I thought I'd just post a sampling of pictures to give an overview of our trip. This is not at all a complete picture of our trip, but it shows a few of the highlights (there were many).
Kaia got to meet the pilot on the flight to Utah. She had created a couple pieces of artwork on her own initiative, and this earned her the chance to march right up to the cockpit to meet them. (Asher started to cry when they asked if he wanted to come in the cockpit; maybe he thought they'd try to get him to fly the plane?)
We got to see my baby brother Micah for the first time in 2 1/2 years since he returned home from his mission to Taiwan.
My kids absolutely adored being outdoors. On at least one occasion, our kids spent 9-10 hours outside in my in-laws yard. Having a yard is the one thing I really long for.
The wedding party:
On a camping trip, which I opted out of at 6 1/2 months pregnant (and went to see my grandma instead):
My sister, Sienna, came into town for a few days with her adorable son, Eamon:
We had a really tough time getting a picture of the cousins together (Eamon is my kids' only cousin so far). Maybe Asher's stinky feet were the problem?
We went hiking in the Uintas. Kaia proves that you can be graceful anywhere.
We had a great time and now we're settling into being home again. I hit 30 weeks pregnant on Friday, so I'm going into some form of panic mode realizing that a newborn will be joining our family sooner than I probably feel ready for. I think my nesting instinct is in overdrive - I don't feel an overwhelming urge to clean, but I do have a list as long as my arm of projects I'd like to complete before the baby comes. Thanks to my mom's help watching the kids while she was in town, I did finish the most important item on the list - to finish the scrapbook documenting me and Peter falling in love in China. I feel a great sense of relief now that that's done. If I could only finish every other item on the list, I'm sure I'd feel completely ready for a newborn again...ha ha.
