On Monday morning we packed up the car to drive out to Utah. Our dryer isn't working, which means that it took forever to get laundry done waiting for it all to hang dry, so Monday morning was quite busy. Brooke stayed cool as a cucumber, just relaxing on the couch in the shade of her stroller roof! What a silly girl.
We decided to try an afternoon drive so that the kids would sleep more in the car. Sleep did not end up happening as planned... but things went pretty well. For the first half Winry did take an hour nap, and Brooke fell asleep for a little too. Then we turned on Doc McStuffins, which kept Brooke occupied the rest of the way, and Winry from time to time. We made it to Grand Junction before any major meltdowns happened, and there is a huge park there right off of one of the freeway exits.
The kids had a good time playing on the playground, and after a little it was time to have dinner. While we ate our dinner we saved the crusts of our bread so that we could go feed the ducks (and Winry) when we were done, as there was a duck pond near by. We planned to stay until 6, which should have been about 2 hours, but we didn't get there until a little after 4. Either way, it was good to have a rest, and it was good to have a flexible stop. We were still able to make it to Monica's parents house by 10, which was our goal when we left. We just had to cut the park stay a little shorter, but I think everyone did fine with that.
We headed to Utah early for our vacation because I had a work trip this week. So Tuesday morning Monica took me to the airport, and I flew to Seattle for radiation testing at Boeing (BREL). The Trip was good, and went very well. However, they had a no photography rule, so I don't have any pictures of what I was doing. We were able to get some with their camera, but I haven't gotten access to those pictures yet.
So instead of my week, we'll chronicle Monica and the kids' week. Brooke got to have a sleep over with Audrey! To be honest, I think having Audrey around made Brooke almost not miss me at all. I might be wrong, as I wasn't around, but she seemed to do great with my absence this trip. Winry took it harder, and was very excited to talk to me each morning. She was asleep already a few times when I called at night. Anyway, back to the story, Brooke had her first sleep over! And they made cookies!
The next morning Winry wasted no time looking for mischief to manage. Looks like she's in the "empty the shelves" phase. From the pictures/video it also looks like she spent a good deal of time "reading" those books. Now, to be fair, how could there possibly be so MANY pages on those shelves, and so few pictures?! Impossible at her age!
Some of our friends from Colorado are moving to Arizona, and are taking the move in stages. Stage 1 was to head out to Utah, and so Monica and the girls met up with them at the aquarium one day. Everyone had a wonderful time, and Brooke was so happy to get to spend the day with Eden again. Also, Winry is at the age where everything that moves is fascinating, so the aquarium was a non-stop thrill ride!
Some time throughout these days (or every day) the girls also took advantage of a real piano, and played and sang songs to and with each other!
On Friday Audrey had her birthday party, and it was a Fancy Nancy tea party! Talking with Brooke she had a lot of fun at the party. Winry got her own cupcake, which is a mighty feat when you're still one!
While being out, we also had the chance to see Michelle and Josh's new baby, Laura. Brooke really loved to hold her too!
I came back from my trip last Friday night. On Saturday we went to Monica's second cousin's baptism. Winry fell asleep at the after party, and.... well... so did I! I was very tired for some reason. I think I might have been a little sick on Saturday. I didn't really feel bad, other than being unbelievably tired. On Saturday night Monica and I went on a date and saw the new Aladdin movie. Monica and I don't watch many movies, but when we do I always enjoy it very much. With about 10-15 minutes left I remember thinking, "I could watch this entire move again right now!" It was a really good movie! Afterward, we headed for ice cream, and that is where we had our run-in with the stocks which so aptly captured Monica. I'm proud of Monica for going in there, and I could tell it was rough on her, her claustrophobia did not like it one bit!!
Today I got to go to primary with Brooke, which has been my privilege while we've been traveling. It all worked out though, I got fruit snacks! After we got home, while Winry took her nap, Monica and I got to go see Oriah and Michael's new house. Then, tonight, Monica's sisters and families came over for dinner. The house did get a little hectic and loud, but we all had a lot of fun together.
I think that's about it for this week. Have a great week ahead. I know I might.
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