We've been moving towards this day for quite some time. Plans are in place and family is gathering. We are flying into Provo to spend a couple days with Cass before the actual move happens. A little subterfuge going on, but we're doing our best to work through everything. I'm just so happy the day has arrived. As we leave Dallas, we notice all the new construction at DFW - new terminal being brought in.
More packing and still playing with littles - the days are certainly busy.
Happy Easter!! I wake a bit early and take up residency in the living room to wait until littles arrive.
I have flown up to Provo to spend some time with Cass and help her with packing as she prepares to find a place of her own. We pack and donate and sell most of the day and then Mairead and Torsten put on a puppet show for us as a reward.
It's our last day in Provo due to a booking error by me. It sucks, but every now and then I blow it. This is one of the nows. We have to check out of our little house this morning and once the work is done and the car loaded, we are off to meet Cassie and then - THE ZOO for the day. It is about a 45 minute drive, but at least the traffic isn't terrible. In we go with my reciprocal membership for the adults and Cass's coupons for the little. The first thing we see are chalk drawings happening all over the grounds.
Good morning! I am off to play the day away and that is just what we do.
Yay for time with grands and my daughter. I treasure this each year as we get a chance to reconnect and talk while spending time with the littles. Today, I've left Mister alone at the house so he can work and am off to the library for some fun.
It is the first of June and we are hitting the road. This one is a LONG trip. We will be back sometime in July and then I will leave again the very next day for the rest of that month. Let's get on the road. See ya around the states.
After a good night's sleep, I am back at Cassie's while Mister works. Breakfast is once again underway and then the plans for the day can begin. After discovering that a local bounce house pop-up is on it's last day here, our decision is made. Unfortunately, we are not able to get in until around noon and the day is cooker. In the meantime, we're off to get everyone ready to go. When we arrive - excite reigns and everyone is off to play.
An early morning grocery run for Mister happens and then Cassie calls to say they are all awake. Mister has to stay in the AirBNB and work until this afternoon, but I'm off to play. Hello grands!
Our Spring/Summer road trip is underway. Leaving Dallas around 4 p.m. (yep, right in time for traffic - so express lanes are our friend) on the last day of May means we likely won't see our home the entire month of June. Crazy, right? The car is truly loaded down with deliveries to be made along the way. The plan is stops in Telluride, CO, Billings, MT, Bigfork, MT, and Provo, UT before making our way home again.
Well, we're rested and heading for coffee and some food to get this day off on a great start. Mister has found Waffle Love - and we're here to check it out.
Good Morning Provo, Utah! It's a crisp, cool beginning with a beautiful backdrop. We are up early and on our way to Cassie's so that we can catch all the grands before they head off to school. We lost a full day here with our snowstorm fiasco, so we want to make the most of the time we do have.
This newest grandson makes #18 for me. Wow --- what a troop I've got. Each one is such a blessing and I'm eager to put the newest member into my arms AND spend time with his older siblings. The last time we were together was in June at the family reunion. Ahhhh, bring it on and let the hugs begin. I'm ready.
Just look at these beautiful snow-covered mountains. THIS is another thing I miss looking at. I am not to the point of missing the cold it brings along.
With an early departure for sleep last night, our condo is awake early and spending some much loved time visiting on the upper back deck once again. Mister and Becca went up first and then I joined them with Jen following shortly after. Well, perhaps we woke her as we were sitting right outside her room, but . . . Before it was over Matt, Jacob, Cassie and Mairead all spent some time with us. I cannot express how much these moments meant to me. It is our last day with everyone and I want to make every minute count, if possible.
After a bit, Zyra joins me and is surprised that we're the only ones awake. We have such a fun talk and when Mister joins us, we decide to get out of the sun (which has come over the top of the house and is blasting me) and checkout the upper level deck at the back of the house. Perfect. Watching the wildlife below makes for some fun and then peeking at the other condo deck shows little movement on the other side still.
The gathering is happening. We are in full swing and loving it all. Mister and I have decided that this will just be "mostly" a picture blog. If a story is warranted I'll add it in - so enjoy. (I'll name each grand at their first appearance.)
Caleb and JP
2/2 - Good Morning!!! It's Groundhog Day and I'm sorry to tell you that we will have six more weeks of winter. It does look a bit cold up on the nearby mountain, doesn't it?
It is the last day of January and we have been crazy fortunate for a winter trip north. The weather has been wonderful. Today, we leave Montana and are heading south to Provo, UT. The hope is to get there before the grands go to bed, so we're off and plan on making very few stops. As we go down the lake shore ---- some last pics to hold us until the next visit.
