Caleb and Nannette decided to tie the knot this summer, to add to our summer of traveling we packed up the car and road tripped to SLC. We did this while Callie was still recovering from having her tonsils out, so I wasn't sure what to expect. Luckily we had a hot spot and two devices so both the big girls were happily entertained. Vivi was happy to have her two favorite people giving her constant attention, so the entire trip went surprisingly well. Vivi did blow out of her diaper three times while sitting in her car seat, but when you put a baby in the car for 12 hours a day what do you expect?
We got up super early Friday morning and Nate got a few hours driving in while everyone else went back to sleep. When we woke up we were still in Texas. This is a big state. We did 12 hours that day and only made 3 stops before we finally made it to Denver. The kids were overjoyed to see Jarom, Lixi and crew. The kids didn't know we were coming so they were very surprised when we showed up at Chipotle to eat with them. We got to go see their new house and then spend a lovely evening sitting on the grass at the park. It was the coldest day Denver had had all summer and it was perfect. We had breakfast and did some more park time Saturday before heading to Utah. The girls were unbelievably good again and we pulled in right about dinner time. Callie was still recovering and was a good 5 lbs under weight and looking a little yellow when we got there, though I'm happy to say she looked back to her normal self by the time we left.
We spent three days hanging out with Matt and Sierra and their kiddos. The weather was nice and cool in the mornings and running with Nate each morning and a kid free lunch at Cafe Rio each afternoon was definitely the best part of the trip! We hit up This is the Place Park and played water games in the backyard. Wednesday morning we celebrated Callie's birthday a little early with a trip to Chuck E Cheese. Kenna's favorite thing there has always been the rides. Callie was all about the tickets. She found one video game she loved where your joystick is a giant ball and you roll it around to move a mouse through a maze. I think she played it 40 times. We were the only people there for most of the time and it was fun to let the kids run crazy. Anna and Andrew made the trip up and we met up with Will and Cristen. Back at home we did presents and cupcakes followed up by naps. Poor Callie was not 100% for the trip and needed a nap every day.
Thursday we went to an awesome Bridal shower where I got to ditch my kids and get a pedicure. We met up for a double family dinner and then headed to a hotel closer to the wedding. Friday morning before the wedding we got to have a quick breakfast with our Baileysitter who is now out in Provo for college. The girls were happy to see her even if it was really quick.
The Provo City Center tempel was gorgeous and it was a nice wedding. The girls looked super cute and we followed the wedding up with lunch at Rodezios. Poor Vivi was a trooper through the whole week but I took her back for a nap after lunch while Nate, Brigham and the girls went to the dinosaur museum before the reception.
The reception was cute and fun and we got some good hang out time with Brigham, Anna, Andrew, Will and Cristen. The little girls went wild taking selfies on Cristen's phone and she probably had 100 on there by the end of the night. They also made friends with one of the bridesmaids and she was nice enough to entertain them the whole night.
After the reception everyone crashed early so we could get an early start on driving the next day. We slept while Nate drove again and stopped in Albuquerque for lunch with Tyler and Amy. We didn't make it all the way home but decided to stop in a hotel. I don't know if it was being in the car all day or if it was just a great hotel but it was the best night of sleep I had the whole vacation. The last day was definitely the longest in the car but we made it home in time to run, take the girls to the park and go the the grocery store. Boy was I tired after that day but it was great to be home!
It was a very busy summer but the girls were happy and we had a good time.
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