Over 4th of July weekend we drove to Boise and camped at Lake Cascade with a few of Brad's siblings.
When camping, Taylor only makes it halfway through the night before she starts crying and only goes back to sleep when I put her in my sleeping bag and cuddle her. It's so sweet, except for when she's snoring directly into my ear.
4th of July Parade
My niece Chloe
It's long but watch the whole thing.
We took the kids to Crest Creek for a hike
Jayda and her friend Annie
Took the kids to Rexburg Rapids
Picking raspberries
Fell asleep while podding pees and watching a movie
They love having Annie over
My dear friend Robin from back in Jacksonville visited her parents in Utah so the girls and I drove down to see her adorable family. As we were driving down the highway the "check engine" light popped on. We reached the exit we were supposed to take, got off onto the cross street and then the van really started acting weird. I came to a stoplight and then when the light turned green I pressed the gas but the van was really sluggish and moving slower than it should. I saw a hotel straight ahead and drove into the parking lot. As soon as I pulled into a spot the van died.
I called Brad back home and he got on the computer and found a dealership close by me as well as a company to come tow the van. Thankfully, since I made it to my intended exit Robin was really close by so she came to pick us up from the hotel.
The dealership said they were completely booked that day and couldn't even guarantee looking at the car until the next day. Well, we had stayed overnight at my sister Hayley's house in Logan the night before and left all our stuff there. So it was either Hayley bring our stuff to us and we stay at a hotel, or Hayley pick us up and we sleep at her house but then come back to SLC to get the van (and proceed to again drive north home to Rexburg).
Robin's middle child Donny was one of Kallie's best friends the whole time we lived in Florida.
Kallie's two months older than him and look how much taller he is now!
However, not only was the dealership able to look at the car that same day, they also fixed it within a few hours. It turned out our steering wheel fluid had been leaking and flooded the alternator so that needed to be replaced but we had just replaced it a year ago right before we moved from Jacksonville to Rexburg so it was still under warranty which means it was FREE!
We hung out with Robin and her kids while the van was being fixed and were able to head back to Logan that same night like we originally planned.
Skylar was born after we moved to Idaho so this was our first time meeting her!
She is the cutest little cupcake.
I guess the whole "Taylor waking up halfway through the night and coming to sleep with me" thing isn't just camping. It's anytime we're away from home.
Kid Quotes:
Kallie: I wish Taylor could go to a baby school because one of the babies could be the teacher.
When Kallie was taking the plastic wrap off a piece of cake she said, "I almost ate the cake with the plastic on." so I asked if she thought that would taste good and she said, "Not for humans but monsters would like it."
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