Utah Trip (part 4)

Jovin laying on the couch sick. He did this for 2 days. Sad looking isn't he?
The last couple of days we hung out with Cory's family and relaxed. That was nice. Although Jovin was a little sick a couple of the last days. We got to spend more time with Cory's family before everyone went home or left to visit other family. We also got to hang out with some friends we haven't seen in a long time. I'm still kicking myself for forgetting my camera for that one. :)

Cory, Mum and the boys
Family pic before we left
Another family pic before we left Jovin just had to pick his nose for it, so I'm posting it to embarrass him with it some day :)

The ride home was interesting. We went to leave and out car wouldn't start. Great omen huh? We got it jump started thanks to Mum and we were on our way around 1:30pm. We made a quick stop in Cedar City and then in St. George to pick up a hitch hiker, just kidding it was our friend Ray. After dinner we were off to Las Vegas. I was driving and I missed the sign that told us the exit to go to Phoenix (stupid huge semi driver blocking the sign!) so I was still on I-15 going to Los Angeles. Crap! So we get off and Ray calls some family that lives in Vegas for some help on how to get back to the freeway and in the right direction of Phoenix. Once we got that figured out we were on our way. Then we started to see signs saying that Hoover had bad holiday traffic and we should go through Laughlin, Nevada for a detour to Phoenix. I was NOT about to get stuck at Hoover Dam again, so I took the detour. Well I or Ray, it was late and we are still arguing about this, missed the sign or something that told us to turn to Kingman, Arizona. Crap! So I (or Ray) ended up taking us to Bullhead City, Nevada. (That's almost to the California border.) I turned around and got on the I-40 to Kingman then we finally got home around 2:30am! Whew! Even with my long detour it didn't take as long as I thought it would. We did make it safely and that is all that mattered. I'm really glad to be home now where it is warm and dry. :) We really enjoyed seeing everyone that we could on our trip. We miss you all already! :)

Utah Trip (part 3)

On the 29th we went to the Children's Museum. It was a lot of fun. The boys really didn't want to leave at all. I think Jovin's favorite part was the grocery store. He loves to go shopping with me and buy the food. So he thought it was so neat that he could do it on his own. Mayer really enjoyed the big building blocks he would pick up a shape and carry it around yelling what shape it was. Pierce really didn't care much for it, but I think that was more cause he is 5 1/2 months old and really just likes to be held and fed. :)

Mayer seeing Cor through a window
Jovin peaking through a door
Pierce really enjoying himself :)
Jovin with the big building blocks
Mayer playing with the balls
Jovin and Mayer shopping at the grocery store

Utah Trip (part 1)

Cor, Mayer and Jovin Christmas morning
We headed up to Utah for Christmas this year. We left Phoenix around 1pm on the 23rd. After being stuck at the Hoover Dam (again!) for about an hour and taking a dinner break in Vegas we finally made it to my families house around 1:30 am. It wasn't too bad driving with 3 kids. They napped and then fell asleep in their car seats around their usual bed time. Jovin did wake up and ask to go home. Apparently we built up how much fun it would be to drive to Utah. By 8:30pm Jovin wasn't buying it any more.
We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas morning with my family. The boys got to open one present on Christmas Eve which is as always pajamas. They all ended up with Superman pajamas. Cor and I got wii pajamas. They are pretty cool.
Cor and the boys Killpack Christmas
On Christmas morning Jovin was really excited to see all the presents and was happy that Santa had found him in Utah. We then went and visited family in the afternoon.
Christmas night we stayed with Cory's family and woke up and did breakfast and Christmas with them. It was fun and kind of nuts with all of the gift exchanges, but it was nice to have the whole family together. Jovin and Mayer really enjoyed playing with all their cousins which they kept calling their "new friends".

Abby and Mayer enjoying Cocoa Puffs for breakfast.