continued on down to Cedar City to spend the week with my parents.
The boys had a great time driving the remote control cars and eating lots of popsicles while they were outside.
Crystal came over most days with her cute kids. Kenney was SO funny! He had a truck in each had and an apricot in his mouth. He didn't know what to do because he couldn't put down one of the trucks, but the apricot was starting to fall out of his mouth. He is a cute, BUSY little boy!
Madalyn wanted to hold baby Nate every time she came over. She was a good little helper.
One day we drove down to St. George and went to a Rosenbruch World Wildlife Museum. It has over 200 species of wildlife from around the world. They gave the kids binoculars to see the animals as they walked through. The kids all LOVED that part.
Me with my 4 adorable boys!
We also went up to 3 peaks just west of Cedar and roasted hot dogs. Mom made potato salad. We had smores for dessert. It was delicious!
There were swings at the camp site and each of the kids had plenty of time on the swings.
Lance brought up the 4-wheeler and took everyone on rides. The boys thought this was GREAT!
Grandpa helped everyone get the perfect marshmellow for their smore.
Grandpa also took Andrew, Jacob and Danny out to the golf course 2 evening to hit a bucket of balls. The last night we were there Grandpa took Andrew and Jacob to a rodeo. They had a great time watching all the events. The best part was that Grandpa bought them nachos and each a drink.
We had a wonderful week in Cedar, but were ready to pick Dad up at the Airport when Saturday came.
Durning the week in Logan at Grandma and Grandpa's house the boys loved playing with their cousins all week.
One day we got the pool out and let the kids play in the water. One of these years we might have to get a little bigger pool with all the grandkids getting so big.
Jacob,Danny, James, & Emily in the pool. Andrew, Kylie, Dallin, & Katey
Another day Grandma asked the neighbor across the street if he would give all the grand kids rids on his horses. At first they were all a little nervious, but soon had a great time.
Emily, Jacob & Danny
Emily & Danny
One evening we went to a park and Jason did dutch oven chicken and potatoes. It was DELICOUS! The kids played baseball and played on the playground. It was a fun evening spent with Doug's brother and sisters.
Leslie was so great at getting Nate to fall asleep!
Jacob could always be found at Austin's side.
The reason we were in Logan was for Doug's best friend, Brandon's wedding. We had a great time spending as much time as we could with the family and also spending lots of time with Doug's high school friends. It was a WONDERFUL vacation!
