We arrived in Utah on Thursday, June 30th at 6:45 in the morning. My mom came to pick us up. The kids said they were hungry so we headed straight to kneaders for some breakfast. I love kneaders.
Then we headed to my friend's house. We brought lei's for her daughter's graduation. We also brought one for another lady in our ward that had a daughter graduating. Bray was SO antsy since we told him we would go to his school towards the end and say hello to his teacher and friends. It was their last day of school and they got out at 9:30. It was so cute to see both their classes so excited to see them. They asked them how they liked Hawaii and even had things to give them. We brought chocolate covered macadamia nuts to share with their classes.
Mrs. Welcker
Ani is so shy. They kids were all hugging her and she just stood their like a dead fish.
We went to Ani's BFF's class too
Bray really misses his friends
We planned on going straight to springville to rest for a little but the kids were begging to go to the neighborhood end of the year party at the park. I couldn't deny their cute pouty faces so we let them stay for it. They have a slip and slide and bunch of moms make scones for all the kids. It's a lot of fun.
Cute Mik's with her favorite, paityn
The kids kept saying they were freezing when we arrived (it was in the 60's) and so I was surprised when they wanted to do the slip and slide.
We made them leave around noon. We went to my parent's house and all the kids fell asleep. I think except Mika. She was too excigted to see Papa. We took a nap for a couple of hours and then woke up Ani and Bray to head to graduation at the Marriott.
Miss Morgan graduated from American Fork High School
We brought single tuberose leis for the girls that graduated from our ward. We were one short and had to give them a shell lei we brought for Morgan.
Cute Kendall and Brynley wearing the kukui nut lei we brought for the boy that graduated from our old ward. We never did find him.
Following graduation we went to Los Hermanos for dinner. The Laings came down from Logan. Crowther and Kat were there with the kids too. It was great being with friends.
We let Bray sleep over with his friends. The next morning, my dad was anxious to get Bray. We hung out in our old neighborhood for a little. The boys played ball.
The girls were running around the house and yard
It was so great being back in our old neighbohood. We sure miss it!
That night we met the families at our spot. Burger Supreme.
Saturday we spent the day in the yard helping my dad finish up his yard. He ripped out the old bark and put in rocks. It was taking him weeks to finish and we were able to help him finish the last of it that day. That night we had cafe rio for dinner. It was the #1 place for Bray to eat while we were there.
Sunday we packed a suitcase to take with us. We were spending the next two nights with the Evans. We went to our old ward that morning and it was so fun to see everyone. That night all our friends came over for dinner. I really miss our friends. It was a great night.
This is one of my favorites. Ryan and Kiele.
Nya hacked my phone.
Nya sang us some songs. The girl is getting really good. really good.
I love Kendall. I'm always taking pictures of her.
The next morning we got ready for seven peaks. I arranged with Shalann to do swimming lessons that whole week for Ani and Mika. We went to swim lessons and then headed to seven peaks.
We had a nice, big group. It was so fun. All our ward friends came. Even ash. I'm so glad she did. She helped me with the kids. Dane took Kiele home to take a nap while he worked. She was so ticked we didn't let her stay, she had a full meltdown and wouldn't stop crying. oops.
Kylee and Mika became friends
Brynn and ani had a blast being together
Dane came later at dinnertime to bring pizza for the whole group. We stayed until they kicked us out.
We stayed over at Nancy's again that night. The next morning we made waffles for everyone. The kids had swim lessons again.
Nancy was suppose to pack but we probably distracted her. We ended up going to Lucky's for some shave ice. It was packed and pretty good. The banana was winners.
We had dinner plans with our ward friends to eat sushi at Tsunami. It's my favorite sushi place in Utah. It did not disappoint. I'm a little sad that we didn't take any pictures. Kiele was having a meltdown when we were coming back to AF. We had plans to watch, Star Trek. I almost didn't go because the kids were being crazy and I felt bad leaving them with Nancy guys while they were trying to pack for their trip. It wasn't the best movie to watch late at night when you are exhausted. I thought it was a good movie. I was just so tired I wanted to sleep. We went to grab to kids to take them back to my parent's and say goodbye to the Evans. We ended up staying until after three.
Wednesday we did swim lessons again. Dane left me and the kids there for a couple of hours since he had a lunch appointment. My friends came to swim with us. It was a hot day. So fun.
We had to leave around 3:30 for my hair appointment. I miss my hairdresser so much. I love her. She's the best. While dane was parking, he did the unbelievable, he hit the car as he turned into the stall. I was SHOCKED. Dane is actually a really careful driver. It wasn't bad but in the end we had to pay 830 to fix their dent. The bumper on my parent's car was cracked and we haven't repaired that one yet. What an expensive trip it was turning out to be! I must say, though, that my hair looked and felt awesome!
That night I had dinner with Julie and Erica at Outback. It's always so fun to catch up with them.
Dane dropped me off and came to pick me up after dinner. We headed to the Tanaka's in highland. Bray went fishing with my dad and Ani was having a sleepover so we only had the two little ones. We didn't leave their house until after two in the morning. Another late night but so worth it. We miss Keith and Jess.
Thursday was swim lessons again. Dane had another lunch appointment so my dad came with me to lessons.
After swim lessons, we headed to hunter park. Addi was having her birthday party. She invited Bray and Ani. I stayed and my dad took the little ones to Mcdonalds for lunch. Dane finished his lunch and went to hang out with Ty on his deck. The kids had a blast. Thanks Andrea!
Bray and Halle. Dane use to work with her dad.
That night my parents went to Temple night and we went with them to crash the temple night dinner. Did I mention my allergies were really bad in Utah. I had to consistently take claritin or I was miserable.
Friday we packed our bags for a night in Midway. My dad had a free night stay and got us a room too. He's the USTA president, I think? They have their meeting up there once a year. We had our last day of swim lessons.
We did shopping at the outlets in Traverse. Then we went to check into our hotel. We walked around the outlets and found some stuff at the TJ MAXX and then went to dinner. It was beautiful up there. It was also a lot cooler than it was in AF. Bray slept by the window and the three girls shared the bed. I can't believe this was the only picture I took up there. Lame.
Saturday morning we had breakfast, my dad had his science meeting. I took the kids swimming in the pool. Once my dad was finished, we checked out of the hotel, and headed to Sunny's house. She planned a luncheon with our friends. Her and James are the best hosts. Ev came since she was visiting Utah at the same time. Also, Keith and Jess came too. Our camping crew.
We went to Mason's baseball game after. Bray wanted to see him play. He is quite the player. He's so athletic. It was fun spending more time with the Tanaka's. Bray left with them to sleepover and we had dinner at Blue Lemon. LOVE that place. Dane and I were able to go watch Fast 6 that night.
We were suppose to leave early in the morning for Logan, but since Mike guys were only going to be around that day, we had lunch at the Tanaka's and went up later. I'm so glad we were able to spend time with the gang.
Mika said it was the darkest he has ever seen me
We could only stay a couple of hours since it was going to take a little under two hours to get to logan. We also had to pick up Kiki on the way. The drive went by pretty quickly. Everyone slept except kiki. I let her watch movies on my phone. When we arrive at the Laings, they had a cute sign for us. It had questions on how our trip has been so far. I love those Laing kids.
Nya had to win baby over with choocolate
The kids loved singing Karoke all day and all night
It was never ending...
We love just hanging out with the Laings. The kids can play all day long. We did finally get out of the house the next day to eat ice cream. YUM! Aggie ice cream is delicious.
That night we the adults saw Now you see me. It was a good movie. I just felt it built up and came short in the end. We let the kids have a movie night outside. They were staying up so late in Logan. First night was like 3 am. The next night was around 1 am. Yikes. The last day we were there we took them to the jump zone.
Dane had a meeting with the partners of the company he is starting. It was a great visit. We left around 5:30 that night. We were so sad to leave them. Bray cried. He left Kaimani a note. Kai had baseball practice.
Dane added to their welcome sign that our trip in Logan was fantastic.
We drove straight to Sachi and Matt's house in Orem. They wanted the kids to sleepover. They are the best. The kids love sleeping over at their place. We miss having them around. They are so good with the kids. When we picked them up, the kids were exhausted. They were all sleeping. Sachi and Matt had gifts for all of us. A helicopter for Bray, spot it and beads for Ani, Twizzlers and cow pillow pet for Kiele, and Mika got a painting set. They even got Dane a shirt and a skirt for me. Love them.
They painted as soon as we got to springville
After we had dropped of the kids, we went on a date with the Larsens to Texas Roadhouse. Dane wasn't feeling good. He thought it was the drive down from Logan. Even hanging at their house he felt nauseous. That night he kept throwing up. He had the stomach flu pretty bad. After I got the kids home the next day, Ani threw up that night. The same night that I went to dinner with my other group of high school friends. It was so fun reminiscing. I can't believe it's been 15 years since we graduated.
Mika threw up on Kiele's head during the night. It was awful. Luckily, they both threw up only once and then recovered. No one else got it. Dane was definitely the worst one. Poor guy. The other thing was that it was my dad's birthday that Thursday. So we stayed home most of that day. I went with him to get a new iphone 5. We did get out for dinner that night. Dane was finally feeling a little better. His lasted longer than the 24 hours. That friday my mom had work off and everyone was feeling better. We went to the Orem carnival. It was a little overcast and not too hot.
We saw Taliah there
Amber and Yami came to hang out with us for a little. Love Gabe.
The last ride was a mistake. Yami went with Bray and I went with Ani. I thought it would never end. I've never been so sick after a ride before. This was right before it started.
We went to hokulia later to get shave ice. Then we tried a new sushi place. It was buy one get one free. I can't remember the name of it but it's by movies 8. It was good.
The Fa'alafua's were hungry so we met them at Burger Supreme. I went to get cupackes with the kids before we went.
I did have a lot of cupakes in Utah. We love our Fa'alafua's.
Saturday we went to American Fork. My mom wanted to upgrade her phone too. We did some shopping at Ross. We had lunch at Wendy's where the Larsens met up with us. My mom went home to cook and we did more shopping in Orem. We met the families at Mountain View park for dinner. The Lee's and Ka'aumoana's came too.
So glad Darc made it. Dorie guys were home sick.
Poor Sach. She caught the stomach flu from the kids that night and didn't come. It was good to see Kuni and Leann. Haven't seen them in forever.
Love my Uncles
The next day was Father's Day. My dad's ward has a tradition where they decorate the ties for their dads. The kids helped a little but I had to finish it after they went to sleep. We love our daddy. He really is the best. He maybe give in a little too much, but he just can't say no.
We face timed Dane's dad and had a wonderful dinner!
That night we drove to Orem to see the Owans. They came into town that day. The kids were pretty tired so we didn't stay too late. The next morning, Dane them were up by 5 am to go fishing with my dad and darren. Bray enjoys it and I like that he gets to do that with my dad too.
They had videos of Bray driving the boat too. Bray had so much fun. After they got home, we headed to American Fork. The Evans were back from their trip. Dane had to meet with someone in Highland too. Nancy, Dane, and I had lunch at Cafe Rio. No kids. Man, I miss having Nancy's girls around. Jamie came over to hang with us too at the house. We headed to Ryan's game in Orem for a little. It was SO hot. I don't know how he played in the heat. For dinner we met at the families at Burger Supreme. We had such a good turnout. I love my Utah family.
I got to snuggle Amy's baby. It made me want another one.
They are a month apart
Ani and Nani. They love each other.
We left dinner to head to American Fork for dessert with our friends one last time at JCW's.
We said our goodbyes. The next morning we washed clothes, packed, and cleaned. My dad dropped us off at the airport and we had Cafe Rio, one last time!
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