Sometimes I do whatever it takes to entertain my children while shopping, and I go to more extreme measures when they're someone else's kids. What I can't remember is whether I tried shoving the pretzel up his nose or if he did that on his own. Sorry Nicole! (Do you remember that crazy trip to Hobby Lobby with all our children??)
While living in Milwaukee, I drove past this business on the way to Costco - After driving this crazy shady way a couple of times, I found a new route. Luckily you can get your screen printing done for your family reunion and the funeral. I can't remember the last time I saw coordinating shirts at a funeral. Maybe they're on to something...
I woke up one morning (while pregnant with Bennett) with a black eye. I have no idea what happened. Steve swears he didn't hit me while I was sleeping. No one really knows.
Hallie spent a lot of time at the piano. My mom taught her a song the first day we were there and I heard that song at least 10 times a day every day we were there. Towards the end of our stay my mom taught her an additional song and it was a relief! 
The weather was more than enjoyable, especially compared to our Arizona triple digit weather. We spent a lot of time sitting in the grass and the kids got a kick out of the sprinkler. We only run through sprinklers once a year when we visit Idaho, so it's always a treat.
Of course vacations aren't always perfect...the kids don't sleep in their beds, they wake too early, they don't have their normal responsibilities and sometimes there are serious breakdowns.
Luckily we had more happy moments than anything
Our time passed much too quickly. I would've given anything to have another week, it's never long enough! I've got to figure out next year how to get more time in Idaho. The kids and I are flexible, it's Steve we need to work on!
We spent some time in Rexburg with my entire family. My sister is finishing up her last semester there and so we brought the family to her. Steve and I are both graduates from there and I love going back to visit. We always drive by our first home and talk about the good ol' days. We walk campus and notice all that has changed. The campus is in constant construction and there has been so much that has changed. Like the huge conference-like facility that can accomodate the entire student population. It was impressive.
I love to return to the Spori building where I worked and had all my classes. So many good memories.
We spent time playing tennis and playing at the park. (There never seems to be enough time to play all the tennis that we dream of playing.)
We visited a natural hot springs which was ideal when the temperature outside was 60 degrees.
My family has a variety of interests, and they are not always shared by all. Although Steve and I love tennis, not everyone does. And there are plenty of other activities that members of my family enjoy, but I don't. So trying to come up with activities for a reunion that keeps everyone's interests can be challenging. But I think we nailed it with the sand dunes. Everyone, including the children were involved and it was awesome.
We rented machines for an hour and spent time going up and down sand dune after sand dune. It was bumpy and crazy and we had a great time. Hunter loved it so much he fell asleep while out on the dunes. Pure exhaustion and fun; an activity enjoyed by all.
It's been a month of travels for our little family. We made our annual trip to Idaho to stay with my family and it was fantastic just like it always is.
All the girls who weren't graduating sported cute handmade aprons to serve the graduates and their families.
