Last week Taber was recruiting from the MBA school at BYU. I can't stand for him to go to Utah without me so the girls and I bought some tickets and tagged along on the trip. I have a lot of great memories, wonderful family and many friends in Utah. Every time I go back a little piece of me wishes I could stay, but we love our lives in Minnesota and I couldn't imagine giving that up either. So I guess as long as I can visit a couple times a year I'll be content. : )
I came out a few days early with the girls and thankfully they did really well on the plane. It also helped to have the fabulous Sit and Stand stroller that can double as a Smart Cart for all our luggage. : ) Here are some of the highlights from our trip:
1)Teya and Brinley getting to play with their cousins. They were in kiddie heaven with all the cousins around and the endless entertainment they provided.
2) Meeting my niece Malia for the first time. She was born 5 weeks early in June but didn't spend one day in the NICU because she was already so healthy and strong. She's such a sweet little miracle baby.
3) Watching the kids jump on the tramp with their uncle Tau. He's a pretty big guy so you can imagine the air they got when he bounced around.
4) Taking my mom out for her 52nd birthday. We went to a great Japanese restaurant and had such a nice time chatting and catching up without the kids. Thanks to all those who pitched in to babysit!
5) Going to Living Legends rehearsal and participating in the devotional. My little brother is now the president of Living Legends so it was fun to see him in action and also to catch up with our wonderful director Janielle who we hadn't seen in almost 5 years!
6) Hanging out with old friends. We got to see a few of our friends while we were there (although there were many people we didn't get to see and hope to catch up with next time!) Joseph, one of my best friends from high school, and his sweet wife Melinda, who is pretty much like a professional chef, not only made us an amazing dinner and unbelievably delicious dessert, But they also hooked us up with tickets to the BYU game! Yeah, we love them. : )
7) Which brings us to the next highlight, Going to a Cougars game with some other great friends, Dave and Jodi! Dave and Taber grew up together in Alaska so we've known these guys for a long time. It ended up being one of those "guys night out/girls night out/couples dates" all in one which are pretty much my favorites : ) Good times, good company, and the cougs won!
8) Getting to hang out with Mama and Papa Rigg. Taber's parents live about four hours away in Grand Junction so whenever we go to Utah they drive out to say hello. The girls had so much fun swimming with Grandma Karen at the hotel, and Teya got to show off some of her new swimming skills which I'm happy to say she still has! We also went out to eat at Los Hermanos and relived some good memories of my days as a waitress there : ) (Had to include the classic picture of Papa Rigg taking one of his infamous cat naps ; )
Last night we came home and Teya cried and cried when we left. She kept saying, "I don't wanna go to Minnesota, I want to stay in UTAH!!!" (Which is actually kind of funny because the first night we were there she cried and cried saying the exact opposite! : ) She's happy to be back home now although she keeps telling me that we need to go back to Utah in two weeks. Not sure about two weeks, but I'm sure we'll be back again soon : )
I came out a few days early with the girls and thankfully they did really well on the plane. It also helped to have the fabulous Sit and Stand stroller that can double as a Smart Cart for all our luggage. : ) Here are some of the highlights from our trip:
1)Teya and Brinley getting to play with their cousins. They were in kiddie heaven with all the cousins around and the endless entertainment they provided.
2) Meeting my niece Malia for the first time. She was born 5 weeks early in June but didn't spend one day in the NICU because she was already so healthy and strong. She's such a sweet little miracle baby.
3) Watching the kids jump on the tramp with their uncle Tau. He's a pretty big guy so you can imagine the air they got when he bounced around.
4) Taking my mom out for her 52nd birthday. We went to a great Japanese restaurant and had such a nice time chatting and catching up without the kids. Thanks to all those who pitched in to babysit!
5) Going to Living Legends rehearsal and participating in the devotional. My little brother is now the president of Living Legends so it was fun to see him in action and also to catch up with our wonderful director Janielle who we hadn't seen in almost 5 years!
6) Hanging out with old friends. We got to see a few of our friends while we were there (although there were many people we didn't get to see and hope to catch up with next time!) Joseph, one of my best friends from high school, and his sweet wife Melinda, who is pretty much like a professional chef, not only made us an amazing dinner and unbelievably delicious dessert, But they also hooked us up with tickets to the BYU game! Yeah, we love them. : )
7) Which brings us to the next highlight, Going to a Cougars game with some other great friends, Dave and Jodi! Dave and Taber grew up together in Alaska so we've known these guys for a long time. It ended up being one of those "guys night out/girls night out/couples dates" all in one which are pretty much my favorites : ) Good times, good company, and the cougs won!
8) Getting to hang out with Mama and Papa Rigg. Taber's parents live about four hours away in Grand Junction so whenever we go to Utah they drive out to say hello. The girls had so much fun swimming with Grandma Karen at the hotel, and Teya got to show off some of her new swimming skills which I'm happy to say she still has! We also went out to eat at Los Hermanos and relived some good memories of my days as a waitress there : ) (Had to include the classic picture of Papa Rigg taking one of his infamous cat naps ; )
Last night we came home and Teya cried and cried when we left. She kept saying, "I don't wanna go to Minnesota, I want to stay in UTAH!!!" (Which is actually kind of funny because the first night we were there she cried and cried saying the exact opposite! : ) She's happy to be back home now although she keeps telling me that we need to go back to Utah in two weeks. Not sure about two weeks, but I'm sure we'll be back again soon : )
9 comments:
Wow! Looks like you had a fun, busy week! I love all the pictures, but the one of the girls in the matching pajamas is adorable! I am glad you got to get in some good family time, and some friend time...talk about killing all those birds with one stone!
We sure are glad you guys are back though...time to get together SOON! :)
Oh and PS...you need to join the gym with me and Ada. :)
Wow looks like we just missed each other! And you didn't tell my you were a waitress at Los Hermanos! Too funny, I ate there ALL the time. Can't believe how big your girls are getting, they are so gorgeous.. must take after their mom!
Becca and Taber,
We miss you guys so much already. I love all the pictures. I have such beautiful daughters and grandaughters. Can't leave out the hansome and cute sons and grandsons either. My favorite was our girls day out for my Birthday. That was a blast and I have'nt laughed that much in a long time. You guys are one of the greatest joys in my life. I am so grateful for all of you.
Hugs and Kisses!
Mom Uda
Looks like so much fun. It's been way too long since I've been home!
I'm really impressed with your stroller! Poor Taber looks so sick at the football game. You can tell he's trying to be happy. Miss you guys a lot and Maile especially misses Teya!
Ooh, I'm so jealous! Daniel is going to BYU for recruiting next week - I wish I was going. He needs to coordinate next year so he can go at the same time as Taber. Actually, WE need to coordinate sometime so we can all end up in Utah at the same time and see each other! We might be going for Christmas?
I love the packed stroller!
Ahhh good ol' Utah. I sure do miss that place (not enough to move back though--but a visit is always nice). I'm jealous you got to go!
Oh and by the way, that picture of the "stroller" is hilarious!
you guys do vacations HARD CORE! Looks like you had a ton of fun. Glad you're back though! I kind of missed you. :)
what a fun trip! That first pic seriously made me laugh out loud. I have traveled like that before and it is an adventure!
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