I am embarrassed at how long it has been since posting to my blog. I know how upset I get when months go by and those I follow have not updated on their blogs. Sometimes this is the only way I have of knowing what is going on in the lives of those that are dear to me. Please forgive my slothfulness in this area.
In March we made a very fast trip to Utah for the funeral of our dear niece, Ariane Dunlavy. Cancer came quick and just as quickly took her away. We took Brook and the three children with us. Since Brea was off on spring break, we were able to spend a few days on this trip instead of just up and back.
We left Arizona on Thursday and traveled to St. George that night. Along the way we were able to enjoy Joshua trees, lots of desert and more desert. The kids got to feed peacocks and some big honkin fish.
We stayed with Meghan that night and she was a very gracious hostess.
We left St. George and headed to Salt Lake. As we arrived in Nephi our worst dreams happened as we came head on into a snow storm. This was exciting for the three little ones as they had never seen snow before nor had they ever played in it. We arrived in SLC safe and sound and had to go find a coat for Hayden as all he had was a light jacket. They had so much fun throwing snowballs and getting cold and wet.
We met Danielle at the motel room that she got for all of us. Thanks Danielle…that was so sweet of you and Tony to provide this for us all. We had a huge sleep over and all slept well.
We went to the funeral which was beautiful and it was fun to see all of the Madsen family. We met new nieces and nephews that we had never seen before and they sure are a cute bunch of little ones.
After the funeral we left and drove to La Sal where we spent a couple of days with Mom and Dad. I had told the children that they were going to meet their great grandparents and grandma’s brothers and more cousins. Oh how excited they were to get there. We arrived about 8 pm and Kendall’s family was there waiting to greet us. When we left AZ it was in the mid 80’s and now we arrive in La Sal and are greeted with 20 degree weather. Brrrr…cold.
The bigger kids took the little ones outside all dressed in Great Grandpa’s coats so they could jump on the tramp. They had a ball and did not want to come in even though they were freezing.
The next day we went to church and had the most enjoyable time seeing old friends then on to our big family dinner in our honor. Lane came over and Bobbi and Kalista came up from Moab and Kendall’s family were there. What fun we had all together.
The kids got to ride four wheelers and got to see chickens. We even found out that eggs come from chickens butts and sometimes we don’t eat yolks cause they smell like chicken butt. We helped Aunt Tami bring wood in for the fireplace.
We loved our time with family and it was hard to say goodbye to them and head back to AZ.
We stopped on our way home at Fort Bluff in Bluff, UT and had the most wonderful time. The kids got to pull hand cart, we seen the cabins from the pioneers that came through the Hole N the Rock, we learned so many things about the people that were called to settle the San Juan area.
We had a great trip and it was fun…even when Brook had to crawl under the bathroom door to unlock Brea’s stall door in Tuba City.
This was the kids first road trip and they did great until the last hour and Payton wanted to go back and see “Grandma’s brothers” again. Thanks for making this such a memorable trip for our family.
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