Back to Utah

Alright, Blogger s.... forget it- I'm not happy about the whole sitch! Taken me forever to upload pictures & it jacks it up, random orders & its wasting my life away :) so - here is my crazy entry... (journalling is at bottom)

Catching sand crabs

Treygen, Kai & Creed - playing with the Batrays - their FAV!

Mission Beach

She loooved the sand & ocean -- the sand was delicious-haha!

Loving being buried in the sand

Wild Rides

SHAMU

*Treyg being buried by Cayz

Kai guy running from the waves!

*Curtis Cuties at the Beach

*Blue Horizons Dolphin show

*Dine all day passes ROCKED! - Kids & their "tres hundredth" food item :) duppy in background (dolphin)

*Cayz Happy as ever- loved Sea World

*JAWS - Ginormous shark teeth

*Sea World Here we come!!

*"Heh-yoh Duppies!" -Cayz said that to everyone animal we saw!

*Pilot Treygeater the Heater

*Kids loved this place-- so did Jas!

*Cheyenne, WY Ft. Warren Airforce Base

*We were packed to the brim coming home!

Well I feel like a CRAZY woman-- surprise surprise! I have been all over the show & trying to get life organized & back to normal (whatever that is) again.

We packed up, cleaned our place & headed out from Maryland to Utah on August 22nd. Bitter Sweet... We had the Most Amazing time back East & loved every minute of it! I truly feel blessed to live in America & to have seen & learned so much history that this great Nation has. I told Jas I would move back East in a heartbeat. He replied "you know it snows, right?" I thought maybe I'd have to pack my bags when the snow hit- driving in it didn't get me too excited!-hehe.

We stayed in Champaigne Illinois the first night at a nice hotel & took the kids swimming at 10pm- it was open 24 hrs & I thought "What the Heck" gotta have some fun on a looong road trip!

The second night we drove 15 hrs & got into Cheyenne Wyoming at 11pm. We had a harder time finding a hotel, so had to get whatever was available. It wasnt the Ritz' by any means, the A/C could've been better, but we had a place to sleep-so we called it good! The next morning we met up with my good friend from since I was born-Joan :) & her awesome family! It was sooo great to catch up & see the cool Ft. Warren Airforce Base. Her husband Joe is so much like Jas, it is crazy & cool! He showed us all the sweet military helicopters & they have some really neat homes on base. My kids now want Jas to be in the military, so we can live there & he can fly heli's :)

We got home to St. George around 8:30pm Tuesday night & the kids were excited to see all of their toys & games we had left behind. I was thinking we needed to get rid of 1/2 of our stuff, you can live on so little, we learned!

Wednesday night, after I had been unloading bags, organizing, cleaning & doing laundry, Jas asks me if we can get a puppy sitter for the weekend. I'm thinking Seriously?-for what?! He had planned a surprise getaway-- cuz we hadn't had one for awhile!-haha

Thursday we left for California & played at Sea World all of Friday; & the beach all day Saturday!! I was in Heaven :).... & so were my kids- I loooove that they loooove Sea World like me. Jas got these "dine all day" passes & we could eat at 7 different restaurants in the park whenever we wanted- sooo worth it! The new dolphin show "Bl.ue Horizons" was Amazing w/ aerielists & Shamu show Rocked, as always! Kai & Cayz loved that they could play in the Sesame Bay of Play & rides. Treyg & Creed loved the big rides & getting wet.

It was sooo great to hang out, just us & Relax & do whatever we wanted, no schedule. Yep, me & no schedule- WiLd I know.

We got back to Utah Sunday & I've been trying to organize our house ever since! I'm starting to somewhat feel like things are in a place & better.

Creed is enjoying 2nd grade & is bummed we missed the soccer deadline. He is going to play flag football though & is excited. Treyg loves Kindergarten- he feels so BIG! It is funny to see them get excited to go to school & watch Treyg strut his stuff walking to & from his class room. They have had a lot of fun swimming at Bickmores & Treyg loves to entertain us by dancing on top of the hottub ledge, it is CLASSIC! He can't wait to get back into gymnastics & maybe a swim team. Kai likes to hang with mom & Cayz. He is having fun with all his toys-it's like they are new again! He is looking forward to starting gymnastics again too :) Cayzli loves getting into stuff. She loves to carry her babies around, nail polishes, purses, phones & cereal. She jumps down the stairs & dances whenever she hears music. This girly is soo sassy & sweet :)

We had a fun Labor Day, our friends we met in Baltimore came to visit. They live in Orem so drove down for a weekend. We had a great time swimming & playing games til 3 in the morning! The kids finally look like they got a little sun. It is soo different here then from Maryland. In just 2 days we all have lighter hair & darker skin-haha.

I'm having mixed emotions being back in Utah. We really love the east coast & enjoyed all our travels. The memories we made will be priceless. Now it's back to school, work & figuring out what we're doing in this crazy world! :)