Spring Break Part 1

On March 12 we took off in the morning around 6 to head to Utah. We were going to stay with Ashley for the night so we could break up the drive a little bit and be able to see Ashley and little Harvey. Matt was out of town having surgery on his other foot so we were not going to see him. We were excited to see Ashley and Harvey. So we got up a little early to take off and beat the snow storm that was coming into the area later that day. The first part of the time was pretty scary. As soon as we got into Wyoming the roads were slick. All of a sudden cars were slowing down and we could tell the car was sliding a little bit. luckily we were able to slow down as we hit the black ice and we didn't slide off the road. My parents were following behind us so I texted my mom to warn them to go slower. They don't have an all wheel drive car yet and that can be even scarier. The next 2 hours were off and on icy and we had to go pretty slow for quite a while. Then we hit super thick fog which was not fun with all the snow and icy spots. It was a pretty crazy morning of driving. We were glad that we left when we did. It would have been even worse if it was a white out from snow and all the ice. Thankfully, we finally made it past the storm clouds and the roads got much better. I took the opportunity to use the storm as a lesson for the kids. As soon as we got past the clouds and fog the sun peaked through the clouds. I brought up how the sun represents the son of God which is Jesus Christ and darkness represents Satan. I asked them how they felt when they were in the dark clouds versus when the sun came out and it cleared up. It was the perfect learning moment and I think the kids really got it. I felt accomplished for the morning. haha After that it was smooth sailing and we made it to Utah in time to grab some lunch and meet Weston and Hayley and their kids at a park for a little bit before heading to Ashleys. 

When we stopped for gas and potty break at Little America Kayden was super excited to get out and walk around. He had so much fun opening and closing the fridge doors. haha 

Then to keep him happy we let him go to town on his Cheetos snack. 

Bath time with cousin Harvey. They had a blast splashing as big as they could. 

Why eat your cereal when you can blow bubbles into your milk. haha Kayden has been loving blowing bubbles into milk these days. I still can't believe how big of bubbles we got in his bowl. haha 

These two cuties were having so much fun together. 

It was so fun to see Ashley and little Harvey again. We had fun chatting and watching the kids play. I had to tell the boys to be careful multiple times because they were being boys and kicking and throwing balls and we were afraid they were going to break something. My mom and I even did an exercise with Ashley Saturday morning before packing back up and heading the rest of the way to St. George. It was a bummer because Saturday morning was all snowy which we had not expected it to be. So we were stuck inside all morning until we left. We were hoping we were going to be able to take the kids to the park that morning before sticking them in the car for another 3 1/2 hours. The kids still had fun playing with all of Harveys toys before we left. It was a good start to our break.