Friends for the Weekend: Trips Part 1: Utah

Hey everyone! It's been a little while since I've posted because we have been extremely busy! Since Jordan has been out of school we had a golden window of opportunity where we could take lots of trips before I basically become a single parent while he goes off to residency. Our first trip took us to New Mexico to visit friends, which I already wrote about, then after that, we took to the skies and flew to Utah to visit my family. It was the perfect trip to Utah and NONE of us got sick the whole trip! It feels so long ago, I can hardly remember what we did anymore, but I do know that we had a lot of fun visiting the Hermann family!

Romney zonked out on the plane ride and slept like this!

Cousins reunited!

These girls went a little crazy with the kool-aid

The saying, "Cousins are ready-made friends for life" rings true in this family! We are so grateful for our cousins because they are instant friends. Every time I visit family, I am always warmed by how strong Olivia's relationships with her cousins are despite the time and distance we've spent away from them. They all loved on Romney and especially Gavin who wouldn't put Romney down. They are the sweetest kids and I have the best niece and nephews ever! No contest!

Before we went to Utah, I noticed people posting pictures at the Tulip Festival and I was pretty jealous. I LOVE the Tulip Festival, which is put on by Thanksgiving Point. I realized that we would actually be in Utah while the Tulip Festival was going on and so we got a group together and spent the day out there admiring all the flowers and beautiful statues of Christ. It was breathtaking!

We took my Mom to Waffle Love and enjoyed their decadent waffle creations! I have to admit, I'm not a huge waffle fan, but I don't mind making an extra trip to Waffle Love when I'm in Ogden. We also went out to eat with the Pectol family at a Vietnamese restaurant. My dad took us to Golden Spike Park and we let Olivia run around and we strolled through the park. It was a really relaxing day. I'm of the opinion that Romney looks just like his Grandpa Rik.

Big boy sitting in a high chair!

Inseperable

Yep. They look alike.

Although he bears a vague resemblance to a certain U.S. president

We really enjoyed our time with the Hermann family, but all too soon it was time to leave and travel to Salt Lake to visit the Gisseman family. Romney wasn't the only one who got a new hairdo. After teasing Jordan that his old haircut wasn't going to cut it now that he's moving up in the world, I convinced him that a new haircut was in order.

And of course, Grandma Holli got right to work at spoiling her grandkids. The kids got to go up to her school and pet some farm animals, they enjoyed reading books with her. If there's one thing her grandkids will know about her (and use it to their advantage), is that Grandma always keeps her word. Olivia had mentioned wanting a tea party and Grandma Holli said she would throw her one while we were in town and she did it! She invited all the neighbor kids and amidst the chaos of getting ready to go on our trip to California, she pulled off the best backyard tea party with games, crafts, and lemonade and cookies to boot.